Immersive In-Person Institute Program

Thursday, July 10th:​ In-person Orientation & the State of Deep Mapping
Morning Session: (Laurium Manor Inn)
  • Welcome/Introductions, Overview of Schedule (Project Directors)
  • Intro to immersive mobile deep mapping with KeTT Mobile
  • Walk to Calumet
Lunch: Pasties in Agassiz Park
Afternoon Session: (Calumet and Laurium Manor Inn)
  • Deep Mapping in National Parks with Calumet Unit- Keweenaw National Historical Park (Sarah, James, and NPS Staff)
  • 2-4pm: Roundtable discussion with David Bodenhamer and Marla Miller about the state of deep mapping and its impacts to public history and communities.
Orienteering Happy Hour: Reflections and Wayfinding (Laurium Manor Inn)
Evening/Dinner: Bonfire @ Lafreniere’s
Friday, July 11: Deep Mapping Foundations Workshop I- Modeling Environments
Morning Session: (Geospatial Research Facility, Great Lakes Research Center 316 & 322)
  • Introduction and tech check in Geospatial Research Facility
  • Constructing Historical Environments in GIS: Vector frameworks (Project Directors and Staff)
    • Creating vector representations of the built and natural environment (building footprints, infrastructure features, natural environments layers etc)
Lunch: On own in Houghton
Afternoon Session: (Geospatial Research Facility, Great Lakes Research Center 316 & 322)
  • Project development and consultations (Project Directors and Staff)
Orienteering Happy Hour: Reflections and Wayfinding (Laurium Manor Inn)
Evening/Dinner: Gordon Lightfoot Tribute @ Daniell Park / Lake Superior Beaches
Saturday, July 12: Deep Mapping Foundations Workshop II- Peopling the Landscape
Morning Session: (Geospatial Research Facility, Great Lakes Research Center 316 & 322)
  • Constructing Historical Social Environments in GIS: Geocoding Data (Project Directors and Staff)
Lunch: On own in Houghton
Afternoon Session: (Geospatial Research Facility, Great Lakes Research Center 316 & 322)
  • Project development and consultations (Project Directors and Staff)
Orienteering Happy Hour: Reflections and Wayfinding (Laurium Manor Inn)
Evening/Dinner: Strawberry Festival in Chassell / or Lake Superior Beaches
Sunday, July 13: Deep Mapping Foundations Workshop III - Linking Data Across Time and Space
Morning Session: (Geospatial Research Facility, Great Lakes Research Center 316 & 322)
  • Workshop utilizing regional data and IPUMS census data to show creating spatio-temporal linked data for HSDIs. (Project Directors and Staff)
Lunch: On own in Houghton
Afternoon Session: (Geospatial Research Facility, Great Lakes Research Center 316 & 322)
  • Project development and consultations (Project Directors and Staff)
Orienteering Happy Hour: Reflections and Wayfinding (Laurium Manor Inn)
Evening/Dinner: On own
Monday, July 14: Augmented Mobile Technologies for Next Generation Deep Mapping
Morning Session: (Geospatial Research Facility, Great Lakes Research Center 316 & 322)
  • Deep Mapping Mobile App Workshop (Bob Cowling and Project Directors)
Lunch: TBD
Afternoon Session: (Various Sites) Orienteering Happy Hour: Reflections and Wayfinding (Laurium Manor Inn)
Evening/Dinner: Cookout at Laurium Manor Inn.
Evening Discussion: Augmented and Virtual Reality Deep Mapping with Ed Gonzalez-Tennant
Tuesday, July 15: Developing Deep Mapping Best Practices
Morning Session: (Laurium Manor Inn)
  • Paper outline development for deep mapping best practices
Lunch: TBD
  • Pack to go!
Afternoon Session: (Keweenaw County Touring) Evening/Dinner: Harbor Haus Restaurant
Wednesday, July 16: Institute Evaluation and Wrap-Up
Morning Session: (Laurium Manor Inn)
  • Reflections and Evaluations of Institute
  • What’s next for the institute
  • Conference Planning
  • 1x1 exit interviews
Lunch: TBD
Afternoon: Fellows Depart

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