LIBR 220 Final Project Mapping My

LIBR 220 – Final Project – Mapping My Vacations Kati Hirigoyen Fall 2008

San José State University - SLIS This project was completed for a course on Maps, GIS, and Map Librarianship taken in Fall 2008 through the SJSU School of Library and Information Science, http: //slisweb. sjsu. edu/. I used my past travels as a way to investigate the variety and location of maps and map related resources online. You may follow along on my journey…

1985 – Minnesota and Missouri Map 1: “Upper Mid-West US. ” 2008. National Atlas. When I was three, my family and I flew out to Missouri and drove to Minnesota, to visit relatives. My great-aunt lived on the family farm in St. Joe, Missouri. My aunt, uncle, and cousins lived in St. Paul.

1985 – Minnesota and Missouri Map 2: “St. Joseph, Missouri. ” 2008. National Atlas. Map 3: “St. Joseph, Missouri. ” 2008. Google Maps. Here is a map of the urban area around St. Joseph, Missouri. As you can see, there is a lot of farmland. My aunt had pigs and piglets, but I was too shy to touch them.

1986 – Wyoming: Yellowstone and the Grand Teton Map 4: “National Parks of Wyoming. " Date Unknown. National Park Service. When I was four, we took a camping trip across to Wyoming and Yellowstone and the Grand Teton. I remember seeing Old Faithful and thinking how funny it smelled! That smell was natural sulfur.

1986 – Wyoming: Yellowstone and the Grand Teton… and on to Seattle/Victoria Map 5: “Puget Sound. " Date Unknown. Victoria BC Ferry Guide. After visiting Wyoming, we drove across to Seattle, and took the Ferry across to Victoria, B. C. , Canada. Unfortunately, the only part of this that I remember was the ferry ride across, candy in the snack bar, and getting our currency exchanged.

1989 – Colorado, New Mexico Map 6: “West U. S. " 2008. National Atlas. In 1989, we went on another camping trip across the West, going to Colorado and New Mexico. We stayed at a beautiful campground near the Carlsbad Caverns. The caverns were impressive and bats came out at night! It was great.

1989 – Colorado, New Mexico Map 7: “Who Owns The West? " 2004. Image courtesy of Strange Maps. Here is an interesting map that shows where there is the most percentage of Federal Land. In the states of the West?

1991 – Louisiana and Florida Map 8: “French Quarter, New Orleans, LA. " 2002. At New Orleans Website. Map 9: “United States of Obesity. " 2008. Courtesy Calorie. Lab and CDC via Strange Maps. When I was 9, we flew out to Louisiana and saw New Orleans. It was gorgeous, and unlike any city I’ve seen in my life. It makes quite an impression on a nine-year-old! We rode the trolley, stayed in the French Quarter, ate beignets, red beans and rice.

1991 – Louisiana and Florida Map 10: “Range of the American Alligator. " 2004. Courtesy National Parks via Wikipedia. After our time in Louisiana, we drove to Sanibel Island, which is in Florida. We were visiting our aunt who had moved to Florida from the family farm in St. Joe. I loved Florida! We also visited Cape Canaveral, where I saw an alligator in a swamp on the side of the road!

1994 – Road Trip to Minnesota Map 11: “KOA Locations Between Fremont, CA. , and St. Paul, MN. " 2008. Map. Quest via KOA. Map 12: “Triptych of Round Trip Between Fremont, CA. , and St. Paul, MN. " 2008. Google Maps. When I was 12, we took a trailer camper across to visit our cousins again in Minnesota. We went across 80 on the way there, and up another way on the way back. We stayed at a lot of KOAs.

1994 – Road Trip to Minnesota Map 13: “Generic Names for Soft Drinks, by County. " 2003. Department of Cartography and Geography, East Central University (Oklahoma), via Pop vs. Soda. My brother and I thought it was funny that our cousins said “pop” when they wanted to order a soda. We would laugh and say, “No, you mean SODA!” And they would say, “Why do you guys call POP ‘soda’? ”

1998 – Washington D. C. Map 15: “National Mall, Washington, D. C. " Date Unknown. Washington, D. C. , Districts and Landmarks. Map 14: “Washington D. C. National Mall Map. " National Parks via Vacation Ideas Guide. When I was 16, my dad worked for United Airlines, so we flew to Washington, D. C. , to visit monuments and relatives. It was very interesting to see our nation’s history like that, but it was also hot and extremely muggy.

