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Sad maps at University of Florida

A few weeks ago I posted about Cambridge University PhD student Alex Davies’ project on mapping happiness.   Over at worthlessgators.com University of Florida student(?)  ”Sad Hector’ is doing the exact opposite – mapping sadness on University of Florida’s Gainesville campus.  Prompted to ‘tell us where you’ve cried,’ visitors to the site can fill out a short form (below) with the location and details of the crying incident and then see their entry added to the GoogleMaps ‘sad map.’

Created in early March, the site already has 60+ entries mapped. Crying locations run the gamut from the predictible (fraternity row, dorms) to the scenic (shores of Lake Alice, local parks) to the  unexpected (near the Florida Museum of Natural History Ogliocene Period display).  Parking garages seem to be a fairly popular crying location at U of F.  In addition to just noting the locations of crying on campus, the site also has a link to the U of F Counseling and Wellness Center for students who want to seek help.

Thanks to Kathleen for the heads up about this site!

 

By Janine Glathar

Janine Glathar joined the Digital Pedagogy & Scholarship team in 2009 to fill the newly-created role of GIS Specialist at Bucknell. She has worked in the field of geospatial technologies for more than 15 years as research specialist, technical analyst and software trainer. Prior to joining L&IT at Bucknell, Janine spent seven years doing applied GIS research in Philadelphia’s non-profit social services sector as the GIS Senior Analyst for Philadelphia Safe & Sound and the Greater Philadelphia Urban Affairs Coalition. Before transitioning to the social services research world, Janine worked for the GIS software company ESRI as a trainer and education/non-profit coordinator. She earned a B.A. in European History and Russian Language/Literature at the University of Pennsylvania. If you ask Janine where she’s from, she’ll tell you she’s a Navy brat and will probably offer to show you a map of all of the various places she’s lived over the years.

Areas of expertise:
ArcGIS, Digital Pedagogy, Digital Scholarship, GIS, Google Earth, Spatial Thinking