{"id":672,"date":"2020-09-02T15:34:00","date_gmt":"2020-09-02T15:34:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/remote-ethnography\/?page_id=672"},"modified":"2020-12-16T21:24:50","modified_gmt":"2020-12-16T21:24:50","slug":"collecting-mapping-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/commons.princeton.edu\/remote-ethnography\/collecting-mapping-data\/","title":{"rendered":"Collecting + Coloring Mapping Data"},"content":{"rendered":"
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These instructions will help you collect and clean geo-location data sets during or possibly after\u00a0your research. With this data that includes geographic latitude and longitude coordinates, you will be able to create layered maps that display relationships among selected locations, and in connection with the wide variety of other numerical and qualitative data that you might create or obtain for the same areas. We also suggest reading our set of tips on collecting and cleaning data sets for visualization<\/a>. This part of also describes how to choose from the 3 basic types of color schemes based on the kind of data that you have, and regardless of your mapping software.<\/div>\n
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Generating Geocoded Data Sets\u00a0for Excel or Google Sheets<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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  1. Open<\/strong> Google maps with a web browser at maps.google.com<\/a>.<\/li>\n
  2. Use<\/strong> the Search field to find your selected location of interest.<\/li>\n
  3. Zoom<\/strong> in<\/strong>, move<\/strong> the map, and then click<\/strong> on the specific location you identify as your most accurate data point.<\/li>\n
  4. Generate<\/strong> latitude and longitude information, using one of these methods:
    \na. Click<\/strong> on a select location, to open a small box with location details, or
    \nb. Control\/right-click<\/strong> on a spot to open a menu, select \u201cWhat\u2019s here?\u201d, or
    \nc. Click<\/strong> on a red location marker, select \u201cWhat\u2019s here?\u201d if needed.<\/li>\n
  5. Click<\/strong> on the latitude and longitude data that appears in decimal degrees in the location information box at the bottom. These latitude and longitude details will appear in the Google Search field.<\/li>\n
  6. Highlight and Copy<\/strong> both the latitude and longitude data together from the Search field.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Generating Geocoded Data Sets and Maps from Street Addresses<\/h4>\n

    If you have a set of street addresses, finding geo-location data with these methods could be time consuming, if not\u00a0tedious. GPS Visualizer<\/a>\u00a0and Gecodio <\/a>(free for 2,500 look ups per day)\u00a0are free tools that\u00a0can generate\u00a0tabular data\u00a0as well as maps from GIS coordinates, addresses, travel routes, and a number of\u00a0digital\u00a0sources. In addition, the\u00a0Social Explorer<\/strong>\u00a0platform features a new\u00a0geo-coder<\/a> within the platform that transforms addresses into geographic coordinates.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

    Generating data while on location with your iPhone<\/strong><\/h4>\n