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Fall 2000
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James Lowry
Every month and a half, or so, when my student workers
Serena and Amy begin to poke fun at me because of my "shaggy" hair I break
down and go in for a haircut. Over the years I think I may well have
developed a subconscious trepidation concerning the barber. The reason
is very simple in that I get the double dose of ignorance from the barber/hairstylist
(and others) that most of the remainder of you receive (because my department
is both cartography and geography). The typical dialogue at the barber,
in line at the grocery store, in a restaurant, etc., is:
<Barber> So where do you work?
<Me> I teach at the university.
<Barber> Really? That's great. What department?
<Me> (reluctantly) Cartography and Geography.
<Barber> Well, I know geography is all about state capitals and stuff like that, but what's cartography?
<Me> (to myself) Oh God, here we go again. I should have said I'm a used car salesman, this is getting old.
<Me> (to the barber) Well, cartography is the art and science of the construction and study of maps....
<Barber> Oh, I like maps, but....(and we're off into a discussion of how he loves maps, especially road maps).
<Me> (interrupting) So you were the Ada Evening News's "Ada's Favorite Barber" from 1996 through 1999?
<Barber> (forgetting all about maps) Yes, as a matter of fact I was also....
We've all suffered from the ignorance of other people
vis- …-vis geography, but I (and my colleagues here at ECU) receive the
double whammy with the addition of cartography. So what do I (we)
do about it? Well, I, for one, grumble a bit under my breath, and
go on to explain cartography. I've yet to find a person who didn't
know exactly what I meant when I offered my art and science of map study
and construction explanation. The ignorance seems to center on the
word "cartography" itself. Yet another "problem" with cartography,
in the minds of others, is that what we do as cartographers has evolved
to the point that the word no longer fully describes what we do.
Hence the desire to "enhance" the name of the CSG to "Cartography and Visualization
Specialty Group." If we were to take this logic a step further we
could just change the name to the "Communication Specialty Group," as both
cartography and visualization are nothing more than modes of communication.
However, at that point we disappear into another discipline. Maybe
"Geo- communication Specialty Group" would work, but then so many of the
other specialty groups deal with communication as well. The fact
is the map, or any other visual technique used by a geographer to display
spatial information, is the primary communicative tool of the geographer.
I suppose this comes down to just how far some of us are willing to allow
the definition of "cartography" to evolve before we think we need to invent
a new (and better?) term.
As geographers we've been debating who and what we are for what seems forever. The fact that we are all geographers means something to us. However, the fact that we feel the need to divide ourselves into the 54 current specialty groups also means something. Fifty-four is no magical number, it's simply the current number. Should cartography be one of the 54? Yes! Are there other geo-techniques on par with cartography that should be among the 54 as well? Of course (GIS and remote sensing come immediately to mind). Should the Cartography Specialty Group change its name to incorporate the newest craze? As a department we discussed this several years ago and toyed with the idea of changing the name of our major and department, but decided there simply is no better word to describe "cartography" than "cartography." I know Charles Rader's department at Wisconsin-River Falls had the same discussion and settled on "mapping sciences,"and I'm sure some others of you may have as well. However, I see no reason to dispatch such a time- honored word because the masses don't know it and because the discipline is evolving (I guess I'm a nasty "traditionalist" in that I see no reason to follow the newest fad as we'll always come back to the same place cartography). If what cartographers do is evolving, then isn't what we are doing still "cartography?"
Our Past-Chair, Charles Rader, appointed a committee at
the Pittsburgh meeting to address this issue and, finally, bring it to
a vote of the members. Charles is the Chair, with Matt McGranaghan,
our current Vice-Chair, and me as the other members. Thus far I have
not heard a word from anybody other than the few Board members who proposed
the change (the same experience Charles had last year as Chair).
Does anybody else out there think this is an issue? If you have feelings
on this either way, please feel free to get in touch with any, or all,
of us. I may personally be opposed to a name change, but I will go
along with the wishes of the membership. I only hope that I NEVER
have to get involved in a discussion with my barber about visualization
(OK, so I know I won't because we'll not be changing the name of the department,
but I hope you get my point). Of course, that would put an end to
the occasional phone call from students interested in enrolling in elements
of cartography who want to know if they need their own camera for the course.....
