Project Category: Geospatial Analysis

Chronographics

This project is a collaboration with Daniel Rosenberg, University of Oregon Professor of History. Together we are transforming Joseph Priestley’s Chart of Biography (1765) and New Chart of History (1769) into interactive infographics. Priestley, a prominent scientist and theologian created what are arguably the first modern timelines, and New Chart of History is one of the most influential artifacts not only in historiography but also in the history of infographic design.

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By creating digital versions of the charts, using a data driven process, we seek to 1) facilitate interactive exploration of the charts, 2) analyze Priestley’s methods of infographic design in themselves and in relation to modern graphic techniques, and 3) investigate the assumptions Priestley made about the world when he created the charts.

For related work on this project, please see:

Rosenberg, D. “Joseph Priestley and the Graphic Invention of Modern Time.” Studies in Eighteenth-Century Culture, vol. 36 no. 1, 2007, pp. 55-103. Project MUSE, doi:10.1353/sec.2007.0013

Rosenberg, D., Grafton, A. Cartographies of time: A History of the Timeline. 2010 New York: Princeton Architectural Press.

 

To see more historical tools for visualizing time, presented in interactive digital formats, visit http://timeonline.uoregon.edu.

 
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Wild Migrations

Wild Migrations

Our cartographic team partnered with the Wyoming Migration Initiative to produce Wild Migrations: Atlas of Wyoming’s Ungulates to help draw attention to the amazing journeys of Wyoming’s migratory ungulates, to synthesize disparate spatial data on migration, and to elevate awareness of this ecological phenomenon as a means of advancing conservation and management efforts. The Atlas draws upon a wealth of knowledge built through several decades of intensive study by biologists in the region.

Facing pages in the Atlas cover more than 70 migration topics, ranging from ecology to conservation and management – all of which are illustrated with visually stunning maps, graphics, and photographs. Page pairs illustrate topics such as the plight of migratory bighorn sheep in the Tetons, the importance of Yellowstone for elk summer range, and the discovery and conservation of the longest mule deer migration in the world. The Atlas is a data rich, state-of-the art, easy-to-read authoritative reference book that will educate and engage regional and national readers.

Awards

2020 Renewable Natural Resources Foundation Outstanding Achievement Award.
2019, Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS), Annual Map Competition “Best in Show” and “Best Atlas” Awards.
2019, The Wildlife Society, Wildlife Publication Award for an Edited Book.
2019, High Plains Book Award Finalist.

Citation

Kauffman, Matthew, James E. Meacham, Hall Sawyer, Alethea Y. Steingisser, William Rudd, and Emilene Ostlind, Wild Migrations: Atlas of Wyoming’s Ungulates, Oregon State University Press. © 2018 University of Wyoming and University of Oregon.

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Key Collaborators

Wyoming Migration Initiative
Western Ecosystems Technology, Inc.

InfoGraphics Research Assistants

  Megen Brittell
Justin Culman
Riley Champine
Lauren Desordi
Christine Grummon
Lauren Hendricks
Josie Imrie		 Justin Menke
Dylan Molnar
Emily Nyholm
Rudy Omri
Taylor Rulien
Logan Shurtz
Lauren Tierney

UO Sustainability Dashboard

UO Sustainability Dashboard

The InfoGraphics Lab partnered with the Office of Sustainability to develop the University of Oregon’s Sustainability Dashboard. This dashboard provides data visualizations and context around the university’s sustainability performance over time. This information provides transparency on the university’s sustainability efforts, showcases our successes and areas for improvement, and fosters benchmarking and goal setting.

Each graphic was custom designed to best share the story the data told. As a result, they range from pie charts and line graphs to flowcharts, illustrative graphics, and maps that build upon and expand UO’s existing GIS map structure. The interactive, dynamic visualizations showcase the myriad ways to tell data stories and engage a public audience in understanding complex sustainability information.

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Project Collaborators

UO Office of Sustainability

InfoGraphics Lab Team

Ben Elan
Dylan Legg
Jack Lei
Roane Mullins
Lucy Roberts
Abby Whelan

 

UO Sustainability Dashboard Screenshow

Atlas of Yellowstone

Atlas of Yellowstone

The 2022 publication of the Atlas of Yellowstone, Second Edition celebrates the 150th anniversary of the founding of Yellowstone National Park—the first national park in the world. The atlas presents Yellowstone’s story through maps, data visualizations, photography, and text that is accessible and useful to park visitors and scientists alike. The atlas was created by the InfoGraphics Lab in collaboration with the Yellowstone Center for Resources and dozens of topic experts.

The Atlas explores Yellowstone’s contribution to preserving and understanding natural and cultural landscapes, to informing worldwide conservation practices, and to inspiring national parks around the world while also learning about the many struggles the park faces in carrying out its mission. Ranging from Indigenous Americans and local economies to geysers and wildlife migrations, from the life of one wolf to the threat of wildfires, each page provides leading experts’ insights into the complexity and significance of Yellowstone.

Awards

2022, Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) 50th Annual Map Competition “Best in Show” and tie for “Best Atlas” Award

Atlas of Yellowstone First Edition Awards:

2014, Association of American Geographers Mountain Geography Specialty Group, Denali Recent Accomplishment Award.
2013 Wyoming State Historical Society, First Place Award in the Publications Reference Category.
2012 Association of American Publishers PROSE Award for Excellence in Physical Sciences & Mathematics and also the PROSE Award in the Earth Sciences category.
2012 Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS) 40th Annual Map Competition “Best in Show” Award.

Citation

Marcus, W. Andrew, James E. Meacham, Ann W. Rodman, Alethea Y. Steingisser, and Justin T. Menke, Atlas of Yellowstone, Second Edition. University of California Press, Berkeley. © 2022 University of Wyoming and University of Oregon.

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Faculty

W. Andrew Marcus
Jim Meacham
Alethea Steingisser

Key Collaborators

Yellowstone Center for Resources
Yellowstone Ecological Research Center
Headwaters Economics

Research Assistants

Bill Limpisathian
Nathaniel Douglass
Justin Menke
Julia Olson