This
Map Rocks: Map of the Coachella Music
Festival Performers
The
Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is a popular annual event presented at a polo club
in Indio, California in the Colorado Desert.
The festival kicks off on April 15 with over 160 artists from all over
the world including Calvin Harris, Chris Stapleton, Ellie Goulding, Ice Cube,
and Guns ‘N’ Roses. But where in the
world—specifically—are the bands located?
There’s a map for that.
Vanessa
Franko is the Assistant Managing Editor/Features, Sports, Local Music Columnist
for The Press Enterprise in California. Franko created an interactive GIS map showing
the home locations for the artists performing at Coachella this year.
The
map legend organizes the artists by genre, including electronic, rock,
rap/hip-hop, and reggae. Users can zoom
in to the highly-populated areas like Los Angeles and Europe to identify specific
bands. Click on the marker to see the
name of the artist, their home location, genre, background information, and the
date of their performance at Coachella.
A link to artists’ Web page is also provided where available.
Six
continents are represented at Coachella this year. The lineup features a DJ from Irkutsk, Russia,
a band from the Congo, and rap/hip-hop artists from Seoul, South Korea and
Edinburgh, Scotland. Most of the artists’
hometowns are depicted, although Indiana front-man Axl Rose is identified with Guns
‘N’ Roses in Los Angeles.
The
Ball State University Libraries’ GIS Research and Map Collection (GRMC) on the
second floor of Bracken Library provides access to the latest ESRI GIS software
and assistance from the GIS Specialist.
The computer lab in the GRMC houses 28 high-end Lenovo ThinkCentre N58p
computers available Monday through Friday from 8:00 to 5:00. Computers throughout Bracken Library also
offer access to the GIS software and are available during the evening and on
weekends.
For
more information, please contact the GRMC at 765-285-1097.
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