Vice Chair (2001-2002)
Academic Director (2001-2003)
Non-Academic Director (2001-2003)
Student Director (2001-2002)
Continuing officers for the coming year include Elisabeth
Nelson, Secretary-Treasurer (through 2002), Jeff Torguson, Academic Director
(through 2002), Matt McGranahan, who will become the new Chair, and James
Lowry, who will become the Past Chair.
Please contact Charles Rader by December 1, 2000 to suggest possible candidates:
Charles RaderHonors Competition for Papers
Department of Geography
University of Wisconsin - River Falls
410 South 3rd Street
River Falls, Wisconsin 54022-5001
charles.p.rader@uwrf.edu
Aileen BuckleyThe Cartography Specialty Group will once again sponsor the annual Honors Competition for Student Papers on cartographic topics to be presented at the Annual Meeting of the AAG in New York, February 27-March 3, 2001. The competition is open to students at all academic levels who are presenting papers on original work relevant to the field of cartography and current cartographic research. These papers are based upon work done as an undergraduate or graduate student, and the research must have been completed within the past academic year, but the topics are not restricted to work derived from theses or dissertations. Congratulations go the following students who have been selected to participate in this year's competition!
Erik B. Steiner,
Department of Geography,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16902.
"Region Representation and Cognitive Distance Distortion."James B. Herrington,
Department of Geography,
Virginia Tech,
Blacksburg, VA 24060.
"The Use of Animated Maps in the Classroom."Isaac Brewer,
Department of Geography,
GeoVISTA Center,
The Pennsylvania State University,
University Park, PA 16802.
"The Design and Implementation of Temporal, Spatial, and Attribute Query Tools for Geovisualization."Amy L. Griffin,
Department of Geography,
GeoVISTA Center,
The Pennsylvania State University,
State College, PA 16801.
"Feeling It Out: The Use of Haptic Visualization for Exploratory Geographic Analysis."
Prior to the meeting, students will be submitting
to the judging committee a written version of the papers they will be presenting
in New York. Judging will take into account the academic level of
the entrants, and both the written and the oral version of the papers.
This is a wonderful reflection of the achievements of
these students, and it is a great opportunity for them to showcase their
hard work. I hope that many of you will be able to come hear their
presentations in New York!
Jeff TorgusonPlease encourage your cartography students (both undergraduate and master's degree candidates) to consider applying for the 20th annual National Geographic Award in cartography. As stated on the NGS web site (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/caward/index. html), "this award recognizes student achievement in the art, science, and technology of mapping and seeks to encourage student research."
In addition to the honor and recognition that earning this award will bring the student, the winner(s) will receive $1,200 a National Geographic Atlas of the World, and a certificate. We will be announcing the winners at the AAG meeting in New York.
Each application should include the following (sent in
one envelope or package):
1. A statement of how this award would help you
with your educational plans: Please type this on
one sheet of paper, and include your name,
address, phone number, social security number,
and your cartography/GIS instructor's name.2. An example and a brief description of a recent
map or mapping project that you have done:
Maps done in both 2000 and 2001 are eligible.
Note that year 2000 winner's projects are posted
on the web site.3. Copies of your transcripts (official or unofficial)
Send the completed package to (must be postmarked
by January 19, 2001):
Jeffrey S. Torguson, PhD
CSG Academic Director
720 Fourth Avenue South
Stewart Hall 359
Department of Geography
St. Cloud State University
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498
jtorguson@stcloudstate.edu
If you have questions about the contest you should
contact David Miller at National Geographic Maps (dmiller@ngs.org).
Note that current National Geographic Society interns are not eligible
for this award.
