Graded Assignment-2 (Jan Term 2023):- Hometown Schematic Map

[Jimmi-Kr]

For graded assignment 2, pick your hometown or a city you are familiar with, and create a schematic map. You can find the slides from the refrence here.

The audience can be tourists (general, or specific types of attractions like pilgrimage, lakes, etc.), or a specific use case (such as cycling, educational institutes, etc.).

You can follow the following steps for your schematic map:

Scale, Audience & Purpose
Mental model sketch
Tracing relevant aspects from OSM
Abstraction: Grids & geometric shapes
Simplification Vs Minimal
Elements of the city
Visual hierarchy
Details: Icons, Typography, Legend, Context
You can see some of the previous schematic map exercises for reference.

[aryab-sudo]

Name: Arya Bhattacharyya

Roll Number: 21f2000436

Location: Pilani, Rajasthan

Audience: Prospective Students (who know or would like to know some BITSian jargons related to eating locations), New Admissions at BITS Pilani (who are exposed to BITSian jargon in their first few days but end up being clueless!), Parents of current and prospective students, and any other food lover knowing BITSian jargon.

Purpose: Pilani is a relatively lesser-known town in Rajasthan. Among engineering students and their parents, Pilani is well known for mainly being the home to BITS Pilani. Personally, I have spent 5 wonderful years at BITS Pilani, filled with fun memories and anecdotes. A common issue that I see parents and students mildly stressing before coming to the campus (and the initial few days on campus as well) is the availability of reasonable food outside the mess halls. (Honestly, mess food is terrible at Pilani, atleast it was during my time). Another common observation that I have made is that during initial days is that new students are flustered with the BITSian jargon for eating locations whenever seniors invite them to a particular meet-and-greet locations (mainly restaurants and snacks joints). This map not only helps assuage fears in the first case, but also helps new students immensely. Moreover, for a food lover, this gives various options to them to explore in their "relatively calm phase" of their college life before they find themselves stuck in a sea of assignments, quizzes, exams and deadlines!

Mental Model Sketch:
Tried my best to get a rougly accurate sketch. This is the best iteration:

Relevant Aspects from Google Maps:
Chose Google Maps instead of OSM just maintaining uniformity between the demo session and my work.

Abstraction: Grids & geometric shapes:
Chose a simple grid with horizontal and vertical lines at 90 degrees, because being physically present on the ground, the roads and their gradual twists and turns wherever applicable, felt linear most of the times. The sharp ones could be easily modelled with this simple grid.

Grid:

Final Schematic Map:

Here, I have used the grid, dropped some less important landmarks (buildings, sports grounds and gardens/parks), etc from the mental model {Simplification vs Minimal} .For "Elements of the city", here I have included the major landmarks which we BITSians used to refer to when guiding others to a particular spot. I have also included a water body outside the campus which was also an important indicator of location most of the times for us. The thickness of the roads is an indicator of the width and also the traffic on the same (tried to use visual hierarchy here, hopefully was successful to some extent!) .

Finally, I have included a legend indicating the various icons.

[Chaitanya-Kumaria]

Home Town Schematic Map

Name: Chaitanya Kumaria

RollNo: 21f1000479

Purpose: Indore, The Cleanest City of India, is also known for its mouth-watering street food and old mills. As part of the graded assignment, I classified the sites on basis of Food Street, Tourist Attractions and Traditional Market places across the centre of the city.
Scale: Central Indore
Audience: Tourists and New residents of the city

• At the incipient, I thought it would be good to give a detailed version of a particular place so came up with the following blind map

• Then I realized, it would be better to scale the area and include a larger area and more places of interest for the tourists and new residents of the city.
• This led me to come up with the following first draft
  
• Well actual area looks like this
  
• This led me to my almost final draft, which looked something to the tune of
  
  -Now, the Final, map,
  
  • I made a few adjustments with respect to the overall layout of maps, rather than including all the turns, I converted it into a grid like structure. I also changed the coloring structure as well ( toned down a bit)