1998 – Washington D. C…. And Virginia and Maryland Map 16: “Baltimore Inner Harbor. " 2003. South Baltimore Website. We drove to Virginia to visit my dad’s aunt and uncle, and also visited Baltimore and the Inner Harbor. I didn’t particularly like the city of Baltimore, but thought that the Inner Harbor was beautiful.

2000 – Oregon and Trinity Alps Map 17: “Bigfoot Sightings, by County. " 2001. Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization. The summer after I graduated high school, we drove up to visit my maternal grandpa in Oregon. On the way back, we camped in the Trinity Alps. They were gorgeous and unforgettable. The lady in the campground next to us swore that “something” got to her donuts they brought! Possibly Bigfoot? ?

2003 – Minnesota: St. Paul and Duluth Map 18: “Upper Mid-West U. S. " 2008. National Atlas. After I graduated college, my brother and I flew out to visit our cousins, aunt, and uncle in St. Paul, Minnesota. We also drove up to Duluth to watch my cousin run Grandma’s Marathon, and to see the Great Lakes Aquarium, which is the largest freshwater aquarium in the world.

2005 – Arizona: Phoenix and Flagstaff… Map 19: “Cactus League Overview. " 2008. ESPN Sports Travel Spring Training Guide. In 2005, my friends and I flew out to Arizona to see Spring Training. We are Oakland A’s fans, but couldn’t resist visiting so many other stadiums. We saw the Cubs, Angels, Brewers, Mariners, Royals, and Padres. We met people from all over the country!

2005 – Arizona: Phoenix and Flagstaff… and the Grand Canyon Map 20: “Grand Canyon South Rim. " Date Unknown. US National Parks Website. Map 21: “Geologic Map of Grand Canyon’s South Rim. " 2000. USGS Website. After Spring Training, we drove up to Flagstaff to visit the Grand Canyon. No picture does the Grand Canyon justice. You just have to see it for yourself.

2007 – New Jersey and New York… And Pennsylvania, too In 2007, I worked for Johnson & Johnson, and we did a lot of business with our colleagues in New Jersey. I visited New Jersey three times. My New Jersey colleague took my coworker/friend and I to dinner in Pennsylvania. I thought that was cool! We visited two sites in Jersey. One was near where Washington crossed the Delaware. Map 22: “New Jersey Invites You, Come and See it All. " 1955. Courtesy RU Special Collections (Rutgers University), via Strange Maps Website.

2007 – New Jersey and New York… And Pennsylvania, too Map 23: “Morristown National Historical Park Map. " Date Unknown. National Park Service. When I visited New Jersey on my own in the springtime, I wandered to Morristown, NJ, on the way to the hotel from the airport. I just followed the signs and found a colonial landmark!

2007 – New Jersey and New York… And Pennsylvania, too Map 24: “Manhattan Landmarks. " Date Unknown. Courtesy Tales of Homeward Blog. Map 25: “Manhattan Subway Map. " Date Unknown. Courtesy Reed College Website. My friend and I figured, since we were there for the weekend, why not visit New York? We squeezed as much New York into 12 hours as possible. We rode the Subway, with which I was very impressed.

2008 – Oregon, Washington, and Victoria, B. C. Map 26: “Pacific Northwest U. S. " 2008. National Atlas. This past summer, I visited my now ex-coworker who moved with her husband to Victoria, B. C. , Canada. On my way there, I visited my grandpa and step-grandma in Oregon. Funny story, my itinerary had me fly up to Portland, then down to Medford. My flight out of Medford was delayed, so I missed the B. C. Ferry. I took a Seaplane from Seattle to Victoria. It was beautiful and green everywhere.

2008 – Oregon, Washington, and Victoria, B. C. Map 5: “Puget Sound. " Date Unknown. Victoria BC Ferry Guide. I rode the Victoria Harbour Ferry around Victoria’s Inner Harbour. My friend and I took it to tea at the Point Ellice House. I took the B. C. Ferry back to Seattle at the end of the week.

