Weekly Blog Post #3

This is an interactive map of Antarctica.  It was designed for children, and is on National Geographic.  The legend allows you to click an icon of any type, whether penguins, whales, etc., and see the general area in which they live and roam.  It can get pretty busy, but it is fun to play with.  My daughter really enjoys it!

http://ngm.nationalgeographic.com/ngm/antarctica/

Lab 3

Embedding Flash File

I am no expert, as it took me hours of figuring this out, but this is what worked for me in uploading and embedding my Lab into a Blogger post.

1.  Go to https://sites.google.com/site/sites/  and click the create page on the left sidebar.  Name it whatever you want, and click create.

2.  After it is created, the page should open and be viewable.  At the top of the page, click "Create Page."

3.  Here is where you will create the page that will house your .swf files.  Name it whatever you want (I named mine SWF), and then click the bubble next to "Put Page under Home."  Then click "create."

4.  On this new page, you can add files.  Click "add files" under the textbox, and add your flash file.

5.  After it has uploaded, click the link for your file.  It should open it into a browser window.  The link in the browser will be the one you use for the embedding. 

6.  Now, start a post for your lab on your blog.  Make sure you're entering the embed text in the HTML  editor, which is next to "Compose"

7.  Take the code below, and paste it into your blog post.  Change the link in red below to the link you got from your Google Sites link in Step 5.  Then change the dimensions below in purple to fit your personal file.  I sure hope this works for other people!


<embed src="https://80b524a1-a-62cb3a1a-s-sites.googlegroups.com/site/cartography411/home/swf/lab2script.swf?attachauth=ANoY7cqOZ5kr8eOdx_m4284pnCpr234a_dZ1DzpqQOYnis6eOl8tFRApDHVUEx1Js5tOJzje4vE3vZChVUAy6QR9baV0PuP6FATEKrIts2N-VxCpu4RsJ3ApZq3foMd6WVP0Tvcg7k4tQYbU0Y4BvxnpL-5D6kbJC6eFufv0wftH1vz9-3dwjmSbkxBAil_Mysr0LWbfc2KcrHX6niF7hG4hf79_VeLE045HKU-S6TeENjyQHRQGluE%3D&attredirects=0" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="always" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" align="middle" height="800" width="800"></embed>

Lab 2 (Adobe Flash): NFL Playoffs 2015

Weekly Blog Post #2

This is a map that shows the weather patterns over the course of a few hours.  I imagine it updates every so often.  You can add different views, such as satellite imagery, and you can also change layers.  There is also the option to pick a place to view.  I chose Quantico, VA, and it zoomed in to that area, and the option to hit play was still there.  It's not super exciting, as the weather is moving rather slowly, but it's still interesting with the different options.

http://www.intellicast.com/Local/WxMap.aspx

Lab 1: Banda Aceh, Sumatra

Below are two images of the Banda Aceh area of Sumatra, Indonesia.  The first image is from June 23, 2004, and the second image is from December 28, 2004.  The second one was taken 2 days after the 9.1 earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck on December 26, 2004.  The images are highlighting the difference in the coastline and features to show just how devastating the tsunami actually was.  The lines were drawn in Photoshop over the June photo to show the original coastline, major roads, and various rice fields in the area, which were then used over the December photo to show the exact devastation.  Even ten years later, it is still shocking at how intense and destructive it actually was.