[HarshithaSrikanth]

Name: Harshitha Srikanth
Roll Number:21f1004861

Location: Jayanagar metro station, Bangalore, Karnataka
Purpose: Jayanagar is one of Bangalores most happening areas and this schematic map attempts to help anyone new to the area start exploring it. This stretch of road from the metro station into Jayanagar is buzzing with activities which I've humbly attempted to capture in the map.
Audience: Tourists or anyone new to the area and wanting to explore the streets of Jayanagar

Mental model sketch:

Tracing relevant aspects on google maps:

Abstracting key features:

Final schematic map:

[ayushpatidar14]

Name: Ayush Patidar
Roll No: 21f1004981

Location: Indore, MP

Purpose: The city of Indore is known for its food. Specifically, the street food in Indore is extremely popular among all the food lovers in the country. This street food capital gets this name because of its flavors, the variety of chaats and a wide range of street foods that it offers. Other must visit places include its beautiful temples and palaces.

Audience: This is a guide for any person who is new to Indore and wants to enjoy the best offerings from the city.

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Mental Model Sketch

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Tracing on Google Maps

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Abstraction

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Final Schematic Map

[cheriangeorge]

Name: Cherian George
Roll No : 21F1002142

A Schematic Map of Lalbagh

Scale : Lalbagh, a 240 acre park, located in Bangalore (~800sq.km)
Audience : Walkers who visit Lalbagh
Purpose : A quick reference to walkways and utilities (Drinking Water, Food, Toilets, Parking) for walkers visiting Lalbagh. Major landmarks in the area to serve as visual references.

Mental model sketch :

Tracing relevant aspects from Google Maps :

Reoriented

The trace has been rotated clockwise so that the gates (North,South,East,West) are appropriately represented

Abstraction: Grids & geometric shapes :

An Isometric Grid has been used to represent all walkways as paths that intersect at 90 / 45 degrees only. Less relevant details in the path have been minimised. It has been represented as nodes, edges and paths around landmarks.

Final Schematic Map

Explanation

• Simplification Vs Minimal

  • Visual Clutter has been greatly reduced by keeping only the paths of interest and significant landmarks within the park
  • Several gardens exist within the park (Topiary,Rose,Cactus,Japanese...). These have not been represented to avoid clutter.
  • Curved and irregular paths have been straightened in the schematic representation
  • Roads around the park have not been represented. The gates in the 4 cardinal directions serve as entry points to the park.

• Elements of Lalbagh

  • The park has four gates to enter from (North,South,East,West), that are geographically aligned. This has been preserved in the schematic representation.
  • An ancient monolithic rock formation (visible from the east gate) is represented in the map - "Peninsular Gneiss".
  • A large lake occupies a significant area within the park. This has an artificial waterfall and dams for water management and a bridge crossing over it. There are quite a few smaller lakes (non-perennial) that serve to accommodate spillovers from the main lake. The main lake has been represented in the final schematic.
  • The walk ways are mostly tarred/paved except the walkway around the lake which is a compacted clay walkway.
  • The park has sufficient R.O. drinking water dispensers, car parking, small food carts and toilets distributed across the park. These have been represented as icons in the final schematic.

• Visual hierarchy

  • Entry points to the park
  • Large landmarks (Lake, Rock formation)
  • Other landmarks (Glasshouse,Tower,Garden Clock, Horticultural HQ)
  • Utilities (Drinking Water, Food Carts/ vendors, Parking, Toilets)
  • Walkways

• Details: Icons, Typography, Legend, Context

  • Icons - Following icons have been used from the Noun Project :
    • Drinking Water by Dmitry Baranovskiy from Noun Project
    • street food by Graphixs_Art from Noun Project
    • pavilion by Juicy Fish from Noun Project
    • Monument by Alex Burte from Noun Project
    • Parking by zahrotul fuadah from Noun Project
    • clock by Graphixs_Art from Noun Project
    • green house by tezar tantular from Noun Project
    • Library by Izwar Muis from Noun Project
    • Toilet by Alice Design from Noun Project
    • gate by iconfield from Noun Project
  • Typography - Various suitable sizes of the sans-serif Ubuntu font have been used in the final schematic map
  • Legend - The legend has been split to represent the utilities and the landmarks. The utility icons are slightly smaller than the landmark icons
  • Tools used - Krita, Google Maps, Open Street Maps.