Joseph KerskiThe USGS has recently released a variety of excellent maps in the past 6 months:
| US 5683 | Indian Lands in the United States |
| AA0248-0255 | 8 Thematic maps of East Asia at 1:2,500,000 |
| US5664 | National Wild and Scenic Rivers System |
| I-2750-A | 3-D Image of Urban Areas and Mountains of the Northern Front Range, Colorado. |
| I-2737 | Earthquakes In and Near the Northeastern United States, 1638-1998. |
| I-2639 | Historic Trail Map Of The Denver 1X2 degree Quadrangle, Central Colorado |
| WRIR00-4046 | Bathymetry and Selected Perspective Views of Sea Floor North & West of Maui, Hawaii. |
| T2301SADRIATIC | Adriatic Sea Regional Briefing Chart |
| TNV2600 | Nellis Air Force Base Range Chart. |
| I-2688 | Geologic Map of the Grand Canyon, including photographs. |
| I2720T | Tapestry of Time and Terrain - Map of the USA depicting shaded relief with ages of surficial geology |
To order these maps, call 1-888-ASK-USGS or visit www.usgs.gov, or write:
USGS Information Services, Map DistributionMap prices are $7.00. There is also a $5.00 handling fee per order.
Box 25286
Denver Federal Center
Denver, CO 80225
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2000
North American Cartographic Information Society Annual Meeting
This fall's twentieth annual meeting of NACIS in Knoxville
featured a record number of presentations and included a pre-conference
symposium on "Maps and the Internet" (organized by Michael Peterson of
the University of Nebraska, Omaha). The opening speaker was Allen Carrol,
Chief Cartographer of the National Geographic Society, who discussed the
NGS Map Machine (http://www.nationalgeographic.com/maps/).
Preliminary List of CSG Sponsored Sessions for 2001 Meeting in NYC
Matt McGranaghan
Here is current information on CSG sponsored sessions
for the 2001 meeting in NYC. The schedule of the sessions is not
set firmly and this is the working list provided via fax.
February 28 - Morning
HISTORY of CARTOGRAPHY IN THE 20th CENTURY: Instances
and Issues (1)
Organizer: Mark Monmonier
<Mon2ier@maxwell.syr.edu>
"Overview of the session and introductions"
Mark Monmonier, Syracue University"From Rails to Trails: American Tourist Mapping in Transition"
James Akerman, Hermon Donlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography"Experimental Cartographic Design Research in the 20th Century: Using Psychological Theories and Methods to Make Better Maps"
Dan Montello, UCSanta Barbara"Innovation adn Stagnatino: theAdoption of Air Survey Techniques in the British Empire, 1918-1939"
Peter Collier, Univ of Portsmouth, UK"Aerial Photography at the Agricultural Adjustment Adminisration: Acerage Control, Conservation Inducement and Overhead Surveillance in the 1930s"
Mark Monmonier, Syracue University
HISTORY of CARTOGRAPHY IN THE 20th CENTURY: Instances
and Issues (2)
Organizer: Mark Monmonier
<Mon2ier@maxwell.syr.edu>
"Sketching Rationalization: Cartographers and Automation at the US Geological Survey"
Patrick McHaffie, DePaul University"Twentieth Century American Academic Cartography"
Robert McMaster, University of Minnesota and Susanna McMaster, Macalester College"Eight Steps in the Post-War History of Geographic Information Science"
John Cloud, US Santa Barbara"Summary and Comments"
David Woodward, History of Cartography Project, UW-Madison
February 28 - Afternoon
ATLAS CARTOGRAPHY
Organizer: Trudy Suchan
(trudy.a.suchan@census.gov)
or (301-457-2419).