What’s Next? Maps and GIS seem to be unsung heroes of the modern world! Maps have been useful to see where I have been and how I got there. Likewise, maps can show you the same and who knows what the future will bring! Spend some time with a map librarian and learn to find your way with USGS Maps, NASA satellite images, Google Earth, and more…

Photo & Map Sources Slide 1 – Santa Plane. http: //s 252. photobucket. com/albums/hh 37/moniemouse. B/? action=view &current=santaairplane. jpg. Accessed December 12, 2008. • Amtrak Train from Free. Foto. com. http: //www. freefoto. com/images/25/01/25_01_1 ---Amtrak-Locomotive-Boston-South-Station_web. jpg. Accessed December 4, 2008. • Suitcases. http: //blog. yackiemobile. com/wpcontent/uploads/2008/06/luggage. jpg. Accessed December 4, 2008. • Mini Cooper/Morris Minor. http: //upload. wikimedia. org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Morris_Mi ni-Minor_1959. jpg/800 px-Morris_Mini-Minor_1959. jpg. Accessed December 4, 2008 • American Flag Trailer. http: //www. lilligren. com/Redneck/images/redneck_camper_2. JPG. Accessed December 4, 2008.

Photo & Map Sources Slide 3 - Upper Mid-West U. S. [map]. 2008. Scale undetermined, generated by Kati Hirigoyen using “National Atlas. ” http: //nationalatlas. gov/servlet/com. esrimap. Esrimap? Name=VBAtlas &cmd=Print&left=-548732. 460483963&bottom=965199. 027723289&right=1511381. 98874394&top=446360. 87267361&m Width=802&m. Height=578&Lon. Lat=null&bgoff=T&tabs=T&p. Style=L&vis. La yers=Cities. Towns, Grid, Roads, sf, States, statecap, Stateanno, USUrban, Airpor ts (5 December 2008) Slide 4 -St. Joseph, Missouri, U. S. [map]. 2008. Scale undetermined, generated by Kati Hirigoyen using “National Atlas. ” http: //nationalatlas. gov/servlet/com. esrimap. Esrimap? Name=VBAtlas &cmd=Print&left=429323. 237983855&bottom=573374. 934171787&right=455331. 553992171&top=555554. 421351274&m. Width=802&m. Height=578&Lon. Lat=null&bgoff=T&t abs=T&p. Style=L&vis. Layers=States, Grid, Cities. Towns, Grid, sf, States, statecap, Stateanno, DOQgrid, DRG, USUrban (5 December 2008)

Photo & Map Sources Slide 4 - Satellite Map of St. Joseph, Missouri. http: //maps. google. com/ maps? q=st. +joseph+missouri&ie=UTF 8&oe=utf-8&client=firefoxa&t=h&z=11&g=st. +joseph+missouri&pw=2. Accessed December 5, 2008. • Piglets. http: //superfantastic. blogs. com/weblog/images/2007/ 10/30/piglets. jpg. Accessed December 5, 2008 Slide 5 - Old Faithful. http: //bp 1. blogger. com/_hln 5 Ekk 8 JY 4/Rtcofcp_ek. I/AAAAA 6 w/Ai. Qw HJBorj. E/s 400/old+fateful. jpg. Accessed December 5, 2008. Original photo taken from Yellowstone 2003, Desktop. Scenes. com, www. desktopscenes. com/Scenes%20 from%20 Yellowstone%20(2003)/slid es/Old%20 Faithful. html • Map of Wyoming National Parks and Monuments [map]. Scale not given. “National Park Service, Wyoming. ” http: //home. nps. gov/applications/parksearch/state. cfm? st=wy and http: //home. nps. gov/parkgraphics/maps/wy. gif. (5 December 2008).

Photo & Map Sources Slide 5 - Yellowstone Pillow Map. http: //cartophilia. com/blog/images/yellowstoneparkpillow. jpg. Accessed December 5, 2008 Slide 6 - Map of Ferry Routes in the Puget Sound [map]. Scale not given. “Victoria BC Ferry Guide. ” http: //www. victoriabcguide. com/images/ferrymap. gif. (3 December 2008). • Reese’s Pieces. http: //lakesidepoultryranch. com/catalog/images/reeses_pieces. jpg. Accessed December 3, 2008. • Canadian Currency. http: //www. law. uwo. ca/International/Images/Canadian%20 Currency. jpe. Accessed December 3, 2008.