[SamandeepSinghTomar]

Name: Samandeep Singh Tomar
Roll No: 21f1001112

Location: North Campus, Delhi University, Delhi

Audience: Students, visitors, and faculty members who want to navigate through the campus easily.

Purpose: The purpose of the map is to help the audience locate the various educational institutions in the North Campus of Delhi. The map is intended to provide a clear and concise overview of the campus layout.

Mental Model Sketch: A rough mental model sketch was made to get a general idea of the layout of the campus.

Tracing Relevant Aspects from Google Maps: Google Maps was used to trace the relevant features of the North Campus, such as buildings, roads, pathways, parks, etc.

Abstraction: Grids & Geometric Shapes: A simple grid was used to represent the roads and pathways in the campus. Geometric shapes such as rectangles were used to represent the buildings.

Simplification vs Minimal: Less important details were removed to simplify the map and make it easier to read. Only major landmarks and educational institutions were included.

Visual Hierarchy: Different colors were used to distinguish between buildings and open spaces. Icons were used to represent different types of educational institutions.

Elements of the Area: The map includes major landmarks such as the Vishwavidyalaya Metro Station and educational institutions such as the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Arts. Parks and green areas were also included to provide a better sense of location.

Details: Icons, Typography, Legend, Context: Icons were used to represent different types of educational institutions such as schools, colleges, and research centers. Typography was used to label the various institutions and landmarks in the campus. Context was provided by including the metro station and roads leading to the campus.

Final Schematic Map:

North Campus of Delhi Schematic Map

[midhuncrajan]

Name: Midhun Rajan
Roll No: 21f1006973

Location: Thodupuzha , Kerala

Audience: People who are planning to visit major hospitals in Thodupuzha, Kerala.

Purpose: Thodupuzha, being the biggest town of Idukki district, people from different high range areas are used to visit its major hospitals. There are 6 major hospitals in the town. I have tried to represented all the six hospitals in the schematic map in a useful way. Most of the people are coming by bus only. So I have marked bus stations instead of bus stops. So that the rural people can find out the easy accessed hospital. I have marked restaurants near hospital if there are any also.

Mental Model Sketch:

OSM for reference:

Tracing the map using OSM:

The final version:

I have included the legends. I have mentioned the directions of road also in the final schematic map.

[jaidevd]

Roll No: 21F1003751
Name   : Jaidev Deshpande

Place: South, Central and North Delhi

Theme and Motivation

I've been in Delhi for seven years, but I haven't toured much of it. Most outings to tourists spots only happen when friends and family are visiting. I wanted to create something I myself could use as a guide. Delhi is like a massive archaeological site. Like annotated layers of soil at an excavation site, you can still find glimpses of even the oldest settlements in Delhi. I wanted to create something that conveys this feeling, and something which heritage walkers, tourists and amateur historians could use.

Inspiration

Some maps and sketches that I had hanging in my living room, and some maps of Delhi from the books of William Dalrymple and Rana Safvi.

These pictures helped me get a sense of the colour scheme and iconography of classic maps.

Initial work & Preparation

I started by sketching on a map of Delhi the landmarks, and their chronological order - I wanted to ensure that the user gets a sense of history as they progress from one point to another. Unfortunately there's only so much a schematic map can contain (and I confess that I did end up adding far too much text for my liking). Also important was to convey a sense of efficiency in commuting to all the landmarks I had considered. Visiting them all, and doing them justice would take days, but I nevertheless wanted to convey that a single-day-long tour of them is possible (albeit far less rewarding than taking your time).