James Meacham and Erin Aigner
Jean McKendny
Cheryl Northon
Richard Wright, Paul Ganster, Harry Johnson
Cynthia Brewer and Trudy Suchan
INTERROGATING TOURISM MAPS
Organizer: Stephen Hanna
Mary Washington College
Stephen Hanna
Mary Curran
Karen Jill
Dydia DeLyser
Vincent Del Casino
CONSTRUCTING PLACE IDENTITY AND MEANING: CRITICAL
PERSPECTIVES ON COMMUNITY MAPPING
(Panel discussion )(CSG is second sponsor)
Organizer: Pete Kellor
250 721 7333
pkeller@uvic.ca
Laxmi Ramasubramanian, UW-Madison
Will Craig, Univ Minnesota
Renee Sieber, McGill Univ
Emily Talen, Univ Illinois Urbana Champaign
Trevor Harris, West Virginia Univ
Nancey Obermeyer, Univ of Victoria
Peter Kellor, Univ of Victoria
March 1 - Morning
VISUALIZATION 1: Applications and Issues
Organizer: Scott White <white_s@fortlewis.edu>
and R. Maxwell Beavers <RMBeave@unco.edu>
"Visualizing Change: Dynamic Temporal Aggregation and Temporal Filtering"
Mark Harrower"Using GIS and Visualization Techniques to Optimize Location Management for a Regional Film Production Market"
Chris Lukinbeal"Ranchettes on the High Plains: Visualizing Residential Transformation of Agricultural Landscapes in Weld County, Colorado"
Robert Maxwell Beavers and Charles Collins"Challenges in Geographic Visualization"
Aileen Buckley"Visualization in GIS: The Digital Leap Backwards"
Robert Aguirre
VISUALIZATION 2: SPATIALIZATION
Organizer: Sara Fabrikant and
Andre Skupin
<askupin@uno.edu>
(co-sponsored by the GIS specialty
group)
"Cartographic Design for Map-Like Visualization of Information"
Andre Skupin"Regionalization and Scale-Dependence in Semantic Information Spaces"
Sara Fabrikant"Spatialization and Spatial Metaphors in Social Science"
Heiri Leuthold and Michael Herrmann"Spatialization for Accessing Geospatial Images"
Chris Badurek
March 1 - Afternoon
VISUALIZATION 3: COGNITIVE ISSUES in GEOGRAPHIC VISUALIZATION
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Organizer: Sara Fabrikant and
Scott Bell
<bell@geog.ucsb.edu>
"Self-Organized Cognitive Maps and Map Projections"
Robert Lloyd"How Geographic Uncertainty Information Affects Decision-Making"
Alex Keuper and Dan Montello"Mental Models of Large-Scale Information as Learned from Route Following"
Scott Bell"The Relationship between Adolescent Cognitive and Cartographic Map Skills"
Janet Smith
"Discussant" Dan Montello
VISUALIZATION 4: COGNITIVE ISSUES in GEOGRAPHIC VISUALIZATION
2
Organizer: Sara Fabrikant and
Scott Bell
<bell@geog.ucsb.edu>
"Visualizing Campus' from 2D and 3D Maps"
Scott Freundschuh and Cathryn Campbell"Learning in Desktop and Immersive Virtual Environments"
Anthony Richardson"Visualizing Geographic Information in Multimodal Computer Interfaces"
R. Danial Jacobson"Assessing Geovisualization Effectiveness: a Paradox and and Approach"
Robert Edsall
"Discussant" Dan Montello
QUALITATIVE METHODS AND GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE
Organizer: Dan Haug (haug@geog.psu.edu)
and
LaDona Knigge (lknigge@acsu.buffalo.edu)
(jointly sponsored by the Qualitative
Methods,
Cartography, and GIS SGs may
have to fit many schedules)
Harvey
Ryavec
O'Connell and Kellor
Knigge
Haug
March 2 - Morning
MAPS AND THE INTERNET (1)
Organizer: Rex Cammack
<rexcammack@mail.smsu.edu>
and
Michael Peterson (w/ Web
specialty)
Michael Peterson
Robert Cromley
Rex Commack
Matt McGranaghan
Peter VanDemark
MAPS AND THE INTERNET (2)
Organizer: Rex Cammack
<rexcammack@mail.smsu.edu>
and
Michael Peterson (w/ Web
specialty)
Linda Barret
Timothy Trainer
Jay Donnelly
William Cartwright
March 2 - Afternoon
MAPS AND THE INTERNET: SHOULD
CARTOGRAPHY ABANDON PAPER? (panel)
Organizer: Rex Cammack
<rexcammack@mail.smsu.edu>
and
Michael Peterson
Michael Peterson
Timothy Trainer
Jeremy Crampton
Matt McGranaghan
William Cartwright
Rex Cammack
There is also a session dealing with the National
Geographic Society in which David Miller (dmiller@ngs.org or 202/775-7841)
will address the evolution of mapmaking and innovation of map products
at National Geographic.
December 1-6, 2000. Practical Applications in the
Geospatial Information Sciences. Rhode Island Convention Center / Westin
Providence, Providence, Rhode Island.
http://www.asprs.org/providence/index.html
2001
January 25-27, 2001. Workshop in Landscape Change.
