Maps are increasingly popular as storytelling tools in the world of digital media – just a glance at the homepages of the New York Times, The Atlantic, or the Huffington Post confirms that. We’ve experienced this wave of mapping enthusiasm in the SAL,…
Interterm GIS Course
Like most years, the SAL team taught a week-long GIS course during interterm to give a GIS jumpstart to students who want to learn what GIS is all about but can’t take (or haven’t yet taken) the semester-long GIS course.…
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December Mystery Map winners
Out of the 70 people who viewed our Musical Mystery Map in December, eight sent in answers, and nearly all of them got at least a part of the question right. So, in order of submission, here’s who correctly…
Snowflake Map
Following the popularity of our Thanksgiving break Tofurky Map, the SAL team has put together a Snowflake Map to see where the Smith community will be spending the holiday break. Scroll down to put your own snowman on the map and to…
November Mystery Map Wrap-Up
Our November Mystery Map has been live for three weeks, and since most Smithies are now concentrating more on procrastinating finals than on last month’s election, we’ve decided it’s time to wrap up the competition. As a reminder, here’s what the Mystery…
Tofurky Animation
We’re thrilled by how many responses we got to our 2nd annual Tofurky Map. Almost 200 people posted to the map, and over 1,250 people viewed it! We created an animated map showing…
November Mystery Map Hint
We’ve decided to give all of our faithful blog readers a hint to help you along in our most recent Mystery Map Competition. Think of it as an early holiday gift or a generous helping of Thanksgiving leftovers. This map…
Second Annual Tofurky Map
Got travel plans for Thanksgiving Break? Or maybe you’re just spending a few quiet days on campus? Or even better, pitching a tent in the SAL! In any case, we hope that you’ll contribute to our Tofurkey Map (see form…
November Mystery Map
In celebration of Geo Week and GIS Day, we’re happy to announce another Mystery Map competition! Scott put together this map after paying a visit to the city clerk earlier this week. Click here for a higher resolution version of the…