Working with Data

Now that I had a clear idea of the content, I needed to pin down the landmarks correctly - these included the historical sites, metro stations and a river. Getting their relative positions was crucial in order to ensure a somewhat truthful (if not accurate or to scale) schematic map. For this I used some basic mapmaking libraries to create the following map,

which I could use as a guide to draw the map by hand.

Final Map

And here's the result:

[NinoLeenus]

Name: Nino Leenus
Roll No: 21f1001786

Location: Paravur, Kollam , Kerala

Audience: People who are planning to visit major landmarks in Paravur, Kerala.

Purpose: Paravur is a beautiful place with a combination of Sea, Lakes, Rivers, Backwaters, and vast green fields. Attracting a number of travelers this a place for a days trip. There are some popular temples too. The schematic map is given for travelers to get an idea on route map of Paravur . People usually arrive by train or bus.

Initial Landmark Points:

Tracing the map using OSM:

Final Version:

[mukeshonlinesiitm]

Roll No: 21f1000350
Name : Mukesh Kumar Singh

Location: My Home Town Jamshedpur Telco Area

objective:
I have born and brought up in Jamshedpur and done by High School in the Telco Area of Jamshedpur. Jamshedpur is also called "Steel City" and another name is Tata Nagar. It is the place where Tata Steel and Tata Motor big companies are located. Telco Area citizens are very keen on the admission of their kids to Telco Area schools due to their higher performance. I am lucky that I studied at one of these schools and the entire locality is very familiar to me.

Mental Model Sketch:

Trace on Google Map:-
It help to compare with my mental model.

Abstraction (Draft) :
Now i have taken only the key point which is school and trace the path

Final Version:

[Devjyoti-Chakrabarti]

Name: Devjyoti Chakrabarti
Roll Number: 21f1006240

Location: Chittaranjan Park, New Delhi

Scale, Audience & Purpose
For the schematic map, I choose the location of Chittaranjan Park in New Delhi. CR Park is particularly known for its Bengali cuisine and has a reputation for being one of the best places to eat in Delhi. Additionally, being located just near the Greater Kailash metro station on the Magenta Line, it is an easy-to-reach location. My schematic map showing the different marketplaces of CR Park is aimed at anyone coming to this area for exploring its culture.

Mental model sketch
Having been born and brought up here, I had a good idea of where all the markets are and how the different roads leading to these markets were corrected. A preliminary mental model sketch resulted in the below figure.

Tracing relevant aspects from OSM
On looking at the location from OSM, I quickly realised that it's a rather large area that my map would be trying to depict. So it became imperative to make note of and clearly label the different roads, like the Bipinchandra Pal Marg and Kali Mandir Marg.

Elements of the city
I then moved on to using the web application of Figma in trying to display this area. I went ahead and simplified the picture obtained from OSM, removing any parks, internal roads and houses that I thought weren’t necessary for the overall purpose of my schematic map.

As can be seen, after getting off at the Greater Kailash metro station, Road 1 can be taken which links up to Market Number 3. From there the Bipinchandra Pal Marg is a straight road which passes through Markets 1 and 2 on the way. On the four-way at Market 1, on one end is a sweets shop and other miscellaneous shops while on the other end is the Kali Mandir marg. On this road, there is the Shiv Mandir and Market Number 4.

[nithish050497]

Roll No: 21f1003498
Name : Nithish Arram

Location: Warangal, Telangana, India

objective:
Warangal is my home city, I done my schooling in the same city, City is famous for the historical places built by Kakatiya Dynasty, and it also has two UN recognized historical temples, Places like Thousand Pillars Temple are famous here, It is also called Ekashila Nagaram, which it self says that the whole city is made of one big rock.

