Resources

Maps


Webmaps

Bdote Memory Map - Learn about the Dakota people’s connection to Minnesota

Native Land - Global Interactive Map of Indigenous Lands

Minneapolis Pollution Map - Light weight webmap for exploring pollution data in Minneapolis

Twin Cities EJ Atlas - Contextual info on Environmental Justice in the Twin Cities


PDFs

Asthma, Traffic, and PM2.5 (Minneapolis)


Storymaps

Twin Cities Asthma and Air Pollution

Greenspace, White Space - Real estate, racial segregation, and the Minneapolis Park and Recreation Board

community gardens & gentrification

COVID-19, Structural Racism, and Environmental Injustice




Free & Open-Source Software

QGIS - A Geographic Information System (GIS)

Here’s a zipped example project with Minneapolis air quality information

Download Links Google Drive Proton Drive 2.7 MB Uncompressed

Organic Maps - Google Maps alternative (works offline - public transit routing is still rough)

StreetComplete - Gamified OpenStreetMap editor

Mapeo - Tools for collecting and mapping information

Inkscape - Adobe Illustrator Alternative

Caltopo - Topographical Mapmaker (Free but not Open-Source)

Terrastories - Storytelling with Maps

TeXstudio - LaTeX editor




Miscellany

Environmental Justice Principles

Earth Defenders Toolkit

On Community Geography Praxis

Geographic Data Science in Python (Textbook)

Southside Green Zone Workplan