ABSTRACT
Maps are fascinating artifacts of human culture and also serve as useful as information structures, providing familiar geographical references for displaying data. The use of digital platforms has expanded engagement with map production for the novice as well as the expert user. A critical principle in the application of geospatial systems is the distinction between data that is spatial (when geographical features play a role in generating data about experience) and locational (knowing where something is). GIS systems arose largely within what are considered positivistic disciplines, those based in a belief that metrics and rational systems are value neutral. This belief has come into critical focus in many digital humanities projects, particularly those informed by feminist, queer, post-colonial, and critical race studies in relation to inhabitation of space.
