I love beer. So I decided to map all the pub locations in Ireland. This idea sparked from my recent searches for top rated hotels in Mexico. If there are maps of hotels, why aren't there maps of pubs? Whala! I made one. I used Ireland just because they have multiple bar crawls throughout the country. Each graphic counts as one pub. The 4 varieties of bars I'm mostly interested in are old styled, musical entertainment, sports bars, and the college atmosphere. You can tell where the major cities are located. Every bar offers alcohol, food, smoking areas, and only allow 18 and up in.
http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&tab=wl
http://www.gov.ie/en/
http://ratemypub.ie/

Norf Carolana

Final Project Proposal

Final Project Proposal
My final project will be a United States map of Men and Women between the ages of 15-18 who competed and placed for the USA Swimming 2008 Winter Nationals, short course yards. Winter Nationals is the most important swim meet for USA Swim Clubs and their swimmers. College Coaches look to recruit swimmers between the ages 15-18 because they are graduating from high school or looking at colleges. Winter Nationals is in short course yards, which is the standard competition length for most colleges. Therefore, these times are crucial for recruitment and scholarships.
This idea comes from my past experiences as a competitive swimmer. I swam in high school and on my local Swim Club. I was a very talented swimmer, qualifying for Junior Olympics, Summer and Winter Nationals, and Zones. These were extremely competitive swim meets consisting of some of the most talented swimmers in the nation. I wanted to swim in college, especially for GMU, so Winter Nationals was a critical point in my swimming career. Unfortunately, I injured my shoulders at the beginning of my senior year in high school, and was not eligible to swim in college. No coach wants an injured swimmer.
I have already looked at the USA Swimming website, http://www.usaswimming.org/. I have more than enough information and data to make a map. I’m not sure what mapping style I will use because I’m using two sets of data, men and women. I guess I’ll figure it out!

Choropleths Galore

I like dots.

I never thought I'd actually like dots. At first I thought it was going to kill me.

Shade-Shade-Shade, we love to shaa-ade....

NPS - I worked there this summer :)

My Awesome Mollweide Graticule

This is my Mollweide Graticule. I think the hardest part of all this was listening to the obnoxious guy two computers down from me to quit his pathetic complaints and stop asking questions, which were already printed in the lab handout. Might I add, it was in step by step instructions. READ THE FREAKIN' DIRECTIONS YOU IDIOT! That was a moment where the Type needed to be capitalized and bolded, because that is how irritated I was. I feel better now.

Galapagos - so close, but so far away...

I was suppose to travel to the Galapagos Islands this winter for a Marine Conservation course, but plans changed. I'm posting this map because it was what I looked at to learn the geography of the Galapagos. You can see the latitude and longitude, without the lines messing up the image. What's interesting it the two features labelled Fitzroy Smt. and Whitmer Smt. refer to underwater seamounts that were once above sealevel. Over years, they were either eroded away or subsided.

My First Assignment! Oh Joy!

Take a look at my first assignment in GEOG 310. I kind of like it because it took forever to do. I become a bit OCD when it comes to digital art, and the paint tools in AI are really difficult for me to use. I have a bit of an abstract mind and using a computer to design what I'm imagining is frustrating.

History of Maps and blah blah blah blah

As a preliminary step in understanding my GEOG 310 class, I decided to research the History of Maps and Cartography. This website serves as a quick historical reference for students taking a mapping class.

You Don't Know Jack

I decided to post Test Your Geography mainly because most people have no idea where most countries and states are located. You'll be surprised to find out how much you don't know. Try out the United States Capitals map. See how well you do!

NatGeo Rocks My Socks

The NatGeo site rocks my socks! It is updated with fantastic information and new discoveries from regions all over the world. You can look at daily news articles, detailed maps, travel destinations, and beautiful photos.