Abstract
Boston: A City Through Time Track: Teaching with GIS Author(s): Patrick Malone, Kelly Gagnon This presentation will describe and demonstrate the use of the online David Rumsey Historical Map Collection in a freshman course at Brown University. On the Rumsey site, a simple GIS interface enables students to overlay and compare historic maps with contemporary maps and modern digital imagery. Using this GIS capability, the Brown students explored Boston's physical growth from the colonial period, the changing relationship of its urban patterns to natural features, and its implementation of urban design and planning concepts. Patrick Malone Brown University Urban Studies Urban Studies, Box 1833 Brown University Providence , RI 02912 US Phone: 401-863-2013 E-mail: pmalone@aol.com Kelly Gagnon Brown University Urban Studies Urban Studies, Box 1833 Brown University Providence , RI 02912 US Phone: 860-212-6616 E-mail: Kelly_Gagnon@brown.edu |
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