Mental Model Sketch:

Trace on Google Map:-

Layers:

Final version:

[rajanways]

Name: Rajan Kumar
Roll No: 21f1006139
Location: IIT, Delhi Campus

Audience: Visitors who want to navigate through the campus easily.

Purpose: The purpose of the map is to help the audience locate the various subsection of the IIT Campus of Delhi.

Mental Model Sketch:
A rough mental model sketch was made to get a general idea of the layout of the campus.

OSM

Final Schematic Map

Simplification Vs Minimal
The schematic representation of the IIT Campus has been designed to prioritize clarity and ease of use for visitors. By removing extraneous details and simplifying the layout of the paths, visitors should be able to easily navigate the campus and locate the areas of interest.

Although it may be disappointing for some visitors that certain places have not been represented in the schematic, it's important to remember that the primary purpose of the map is to provide a functional guide for visitors. Including too much detail can create confusion and overwhelm, making it difficult for visitors to find what they're looking for.

Overall, the design of the schematic is a thoughtful compromise between providing enough information for visitors to navigate the campus while also maintaining a clean and uncluttered design.

[kun101]

Kunal Chaturvedi, 21f1003353

Scale, Audience and Purpose
This is a map of an area called Dhantoli in Nagpur which is particularly famous for a large variety of computer/laptop/mobile sellers and service centres.

This is a place which I really like and have been buying my computer equipment for almost 7-8 years now. This map is particularly helpful to those who want to make their own PCs, buy laptops, spare parts, get advice on computers, buy software etc.

This will help as a guide to the above audience to reach relevant shops easily.

Mental Model Sketch

Tracing Relevant Aspect from A Map
I traced those roads and structures which I feel are relevant in reaching the shops which I feel are up to the mark in providing their service, which I have personally tried or visited.

Abstraction
I performed grid abstraction on the above image to get a more organized structure of the roads and accompanying structures.

Simplification
I simplified the map by rotating it and removing the unnecessary roads/paths which do not lead to any relevant shop. Also, I further simplified the canal to look identifiable and simple at the same time.

Adding Visual Hierarchy to the Map
I added different colours to differentiate between more important/main roads and the gullys. I also gave them different widths to further enhance visual hierarchy.

Adding Location Marks, Icons, Typography
I added relevant icons and colours to the map. I went for a lighter colour for the background an a darker colour for the roads so that they look more important to the viewer. I also added small aesthetic elements to the park and canal for better emphasis.

I also went for bolder texts and a colourful icon background to further differentiate the various places on the basis of their categories.

Final Schematic Map

Edit : I added the city name Nagpur below Dhantoli for anyone who just sees the map and doesn't realize where this place is

[royjohn15]

Name: Roy John
Roll Number: 21f1007054
Location: Technopark, Trivandrum

Audience: New Employees and visitors of Technopark Trivandrum
Purpose: The purpose of a schematic map of Technopark Trivandrum would be to help new employees and visitors navigate the park and find the amenities and buildings they need. This could include information on the location of different companies, restaurants, parking areas etc. within the park. By providing a clear and user-friendly visual representation of the park, a schematic map can help new users quickly orient themselves and find the information they need to be productive and comfortable in their new environment.

Mental Model Sketch

Created a rough sketch of the map, keeping in mind the layout of Technopark and the locations of various amenities.

Tracing Relevant Aspects from OSM

Used OpenStreetMap to trace the boundaries of Technopark and the major roads and landmarks in and around the park. Abstraction is done by using colors or shades to differentiate between different types of buildings or amenities.

