This week we began talking about ways that we can use our metadata on maps. We talked about what it would look like if we used our images and texts from Omeka and placed them on a map how that would go and what we would do. An important factor that was mentioned was doing it in a timeline so that it is easier to locate information. If our information is in chronological order, it makes it a lot easier to follow because it is more organized. When we are organizing our Omeka to a timeline it is important to be in timeline because it organizes artifacts in a single dimension when you start with the earliest and finish with the latest. We started talking about where the specific items were located for when we put them on a map. When doing this I realized that many of my Omeka items were located at Wayne field. I then realized that Wayne field is no longer a thing at west Chester university so in order to figure out where this was, I am going to have to look at a map of west Chester university from 1950s to figure out where this specific item would be located on a map now-a-day. We also learned how to figure out locations of Omeka items that don’t have a specific location. It is definitely a little challenging to figure out where some things are to be located on the map because west Chester university has changed so much since these times. Another thing that we discussed in class this week was the advantages that digital mapping brings for example associability, rapid iteration, interactivity; scale, selection, and change over time.
