The New Maps Plus initiative grew out of the The New Mappings Collaboratory, an initiative of the College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Kentucky and the Department of Geography, which is committed to innovations in mapping.

Drawing on both applied and conceptual traditions in mapping practices and mapping thought, New Maps represents a stream of scholarship centered at the University of Kentucky and focused on public engagement, ‘big data’ and user-generated Internet content, as well as the affordances of place-based thinking, analysis, and representation. As a catalyst for mapping engagements on and off campus, New Maps works to promote creativity, excellence, and interaction around emergent mapping technologies.

Course descriptions for the Graduate Certificate

• Map 671: Introduction to New Mapping
• Map 672: Programming For Web Mapping
• Map 673: Design for Interactive Web Mapping

Course listing for the Master of Science in Digital Mapping

• Map 701: History of Critical Cartography
• Map 719: Social Impacts of New Mapping
• Map 674: Spatial Data Analysis and Visualization
• Map 675: Collaborative Geovisualization
• Map 698: Final Project Preparation
• Map 699: Final Project Implementation
• Map 695: Special Topics in Digital Mapping

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