Santa Barbara, California.
http://www.ncgia.ucsb.edu/landscape/landscape.htm
February 27 - March 3, 2001. Association of American Geographers Annual Meeting. New York, New York. http://www.aag.org/
March 17-21, 2001. American Congress on Surveying
and Mapping Annual Conference and Exposition. Riviera Hotel & Casino
Las Vegas, Nevada.
http://www.survmap.org/spring01.html
August 6-10, 2001. International Cartographic Association Annual Meeting. Beijing, China. http://www.sbsm.gov.cn/icc2001/
September 19-23, 2001. Conference on Spatial Information Theory. Morro Bay, California. http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/cosit01/
October 3-6, 2001. North American Cartographic Information Society Annual Meeting. Portland, Oregon. http://www.nacis.org/meetings.html
Master's Thesis Research Grant Announcement of 2000-2001 Award Applications
The Cartography Specialty Group of the Association of
American Geographers is pleased to announce the 2000- 2001 Master's Thesis
Research Grants. These grants are available to master's students working
on cartographic research and who are enrolled in a geography degree program.
Grants are available up to a maximum of $300 and may be used for items
necessary and relevant to research such as travel, materials, equipment,
and human subject fees.
Deadlines for applications are October 15th, March
15th, and June 15th.
Fundable Research
Fundable research must be cartographic in nature. Cartography
must be the central focus of the research, and not merely a tool used in
support of some other research.
Review of Proposals
Research proposals will be judged based upon (1) their
originality, (2) their research design or plan of work, and (3) their budget
and its justification. Proposals are reviewed in a non-blind process by
a committee of three people selected by the Non-Academic Director in consultation
with the CSG Chair.
Date of Awards
Awards will be made two months after the review date
for which the proposal was submitted.
Application Form Required for Submission
An application form may be obtained from the Non- Academic
Director. Fill the form out completely. Note that the applicant and the
advisor are jointly responsible for the accuracy and validity of all information
on the application. Be sure to complete the budget and justification on
the back of the application form. List the requested items from highest
to lowest priority and include price quotations for these items. Below,
provide a brief justification of why the items you are requesting are necessary
to your thesis. Finally, state whether you will accept partial funding
should the entire amount requested not be granted.
Description of the Research Plan
A description of your research plan is also required.
Place your name and the title of your thesis at the top of the first page.
State the research objectives and the specific aims of the research. Describe
concisely the methods for achieving these goals. The research plan should
not exceed three pages. Please note that human subject clearance must be
obtained before grant money can be awarded, if the research involves human
subjects.
All applications must be typewritten or completed on a word processor. Incomplete applications will not be considered. Applications must be received by the deadline in order to be considered for funding. Submit the original signed application form and research plan, along with two copies, to:
Lawrence Handley
U.S. Geological Survey
National Wetlands Research Center
700 Cajundome Blvd
Lafayette, LA 70506
Chair (2000-2001)
James Lowry
Dept of Geography / ECU Box Q2
East Central University
Ada, OK 74820
580-310-5397
jlowry@mailclerk.ecok.eduVice Chair (1999-2000)
Matt McGranaghan
Geography/University of Hawaii
2424 Maile Way
Honolulu, HI 96822
matt@hawaii.eduPast Chair (1999-2000)
Charles Rader
Department of Geography
Univ.of Wisconsin - River Falls
River Falls, WI 54022-5001
715-425-3264
charles.p.rader@uwrf.eduSecretary/Treasurer (2000-2002)
Elisabeth Nelson
Department of Geography
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Greensboro, North Carolina 27402
esnelso2@uncg.eduAcademic Director (2000-2002)
Jeff Torguson
Geography / Stewart Hall 359
720 Fourth Ave S
St. Cloud, MN 56301-4498
jtorguson@stcloudstate.eduAcademic Director (1999-2001)
Aileen Buckley
Department of Geography
University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1251
aileen@darkwing.uoregon.eduNon-Academic Director (1999-2001)
Lawrence Handley
U.S. Geological Survey
National Wetlands Research Center
700 Cajundome Blvd
Lafayette, LA 70506
318-266-8691
larry_handley@usgs.govStudent Director (2000-2001)
Jill Hallden
Department of Geography
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48823
halldenj@msu.edu