Programs

School Visits

Andrew is a real, live, actual cartographer so when he goes on the road, he brings the maps, the stories and enthusiasm. These visits are an excellent complement to class discussions of science, history, art and local heritage. Guaranteed to engage students.

“What counts as a map?” “Who uses maps?” “How do you make a map from scratch?” “Which is the most accurate map?”

Ages 10 and above.

Geographic Information Systems

GIS is not the name of any particular software but a branch of data science that seeks to answer questions with a ‘where?’ Emergency planning, property line delineation, demographics, city planning, statistical prediction and more are all possible even with free software.


QGIS, ArcGISPro, LiDAR processing, webmapping, cartography and photogrammetry.


Classes available in person or online. Must have access to a computer with at least 16gb of RAM. Ages 14 and above.

Andrew Middleton stands in front of a screen explaining maps to three students at the University of Pristina, Kosovo.

Workshops

Sometimes you just need to get your hands dirty! Unlike a lecture or a class, workshops are about building, making and experimenting.

Navigation with a magnetic compass? Make a custom globe. Make a spray paint map on a t-shirt. Make an animal map.

All ages.

A mom and her son look at a map made by Matthew Dean Shaffer