This HTML Embed of my ArcGIS map works just fine in WordPress’s preview of a new post, though I’m not sure it will work when published, so I’ve also included a basic link to my map above.
Reflection:
I made quite a few important decisions about the presentation of this map. First, I picked a baselayer that displayed all the relevant street and building information without being bland or colorless. I think it improves the simple visual experience of viewing the map. Second, I drew over the relevant buildings on a new polygon layer. This makes them stand out against the basic colorscheme of the map. Third, I changed the symbology of my campus locations to reflect the days per week I spend there. The larger the point, the more days. This makes it easy to tell how frequently I visit these locations at a glance. Fourth, I adjusted what a pop-up will show. I decided that latitude and longitude information are irrelevant to the argument of the map, so I removed them from view. I renamed the pop-ups such that they include both the name of the building as well as how often I visit. This again makes the map more quickly comprehensible. Finally, I added labels to each point so they stand out even more, and make it clear what the focus of the map is. It is immediately obvious 1) which buildings I visit, 2) where they are, and 3) how often I visit them.
I’m pleased both with my work and with ArcGIS as a piece of software. It is rather intuitive and contains a lot of customization options for the portrayal of geographical data. This is without even checking out the new map viewer–the classic one already has so much to offer! It’s clear that properly-created maps can make a concise and effective argument. I think interactive mapping is central to the Digital Humanities, and it can serve as a quintessential example of the discipline at its best. The CSV table I created for this is undigestible, but the map that arose from it is a great visualization of my data! I consider this a big success.
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I also had the issue of having the preview work for the embed link, but not in the actual post. I tried for a bit, but I couldn’t figure out how to fix it and just linked a picture of my map. Something I had to fix in my map was moving the icon layer above the polygon layer so you are able to select the icons on top of the polygons. However, your icons are large enough that the layer order only makes it so you can’t select the Weitz icon, so it’s not a big issue.