Digital Mapping is a new general education course being offered at Temple University. Undergraduate students can take this course to fulfill a quantitative literacy requirement that all students must fulfill. The course offers students the opportunity to gain an understanding of the relationships between spatial information, digital technologies for earth observation, traditions for visualizing and representing spatial information in map forms, and experiences in field observations, wayfinding, and making maps. Faculty in Temple University's Geography and Urban Studies department are providing the instruction for the course. A number of online resources have been developed to provide students with a comprehensive view of the world wide web of digital maps.

Here are two resources that are being updated on a regular basis in connection with the course:

Digital Mapping Blog: http://digitalmappingblog.blogspot.com
This blog features weekly updates related to course lectures, related readings, and map making technologies and examples of interest to students as well as the general public.

Hamil Pearsall's Digital Mapping Bundle: http://delicious.com/hamil.pearsall
This Delicious book mark bundle provides a comprehensive set of links to more resources for digital mapping students and enthusiasts.

Michele Masucci, Director ITSRG
Temple University