Photo & Map Sources Slide 7 - Carlsbad Caverns. http: //www. wayfaring. info/images/Carlsbad. Caverns-New-Mexico. jpg Accessed December 5, 2008. • South-West U. S. [map]. 2008. Scale undetermined, generated by Kati Hirigoyen using “National Atlas. ” http: //nationalatlas. gov/servlet/com. esrimap. Esrimap? Name=VBAtlas &cmd=Print&left=-2439127. 56370424&bottom=1523788. 32884559&right=335176. 884347266&top=453792. 790534716& m. Width=802&m. Height=578&Lon. Lat=null&bgoff=T&tabs=T&p. Style=L&vis Layers=Cities. Towns, Grid, Roads, sf, States, Lakes. Rivers, Geology, Geotxt (5 December 2008) Slide 8 - Federal Land Percentage Map [map]. 2004. Scale not given. “Who Owns the West? ” http: //strangemaps. files. wordpress. com/2008/06/mapowns_the_west. jpg. (5 December 2008).

Photo & Map Sources Slide 9 - Map of New Orleans French Quarter [map]. 2002. Scale not given. “At New Orleans. ” http: //www. atneworleans. com/graphics/no-4 -fq. gif. (4 December 2008). • Beignets. http: //media-cdn. tripadvisor. com/media/photos/00/12/cc/e 1/coffee-and-beignets-at. jpg. Accessed December 4, 2008. • Map of Obesity in the United States [map]. 2008. Scale not given. “Strange Maps” post: “The South Shall Snack Again. ” http: //strangemaps. files. wordpress. com/2008/07/obesitystates. jpg. (4 December 2008). • St. Charles Streetcar. http: //i 79. photobucket. com/albums/j 131/skeezon/new-orleansstreetcar. jpg. Accessed December 4, 2008 Slide 10 - Alligator Map [map]. 2004. Scale not given. “Thermoregulation of the American Alligator in the Everglades. ” USGS. http: //en. wikipedia. org/wiki/Image: Rangemapx. gif originally from USGS. (5 December 2008).

Photo & Map Sources Slide 10 - Alligator. http: //brickmanblog. typepad. com/photos/uncategorized/2007/12/14/alligator 20 01. jpg. Accessed December 5, 2008. • Florida map postcard. http: //cartophilia. com/blog/uploaded_images/florida 3. jpg. Accessed December 5, 2008. Slide 11 - Map of KOA Locations. http: //koa. com/tripplanner/index. asp? template=route_search&transaction=route &p. Width=570&prox. Icon. ID=502&latw. Icon. ID=30141001&origaddress=46900+crawf ord+street&origcity=fremont&origstate. Province=ca&origpostal. Code=94539&origc ountry=us&destaddress=&destcity=st. +paul&deststate. Province=mn&destpostal. Co de=&destcountry=us&latw. Width=10&latw=1 • Triptych Map from Google, courtesy maps. google. com. Roundtrip from Fremont, CA. , to St. Paul, MN. Slide 12 - Soft Drink Map [map]. 2003. Scale not given. “Pop vs. Soda” http: //popvssoda. com: 2998/countystats/total-county. html. Created by Matthew Campbell and Dr. Greg Plumb of East Central University in Oklahoma, http: //www. ecok. edu/colleges/health_sciences/cartography_geography/faculty. a sp. (4 December 2008).

Photo & Map Sources Slide 13 - National Mall Landmark Map [map]. Scale not given. “Washington, D. C. Map of Memorials, National Mall West Map. ” Vacation Ideas Guide via National Park Service. http: //www. vacationideasguide. com/images/washington-memorialsmaps/washington-memorials-map-8. jpg. (4 December 2008). • National Mall Overview Map [map]. Scale not given. “National Mall Area Map. ” Washington, D. C. , Districts and Landmarks. http: //www. washingtonlandmarks. com/images/maps/mall. gif. (4 December 2008). Slide 14 - Baltimore’s Inner Harbor [map]. Scale Unknown. “Baltimore Inner Harbor. ” 2003. South Baltimore Website. http: //www. baltimore. to/Maps/images/Large. Scale. gif. (3 December 2008). • Baltimore’s Inner Harbor. http: //baltimore. shownbyphotos. com/imgs/20070315 baltimore-inner-harbor-0139 -800. jpg. Accessed December 3, 2008. Slide 15 - Bigfoot Sightings in California [map]. 2001. Scale Unknown. “Bigfoot Sightings in California. ” Bigfoot Field Researchers Association. http: //www. bfro. net/gdb/images/Data. Maps/California. gif (legend at http: //www. bfro. net/gdb/images/Data. Map. Legend. jpg). (3 December 2008). • Picture of Bigfoot. http: //www. mediabistro. com/prnewser/original/patterson_bigfoot. jpg. http: //www. mediabistro. com/prnewser/stunts/press_conference_bigfoot_carcass_ found_91656. asp. Accessed December 3, 2008.

