2022 - Present
PhD in Geography
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Advisor: Robert E. Roth
2022
MS in GIS/Cartography
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Thesis: Storytelling in Online Atlases
Advisor: Robert E. Roth
2017
BS in Earth Sciences, Geography Emphasis
Oregon State University
Graduated Summa Cum Laude
GIS Certificate
Writing Minor
University Honors College
2017
Undergraduate Thesis
Oregon Water Atlas: A Digital Collection and Visualization of Oregon’s Water Data
Advised by Dr. Todd Jarvis, Dr. Bo Zhao, and Jane Darbyshire
2023 - 2024
Project Assistant
American Indian and Indigenous Studies
Work with Dr. Kasey Keeler.
Create the map and site for Mapping Teejop, an indigenous walking tour of the UW campus. Collect feedback through surveys, focus groups, and interviews.
Investigate the relationship between the 1862 Homestead Act and Indigenous dispossession through archival research, and data/map creation.
2020 - 2021
Project Assistant
National Science Foundation CAREER Grant
Work with project Principal Investigator Robert E. Roth.
Update Mapstudy JS library to include map-based visual storytelling module.
Format Web Mapping textbook for online use.
2020
Cartographer/Web Designer
Institute for Natural Resources, Oregon State University
Designed website for the Year of Water project.
Created interactive, map-based search tool for water-related research projects using HTML/JS/CSS and Leaflet.
Compiled list of water-related research projects from Oregon universities.
2019
Cartographer
Cartography and Visualization Group, Oregon State University
Part of a team of professors and graduate students that created the Global Refugee Atlas.
Designed web maps using HTML/JS/CSS, D3, and Leaflet.
Structured menus and created a design template, selected aesthetic elements.
Using D3, created an interface that allowed users to dynamically switch between map projections.
2017 - 2019
Digital Scholarship Developer
Valley Library, Oregon State University
Lead cartographer/designer for the 2019 Atlas of the Pacific Northwest.
Collected, compiled, and processed data using QGIS and GitHub.
Designed web maps using HTML/JS/CSS and Leaflet.
Structured the atlas using a Javascript template built with Vue.
Collaborated with supervisors and subject experts to ensure appropriate design elements.
Presented the Atlas to various campus organizations.
2014 - 2017
Undergraduate Assistant
Institute for Water & Watersheds, Oregon State University
Published monthly H2Oregon newsletter.
Wrote white papers on water-related topics.
Provided video services for staff and associated graduate students.
2015
Cartography/GIS Intern
Oregon Metro
Helped complete the 2nd edition Regional Mobility Corridor Atlas using ArcMap, Abode Illustrator, and Adobe Indesign.
Collaborated with urban planners to create maps for the regional transit plan, parks, and inter-departmental events.
Georeferenced a large set of historical satellite images for use in web maps.
2015
Student Assistant
OSU Cartography and Geovisualization Lab
Prepared print maps for professors and graduate students.
Baldrica-Franklin, G. (2021). "Mapping Narrative Content and Structure in Online Atlases". Abstracts of the ICA, 3 (22).
Roth, R. E., Sack, C. M., Baldrica-Franklin, G., Chen, Y., Donohue, R., Houtman, L., Prestby, T., Tolochko, R., and Underwood, N. (2021). "Introducing Web Mapping: A Workbook for Interactive Cartography and Visualization on the Open Web ". Abstracts of the ICA, 3 (254).
Educational Resources
Prestby, R Tolochko, and N Underwood. 2020. Web Mapping: A Workbook for Interactive Cartography and Visualization on the Open Web. Version 0.1. University of Wisconsin Cartography Laboratory: Madison, WI. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.4032935
Atlases
Zhao, B., Van Den Hoek, J., Alix-Garcia, J., Svevo, G., Baldrica- 2020 Franklin, G., & Katz, G. (2019). Global Refugee Atlas. Retrieved from https://hgis.uw .edu/refugee/.
Oregon State University Libraries & Press and Institute for Natural 2019 Resources. (2019). Atlas of the Pacific Northwest. Retrieved from http://pnwatlas.oregonstate.edu/.
Baldrica-Franklin, G. (2017). Oregon Water Atlas. Institute for Water and 2019 Watersheds, Institute for Natural Resources & Oregon State University Cartography and Geovisualization Group. Retrieved from http://oregonwater.info/.
Oregon Metro. (2015). Regional Mobility Corridor Atlas. Retrieved from 2017 https://www.oregonmetro.gov/mobility-corridors-atlas.
Jenny, B. et al. Atlas of the Polar Regions. (2015). Oregon State University, Cartograph and Geovisualization Group [E-book atlas for Apple iPads].
2023
Trewartha Conference Travel Award
Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin Madison
2022
Trewartha Research Award
Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin Madison
2021
Early Career Scholar Award
United States National Committee
2021
Trewartha Conference Travel Award
Department of Geography, University of Wisconsin Madison
2024
Campus-wide TA Award—Advanced Achievement in Teaching, University of Wisconsin Madison
2017
Oregon State University Outstanding Geography Student Award
2017
3rd Place, AWMA Student Environmental Challenge
2015
2015 IMIA Americas Map Awards: Best Student Electronic Map
2015
New Mapmaker Award by the British Cartographic Society and ESRI UK
2015
3rd Place: Map Series or Atlas - 2015 ESRI User's Conference
2015
Arthur Parenzin Memorial Geography Scholarship
2024
Baldrica-Franklin, G. Mapping Teejop, an Indigneous Walking Tour of the UW Campus. Wisconsin Land Information Association (WLIA) Conference
Baldrica-Franklin, G. Mapping Teejop: Reflections on Process, Pedagogy, and Community in the Creation of an Indigenous Walking Tour. Dimensions of Political Ecology (DOPE) Conference
2023
Baldrica-Franklin, G. Towards Nonlinear Narratives: Online Atlas Storytelling North American Cartographic Information Society Annual Conference
Baldrica-Franklin, G. Towards Nonlinear Narratives: Online Atlas Storytelling ICA Spring Symposium, Olomouc.
Baldrica-Franklin, G. Online Atlas Storytelling and its Pedagogic Potential American Association of Geographers Conference.
2021
Baldrica-Franklin, G. Mapping Narrative Content and Structure in Online Atlases. International Cartography Conference. Online.
Instructor, University of Wisconsin Madison
Geography 370: Introduction to Cartography, Online (Summer 2023)
Geography 170: Our Digital Globe, Online (Summer 2022)
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Wisconsin Madison
Geography 572: Graphic Design in Cartography (Fall 2021, Fall 2022)
Geography 575: Interactive Cartography and Geovisualization (Spring 2022, Spring 2023)
2019 - 2020
Cartographer
La Crosse Public Library Archives
Update the dynamic Find a Cemetery tool for the La Crosse County cemetery archive.
Create static and dynamic maps for the Footsteps of La Crosse and Hear, Here self-guided historical walking tours.
QGIS
ArcGIS
HTML/CSS/JS
Leaflet
Vue
D3
Adobe Illustrator
Geoserver
Gareth Baldrica-Franklin, Mapmaker baldricafran@wisc.edu