Final Schematic Map

[puvvadasaikiran]

Name : Puvvada Saikiran
Roll Number : 21f1005095
Location : Maripeda Banglow, Telangana
Audience : People new to the town of Maripeda Banglow who wants to make new friends (adda's)
Scale : town is pretty small (~3 Sq Kms)

Mental Model Sketch

Tracing Elements via Google Maps (as OSM data is pretty much absence)

Schematic Map

Simplified

This Visualization helps to find hangout spots for food or sports

[ShagunDwivedi]

Schematic Map

Shagun Dwivedi
21F1001731

Hyderabad was the summer capital of my childhood. And visits to Hussain Sagar, a heart shaped lake, were almost a ritual every year. Hussain Sagar was built across a tributary of the Musi river in 1563 by Ibrahim Quli Qutb Shah. The lake was named after Hussain Shah Wali, who was the Master of Architecture in the Kingdom. Hussain Sagar was the main source of water supply to Hyderabad before Himayat Sagar and Osman Sagar were built on river Musi. It also separates the city centre of Hyderabad from its neighbourhood Secunderabad.

This schematic map is for any tourists, visitors, or locals at Hussain Sagar trying to figure out what to do. The map also lists a few other must-visit attractions in Hyderabad and Secunderabad, along with airports, railway stations, hospitals, restaurants (I like) and universities in case our audience is a university student (or their guardians) out for exploring the new city.

The aim is to create a schematic map that centres around the heartfelt Hussain Sagar, and all other places located with respect to the lake (which pretty much is in the centre of the city anyway).

Here's the mental model sketch:

Fun-fact: It was while tracing the OSM that I found out that Hussain Sagar is heart-shaped.

Traced the city on a larger scale to include more locations.

Made the lines straighter.

Now, the lines are both continuous and differentiable.

Marked a few locations with map pointers for later reference.

Abstraction with the geometric shape, made the plan more symmetrical.

Put map pointers on the abstract version as well.

Made it more aesthetic looking (I hope). The two shades were to symbolise the two cities of Secunderabad and Hyderabad.

Added icons and labelled the places as wells as the roads.

Final version with added context, legend, compass, a title, and other minute details.

Thank You!

[deekshaChutani]

Name: Deeksha Chutani

Roll Number: 21F1002583

Location: Patiala, Punjab

Scale: Patiala, a city in Punjab, India, is well-known for its shopping destinations. Patiala is particularly famous for its traditional Punjabi attire, such as the Patiala salwar and dupatta, as well as for its vibrant jewelry, handicrafts, and textiles. The city offers several bustling markets and modern shopping malls, making it a must-visit destination for shopaholics.

Audience: People visiting Patiala for the first time looking for places famous for shopping.

Purpose: Even though various marketplaces exist in the city, most tourists won't be able to find these hidden gems easily on the internet. The purpose of this illustration is to bridge this gap.

Mental Model Map

I have been living in Patiala for the past 2 years and in these two years of college life, I have explored almost all of Patiala. I made this map based on my knowledge of the city.

Tracing on Google Map

I went on Google Maps and traced the exact path.

Abstraction

I tried to create an abstraction by marking the exact spots of the markets.

Final version

Added important landmarks(Gurudwara Shri Dukh Niwaran Sahib which a very famous gurudwara and the bus stand of the city). Further, I tried to give reference to the main roads that connect the city to the rest of the state.

Thank you!

[21f1003692]

Name: Rudraraj Dasgupta
Roll Number: 21f1003692
Location: Kolkata

Audience: First Time Visitors of Kolkata (People who want to capture the essence of Kolkata)
Purpose: Kolkata is called ‘The CITY OF JOY. The culture of this city is ancient, and it is a metro city in India. This city has many famous places, where different cultural people live with their different entities. In central Calcutta, the esplanade and park street is the prime place. Those two locations are famous for their style. Esplanade is a shopping destination, and Park Street is a Modern place in West Bengal, where you can find Bar, Disc, Night Club, tourist destinations, etc.

Google Maps Image

Tracing Relevant Features

Mental Model Sketch

Final Schematic Map

[imaadansari1]

Imaad Ansari
21f1004808

Audience: Freshers of KC College

Purpose: This map is a guide for all the freshers of KC College, Mumbai. This map contains all the spots where the students hangout, where they eat, etc. Parking is a major problem is a congested city like Mumbai, so this map also shows where they can find parking. Place where students can get their stationery and printouts last minute is also mentioned. I hope this map comes handy to new students carrying out their daily routine around KC College.

