Hannah Byrne

Hannah Byrne

In terms of relative distances and directions, my map is more accurate than I thought it would be. When I line up my map with the actual map in the same orientation, the large areas of importance (such as the Quad, the Yard and the Stadium) are generally in the correct location relative to each other. The sizes of these various areas are less realistic. On my drawing, the Yard is too large, as are the Science Centre and Memorial Hall. However, the Quad and the Cambridge Common are fairly true to their actual size. The way I laid out the streets is similar to the actual map, although I did not fill in some of the outer areas that I am less familiar with.
I think that the differences can mainly be attributed to the fact that I only view things from street level and thus rely solely on remembering what I see ahead of me when I am traveling to get the directions correct. Additionally, I positioned everything relative to landmarks that I am familiar with and this is probably why places like the Science Centre are much larger than they should be. Everything is simplified to reflect the parts of campus that are important in my life.