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Learning how to Map

Using the CoEducation Report and the data we collected in class I able to create a map to display where people specifically were against integrating Washington and Lee as a coeducational institution. The tool I used was data wrapper which was created by a large institution with a group of people. It was free and I was able to upload my data easily into the program. I simply downloaded the data from the Google Sheet as a .csv file and uploaded it into the browser website. It works for any system and is extremely easily to navigate. The tool accepted .csv files and excel files as well as just copying and pasting your data in raw. There is a step by stop process within the tool which starts with adding your data in and then visualizing it. In these tabs you can add layers, shaped and pins as well as change the size and colors of your points and map. The basemap is just the standard integrated within the website and has so many options, but I specifically chose the plain US map which is where our data is primarily focused in. This tool would suit just about any mapping project and has a tutorial that teaches you how to use the tool to its max potential. Below you can find the basic map I created based on the dataset from class.

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