{"id":451,"date":"2015-02-23T18:53:58","date_gmt":"2015-02-23T23:53:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig210\/?p=451"},"modified":"2015-02-23T18:53:58","modified_gmt":"2015-02-23T23:53:58","slug":"in-case-you-ever-wondered-why-cartographers-dont-go-to-davidson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig210\/2015\/02\/23\/in-case-you-ever-wondered-why-cartographers-dont-go-to-davidson\/","title":{"rendered":"In Case You Ever Wondered Why Cartographers Don’t Go To Davidson"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mark Monmonier\u2019s article \u201cHow to Lie with Maps\u201d draws a lot of parallels with the Lev Manovich article that we read in class last week, highlighting the fact that data in and of itself is nowhere near as important as the human ability to analyze and interpret data. Maps are unable to perfectly represent the region that they are showing, because the cartographer is forced to superimpose a 3-d world onto a 2-d sheet of paper. This goes hand in hand with some of the problems that we have when we obtain data, because it may have been filtered in a certain way that we are not aware of, which could completely change the results of the analysis.<\/p>\n

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The example that Monmonier uses with maps is that map users usually trust the benevolence of the mapmakers , which may or not be misplaced. Because cartographers are not licensed, just about anyone can make a map, which means that they might not always be accurate. If someone is aware of this, they might look at the map with a more critical perspective, compare it to the world around them, and then note some of the mistakes that may be present in the map. However, if an individual is unaware of this, they may assume the map is correct, and any problems they experience while using the map must be due to their own personal mistakes. The individual who views the map with a more critical eye will eventually be the one who walks away with a better understanding of how the map he is holding relates to his surroundings. Likewise, in our data analysis, we should be sure to investigate all of the assumptions that the data set uses, as well as other relevant background information in order to make our analysis of the data set be thorough, which will eventually allow us to make the most accurate analysis possible.<\/p>\n

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Mark Monmonier\u2019s article \u201cHow to Lie with Maps\u201d draws a lot of parallels with the Lev Manovich article that we read in class last week, highlighting the fact that data in and of itself is nowhere near as important as the human ability to analyze and interpret data. Maps are unable to perfectly represent the … Continue reading In Case You Ever Wondered Why Cartographers Don’t Go To Davidson<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":30,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-451","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-group-5"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/30"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=451"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":454,"href":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/451\/revisions\/454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=451"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=451"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/courses.digitaldavidson.net\/dig210\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=451"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}