Mapping Prize—2018 Best Maps

 

Supporting Spatial Thinking Through Excellence in Mapping

Maps don’t just show us where to go - they have the potential to transform our ways of seeing and understanding our world. The U-Spatial Mapping Prize encourages students at the University of Minnesota to make provocative and innovative maps. The Mapping Prize is made possible by a generous gift from U of M alumnus Jack Dangermond, founder and president of Esri.
 

2018 Winners

Best Overall Map ($1,000), Christopher Saladin

Master of Ancient History; College of Liberal Arts
"The Tale of a Mediterranean City: Mapping the History of Premodern Carthage and Tunis"

 

The Tale of a Mediterranean City: Mapping the History of Premodern Carthage and Tunis
Christopher Saladin

 

Graduate Student - Best Cartography ($100), Rebecca Barney

Master of Geographic Information Science; College of Liberal Arts
"Lessons in making your first Globe"

 

Lessons in making your first Globe
Rebecca Barney

 

Graduate Student - Most Provocative/Transformative ($100), Orli Handmaker

Master of Science, Technology, and Environmental Policy; Humphrey School of Public Affairs
"The True Value of Water: Drinking Water Protection in Minnesota"

 

 

The True Value of Water: Drinking Water Protection in Minnesota
Orli Handmaker

 

Graduate Student - Best Use of Maps ($100), Travis Fried

Master of Geographic Information Science; College of Liberal Arts
"Amber Roads of Grain: Mapping Minnesota's evolving grain supply chain and its impact on local roads"

 

Amber Roads of Grain: Mapping Minnesota's evolving grain supply chain and its impact on local roads
Travis Fried

 

Graduate Student - Best Use of Maps ($100), Johnathan W. Hardy

Master of Art History; College of Liberal Arts
"The Architectural Landscape of the Achaemenid Empire"

 

The Architectural Landscape of the Achaemenid Empire
Johnathan W. Hardy

  

Graduate - Honorable Mention ($100), Lauren Strug

Master of Geographic Information Science; College of Liberal Arts
"Geology of Mars and the Olympus Mons Region"

 

 

Geology of Mars and the Olympus Mons Region
Lauren Strug

  

Undergraduate Student - Most Provocative/Transformative ($100), Lexi Weihe

Urban/Regional Studies and Geographic Information Science – UMD
"Belizean Housing and Building Materials"

 

Belizean Housing and Building Materials
Lexi Weihe

  

Undergraduate Student - Best Use Maps ($100), Julia Hogan

Geography, Urban/Regional Studies, and Geographic Information Science – UMD
“Sharps Hotline Call/ Pick-up Maps”

 

Sharps Hotline Call/ Pick-up Maps
Julia Hogan

 

  

Undergraduate Student - Best Body of Work ($100), Lexi Weihe

Urban/Regional Studies and Geographic Information Science – UMD
"Bark Beetle Impacts of the Sandia Mountains, New York Storm Surge Vulnerability, and LEED Certified Site Selection for Housing Development"

 

Bark Beetle Impacts of the Sandia Mountains, New York Storm Surge Vulnerability, and LEED Certified Site Selection for Housing Development
Lexi Weihe