March 2007 Events in the GCMC

March 2007 in the GCMC

Genealogists, historians, educators, archaelogists, and even a speech pathologist visited the Geospatial Center & Map Collection during the month of March. So what type of projects and activities brought them to the GCMC?

• A GIS map was created using Delaware County and U.S. Census Bureau data for a group from the Virginia Ball Center for Creative Inquiry for a project on poverty in Muncie.
• The Office of International Advancement at Ball State University used maps of the Middle East to help plan a trip to Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates.
• Visiting students working on credit for English 103 borrowed maps of various countries around the world to add to a paper on the cultures of the world.
• A biology instructor borrowed nautical charts from the Map Collection to use in the classroom for a special project.
• An Honors student included GIS maps and data about Middletown in her thesis.
• A retired faculty member borrowed maps of New Zealand to plan for an upcoming vacation.
• A speech pathologist borrowed maps, atlases, and travel guides of New York to use in a project for improving conversational speech.
• GIS was used to create a map showing the hometowns of the running backs participating in spring practice on the Ball State University football team.
• Students borrowed maps to use for speeches on the route of the Titanic, ancient Greece and Rome, Mecca in Saudi Arabia, and the Inuit population.
• Natural Resources & Environmental Management students borrowed maps for a project on water cycles.
• Education students borrowed maps to teach elementary students about Israel, Iraq, and Central and South America.
• Students from the College of Architecture and Planning borrowed maps of national parks for a special project, and Landscape Architecture students used GIS data and aerial photography for site planning.
• An archaeologist used topographic maps from the Map Collection to research the construction of ethanol plants, cell phone towers, and upcoming road construction.
• A local genealogist researched maps of Warrick County to search for roots.
• Many students used the large-format plotter to print off posters for class presentations.