Final Project

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/63038593/RAMSAR_final.html

For my project I decided to map U.S. Ramsar sites, which are wetlands that have been designated as being internationally important and in need of conservation.  I chose this topic because I have been working closely with the wetland ecologist on campus.  I also thought that the size of the project would be manageable, as there are only 36 sites in the U.S., however, I was not able to finish.  I have the buttons, roll-over locations, and description pages completed, but I never created "Links", "Credits" or "About Wetlands" pages and still need to add photos to about half of the sites.

Interesting Map

I wanted to find maps related to my project topic, Ramsar sites, to see what others came up with.  I found a few, some interactive and some not.

http://www.creativeinput.net/work/websites/peatlands/values/ramsar/ramsar.html

Sites in Northern Ireland.  Click on the yellow buttons to learn more about the sites.

http://www.doeni.gov.uk/niea/protected_areas_home/ramsar.htm

Another interactive Northern Ireland map.

http://www.egnatia.eu/page/default.asp?la=2&id=811

A map of Ramsar sites in Greece - not interactive.

http://www.ngo.grida.no/soesa/nsoer/resource/wetland/ramsar_map.htm

Interactive map of Ramsar sites in South Africa.

Lab 10 - Working with Google Maps Javascript API v3

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/63038593/googlemaps_lab2.html

For this lab I decided to map Kenya.  I was successful at getting the maps to appear, but the changes I made to the third map (red roads) did not show up.

Map using 3D

http://www.yellowstone.ws/3dmaps.html

This is from the Yellowstone Wilderness Outfitters website.  There are four 3D animated maps to view, each one following a backpacking trip that they offer.  It's not very interactive, but it shows the viewer where they will be hiking.  I think it's nice that they have provided these maps.  They note that the mountains are exaggerated, so I feel that they should have added something that tells the viewer how steep the slopes actually are.

Lab 9 - Tour Builder

Part 1:  Map overlay in Google Earth

Part 2:  Photo Overlay
I added a picture of the Black Cat venue in DC.

Link to KML files:
https://sites.google.com/site/lab9overlays/

Part 3:  Tour Builder

I chose to create a tour of the Swans 2012 U.S. tour.  They are sort of a droney experimental band.  They were active from 1982 to 1997 and then recently reformed in 2010.  I've seen other bands much later in their careers, and they all seemed to have lost their gusto, but not Swans.  I've seen them a few times and they are by far my favorite band to see live.

http://tourbuilder.withgoogle.com/builder#play/ahJzfmd3ZWItdG91cmJ1aWxkZXJyEQsSBFRvdXIYgICAsNmFkgkM

Map with panning, zooming, or camera effects

http://coriverbasin.org/maps/

This map is located on the Western Resource Advocates website.   Its purpose is to help people plan rafting trips on the Colorado River. I chose this map because it has pan and zoom features, but it also allows the user the to view layers like river gauges, points of interest, and businesses.

Lab 8b - Zooming and Panning

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/63038593/Lab%208b_1.swf

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/63038593/Lab%208b_1.html