Photo & Map Sources Slide 16 - Otter. http: //latimesblogs. latimes. com/greenspace/images/2008/07/24/sea_ott er_5. jpg. Accessed December 4, 2008. • Upper Mid-West U. S. [map]. 2008. Scale undetermined, generated by Kati Hirigoyen using “National Atlas. ” http: //www. nationalatlas. gov/servlet/com. esrimap. Esrimap? Name=V BAtlas&cmd=Print&left=-19276. 6324471675&bottom=193646. 99765625&right=995320. 351197167&top=529578. 54453125&m Width=802&m. Height=578&Lon. Lat=null&bgoff=T&tabs=T&p. Style=L&vis. La yers=Cities. Towns, Grid, Roads, sf, States, Lakes. Rivers (5 December 2008) Slide 17 - Cactus League Spring Training [map]. 2008. Scale Unknown. “ 2008 Cactus League Overview. ” ESPN Sports Travel, Sports Destinations: Spring Training Guide 2008. http: //assets. espn. go. com/media/travel/2008/0130/Cactus_590. jpg. (4 December 2008). Slide 18 - Grand Canyon Shaded Relief Map [map]. Scale Unknown. “US National Parks. ” http: //www. us-national-parks. net/images/gcvill. jpg. (4 December 2008).

Photo & Map Sources Slide 18 - Geologic Map of the Grand Canyon 30' x 60' Quadrangle, Coconino and Mohave Counties, Arizona [map]. 2000. Scale 1: 100, 000. “U. S. Geological Survey Geologic Investigation Series Map I-2688. ” US Geological Survey. http: //3 dparks. wr. usgs. gov/2006/grandcanyon/images/gc_geology. jpg. (4 December 2008). Slide 19 - New Jersey Invites You, Come and See It All [map]. 1955. Scale Unknown. “Come Visit New Jersey, You’ll Never Leave. ” 2008. Strange Maps. http: //strangemaps. files. wordpress. com/2008/06/njinvites. gif. (5 December 2008). Slide 20 - Morristown National Historical Park Area [map]. Scale Unknown. “Morristown National Park Area. ” National Park Service. http: //www. nps. gov/PWR/customcf/apps/maps/showmap. cfm? alphacod e=morr&parkname=Morristown%20 National%20 Historical%20 Park. (5 December 2008).

Photo & Map Sources Slide 21 - Landmarks Map of Manhattan [map]. Scale Unknown. Courtesy Tales from Homeward Blog. http: //bp 2. blogger. com/_8 DJF 0 Ke. U 9 Ug/Rwnst 1 Ye. SI/AAAAANE/w. Ebd_ar. LWK 0/s 1600 -h/map_manhattan. jpg. Accessed (5 December 2008). • Manhattan Subway Map [map]. Scale Unknown. Courtesy of Reed College website. http: //people. reed. edu/~reyn/NYC. Manhattan. gif. (5 December 2008). Slide 22 - Pacific North-West U. S. [map]. 2008. Scale undetermined, generated by Kati Hirigoyen using “National Atlas. ” http: //www. nationalatlas. gov/servlet/com. esrimap. Esrimap? Name=V BAtlas&cmd=Print&left=-3007656. 82085759&bottom=963022. 932498255&right=302420. 026802259&top=965325. 346341189&m. Width=802&m. Height=57 8&Lon. Lat=null&bgoff=T&tabs=T&p. Style=L&vis. Layers=Cities. Towns, Grid, St ates, Stateanno, precip, Volcanoes (5 December 2008)

Photo & Map Sources Slide 22 - Seaplane Landing in Water. http: //www. kenmoreair. com/images/otter_250. jpg. Accessed December 5, 2008. Slide 23 - Ferry Routes in the Puget Sound [map]. Scale Unknown. Victoria BC Ferry Guide. http: //www. victoriabcguide. com/images/ferrymap. gif. (4 December 2008). • Victoria Harbour Ferry. http: //sepwww. stanford. edu/sep/berryman/PICS/Victoria/harbor_ferry 2. j pg. Accessed December 4, 2008. • Tea at Point Ellice House. Photo by K. Hirigoyen, June 2008. • BC Ferry. http: //www. victorialodging. com/files/coastal_renaissance_ferry. jpg. Accessed December 4, 2008.

For Now… The End… Thanks for Watching the Mapping of my Vacations!