3: Draft map and reflection

Assigned Due Submit

Mar 10, 2026

April 21, 2026

Canvas

What you should submit

Excluding the final project itself, this is the last assignment you will submit in this course. It includes:

  1. A draft map that will appear in your final project
  2. A brief reflection highlighting what you’ve done so far and what’s left to do

Draft map

In png format, you should submit a map that will appear in your final project. The map should meet the following criteria:

  1. Depicts multiple spatial datasets used in your analysis/representation
  2. Demonstrates your understanding of your chosen geospatial methodology
  3. Follows best practices of cartographic design

Reflection

In docx or pdf format, you should submit a short, 1-page reflection (between 250-500 words) explaining how the map fits into your broader poster layout, topic, and project. Your reflection should address the following:

  1. What workflow did you use? Be specific—what kinds of tools did you run, are you using clips/buffers? Are you created data through table joins, georeferencing, etc.?
  2. What were the key data sources? Be specific—what are the data models (vector/raster) and data sources?
  3. Based on what you accomplished so far, what’s left for you to do?