gabrielhankins – THATCamp Upstate 2014 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org Clemson Technology and Humanities unconference Fri, 18 Apr 2014 11:48:51 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.12 Representing Racialized Spaces in the DH World http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/17/representing-racialized-spaces-in-the-dh-world/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 18:27:51 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=198

How can new spatial mapping and mobile-device technologies be utilized to expose the history of race and place to the general public? I’d like to propose a discussion about the complex connection between technology and the representation of racialized spaces. Historical markers for significant sites associated with slavery populate the South but few acknowledge the lives and contributions of enslaved and free African Americans. Is it possible to create a multifaceted, easily accessible digital map of African-American settlements, travel routes, and cultural markers associated with the historic spaces such as Fort Hill plantation that is designed for GIS-enabled mobile devices? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using a mobile app to make this type of history visible and accessible? — Rhondda Thomas, Clemson English

 

]]> Finding and Using Aerial Photographs for GIS http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/17/188/ http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/17/188/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2014 15:34:29 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=188

 

Pamela Mack, Clemson History

 

I propose a session on finding and using aerial photographs (back to the 1930s) and satellite images (back to the 1970s) for GIS.  I can share a little of the history of aerial and satellite photography and show some of the places where they can be reliably found.  But an equal priority is conversation about the uses of aerial and satellite photography to illustrate and analyze historic landscapes.

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]]> http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/17/188/feed/ 1 What Does the Library Need to Do to Support DH Projects? http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/17/186/ Thu, 17 Apr 2014 14:04:26 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=186

What Does the Library Need to Do to Support DH Projects? By  Camille Cooper

When faculty and graduate students conceive of a DH project, do they think about their library’s resources, both material and human, as sources to consult?  If not, why not?  I’d like to talk about ways to determine what needs are out there and then ways to effectively communicate what it is the library can do to meet those needs.

]]> A Template for Mobile App-Guided Tours http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/16/175/ Wed, 16 Apr 2014 15:28:54 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=175
A Template for Mobile App-Guided Tours
Roy Pargas, School of Computing

We propose developing a template for a mobile app promoting tours of an area, such as a campus.  The tours may focus on the history of the area, the architecture of the buildings, the flora and fauna, the academic layout, a sports complex, a nature preserve, tourist information, or any other theme.

The app will feature text descriptions, images, video clips, audio podcasts, links to websites,  interactive maps, and navigational aides. Geofencing (using GPS to determine where the client is at the moment) will provide alerts when the client enters a special area.  GPS tracking will enable the client to remember where he or she has been.
An authoring tool will enable administrators to provide new or additional content regarding points of interest (waypoints) in the area.  Administrators can add text, images, video, audio podcasts, links to websites to a database in the cloud.  As soon as new content is added, the client’s app will download the information and make it available for viewing.
A feedback feature will allow a client to enter text and take pictures, video, or audio of items of interest.  This information can be uploaded to the database and administrators can make the artifacts available to other clients or use the information for internal administrative purposes.
The app will be able to recognize markers on special sites and will automatically provide the client with information pertinent to the site.
The template will be generic and can be used to develop apps for a wide variety of areas.
Those interested in contributing to specific versions of this project, in particular regarding the Clemson campus, are invited to discuss and contribute; other proposals for mobile apps are also always welcome.

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Dr. Roy P. Pargas
Division of Human Centered Computing
]]> Neatline Texts demo: 11 a.m., in the Pearce Center Middle Room http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2014/04/06/neatline-texts-demo-11-a-m-in-the-pearce-center-middle-room/ Sun, 06 Apr 2014 19:58:56 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=160

The lead programmer for Neatline Texts, David McClure, will be demonstrating the new version of Neatline, a platform for humanistic argument with digital images and maps. You can see the announcement for the platform here, and one demonstration of its use for manuscripts here.

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]]> THATCamp Upstate scheduled for April 18th at Clemson, in the Academic Success Center http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/2012/09/27/hello-world/ Thu, 27 Sep 2012 20:59:40 +0000 http://upstate2014.thatcamp.org/?p=1

THATCamp Upstate is coming to Clemson on April 18th in the Academic Success Center!

Michael Poston, editor and encoding architect of the Folger Digital Texts, will give a central presentation, and we’ll have other skills workshops in addition to participant-generated sessions. More details will be published here. Meanwhile, read more about the THATCamp movement, how THATCamp works, and browse other THATCamps at thatcamp.org.

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