Mental Drawing

Google Maps Image

Abstraction

Tracing

Final Result

[AliPhaeez]

FAIZ ALI
21F1006793

Fatehpur Shekhawati is a hidden gem in the Shekhawati region of Rajasthan, India that is worth visiting. It is a small town that is known for its beautiful havelis (traditional Indian mansions), stunning frescoes, and colorful bazaars. Fatehpur Shekhawati is located on the Delhi-Jaipur highway and is easily accessible by road.

One of the main attractions of Fatehpur Shekhawati is the intricate artwork on the havelis. The town is home to some of the most exquisite and well-preserved havelis in the Shekhawati region. These havelis are adorned with colorful frescoes that depict scenes from everyday life, mythology, and historical events. Some of the must-visit havelis in Fatehpur Shekhawati include the JALAN HAVELI, RED STONE HAVELI , GOENKA HAVELI.

PAINTED BY A FOLK ARTIST A FEW DECADES AGO

A LOT OF THINGS HAVE CAHNGED NOW

USED GOOGLE MAP

[Saha-Sumistha]

Name: Sumistha Saha

Roll No: 21f1000276

Location

IIT Madras Campus

Audience

On-Campus and Online Degree Students, visitors, and faculty members who want to navigate through the campus easily.

Purpose

The purpose of the schematic map is to guide the audience. With the help of this map anyone new inside the campus can easily get to know about the campus and will get an overview about what are things to explore here. The landmarks will give them a clear visual representation to navigate through out this area.

Mental Model Sketch

For a general understanding of the campus layout, a rough mental model was drawn.

Tracing relevant aspects from OSM

Abstraction

Simplification

Final schematic map

[Supe-Tushar]

Name: Tushar Supe
Roll: 21F1003637

Title: Roads to Shiva Temple, Pune
Location: Shiva Temple, Pashan Lake, Pashan , Pune, Maharashtra, India

Scale: Central Pune which includes Baner, Pashan, Shivaji Nagar, Aundh and surrounded by Kothrud, Bavdhan, Erandwane, Mahalunge and, Sus. The approximate area is 200 kmsq.

Audience: Tourists visiting Pune, Local citizens who wants to visit Shiva Temple for MahaShivratri festival

Purpose: On the occasion of MahaShivratri festival, many local citizens as well tourists visiting Pune, wants to visit Shiva Temple. There are multiple temples in Pune but most famous temple is located in Pashan near Pashan Lake. The purpose of the map is to help the audience locate the famous Shiva Temple (which is in Pashan) easily. The map covers central area of Pune city. It displays various famous landmarks and roads from them to Shiva Temple.

Step 1: Mental Map of Central Pune

Step 2: Actual Google Map of the said area

Step 3: Tracing Relevant Roads from Google Map
Only important roads are traced from famous landmarks to Shiva Temple.

Step 4: Traced Map
Here is the traced map without underlying google map. It also includes famous landmarks.

Step 5: Abstraction: Grids & Geometric Shapes : Iteration 1
Abstracting important data from traced map and converting roads and areas to geometric shaped ones.

Step 6: Abstraction: Grids & Geometric Shapes : Iteration 2
This includes Pashan lake and Pashan Hill Trail. The shapes are random which will be converted to geometric shapes in final iteration.

Step 7: Final Schematic Map
Final schematic map with legend.

Step 8: Simplification Vs Minimal

• The Google Map contains all the details of the area including shops, restaurants, all narrow roads. During abstraction step, all visual clutter is removed. Only well-known roads and landmarks are kept.
• The roads from Symboisis College and FLAME University are quite irregular so it is converted to straight line road as much as possible.
• There are numberous narrow roads present in the area which are irrelevant as per the purpose defined and, so they are not shown in final schematic.
• Widely known landmarks like, Shaniwar Wada, Westend Mall, Savitribai Phule University etc are included so that any person can reach the Shiva Temple if they are familiar with any one of these famous landmarks.
• There are multiple small gardens and lakes present in area which are not shown in final map.

