Web Mapping

Xingyi Zhang
Sat, 22 Oct 2022 20:50:09 +0000
Lab Assignment, Week 6, Web Mapping

This week, our group created a map of our museum objects’ provenance through the ArcGIS platform (see below).

The ArcGIS online platform provides great flexibility and convenient annotation. For example, it is possible to customize symbology. Since our object is a tomb figure of a camel, we use camel icons to represent the locations the object visited. Moreover, since web apps could be created and published, I could imagine this tool being incorporated into many different DH projects when authors need to convey geographical informaiton.
Generally, web mapping has many possibilities for DH work. It allows the general public to see the geographical data, especially those with locations people are unfamiliar with, in an intuitive way. Since people can annotate and add layers to existing maps, metadata and argument could be embedded in to the maps. Interactivity (e.g. the ability to search for locations, drag maps and filter data) helps to engage the audience even more.
Therefore, I believe web mapping is a great tool and could be applied in DH work in diverse ways.