Step 9: Elements of Central Pune

• The Shiva Temple is located near Pashan Lake. The road to temple is a narrow road which is connected to National Highway (NH48) as well as Sai Square and Garware Square.
• Shaniwar Wada is a historic landmark and is known to almost anyone who visits Pune or lives in Pune.
• Chatushrungi Square is widely known as it connects to Aundh, Baner, Pashan, as well as Shivaji Nagar.

Step 10: Visual hierarchy

• Area (Baner, Pashan etc)
• Nearest Roads
• Nearest Square
• Famous Landmark
• Final Shiva Temple

Step 11: Details: Icons, Typography, Legend, Context

• Various icons used includes Hotel, College, Fort, Hospital, Car Dealer Shop, Park, Temple, Mall and all of them were imported using Iconify Plugin in Figma.
• The legend shows all icons. Its a 2 column table.
• Various line thickness used for roads (Highway: 32, Wide Road: 24, Narrow Road: 16), Font size used (Map Title: 64 Bold, Area Title: 48 Med Bold, General: 24 Regular)

[Laha-Dibyendu]

Name: Dibyendu Laha

Roll No: 21f1006498

Location :

Katwa, West Bengal (My Home Town)

Audience :

Any people coming to Katwa from nearby villages or other towns.

Purpose

The purpose of the schematic map is to guide the general people coming to my town. Using this map, anyone visiting the town will easily know about the important places. The icons and landmarks will also help them to have a clear visual representation of the whole area.

Mental Model Sketch :

Tracing relevant aspects from OSM :

Abstraction :

Simplification :

Final schematic map :

[shaifalivashistha]

Name: Shaifali Vashistha
Roll no: 21f1003257

Location:

Mahaveer Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Indra Vihar, and Talwandi Area in Kota

Audience:

Visitors, Students who came to study, and their families who are new to Kota.

Purpose

is a city located in the southeast of the northern Indian state of Rajasthan
Kota is a major coaching hub of the country for competitive examination preparations and has a number of engineering and medical coaching institutes. The presented map area covers important educational institutes and their surroundings.

Mental Model Sketch

Below is the Rough Sketch of the locality near the educational institutes.

Tracing Relevant Aspects of the locality with Google maps

Abstractions

Abstractions of the visualization after tracing it with google maps.

After further abstraction

Final Schematic Map

Below is the final schematic view of the traced area for the audience.

[jemma-mg]

Name: Jemma Mariya George
Roll no: 21f1001937

Calicut City Tourist Destinations

Location: Kozhikode, Kerala, India

Scale, Audience & Purpose

Purpose: Demonstrate the major tourist destinations within the city limits of Kozhikode district of Kerala.
Audience: Anyone who wishes to visit Calicut and take away the essence of the city's vibes from the marvellous tourist destinations out there could be the audience of this map.
Scale: Covers the city limits of Calicut.

Mental Model Sketch

Tracing relevant aspects from OSM

Outline sketch

(Abstraction: Grids & geometric shapes, Simplification Vs Minimal)

Abstraction and simplification

(Visual hierarchy, Details: Icons, Typography, Legend, Context)

Visual hierarchy, Marks, Icons, Typography added

(Elements of the city)

Final Schematic Map with locations

[Pramoth-SK]

Name:S.K.Pramoth
Roll:21f1005796

Chennai Zero point

location:
37JJ+57R, Muthuswamy Brg, Park Town, Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600003
(13.08048,80.28065)

Audience:
Tourists and Visitors of Chennai's zero point

Mental model sketch:

About the location:
Chennai's Zero Point is a major landmark situated at the intersection of two of its busiest roads, Anna salai and Mount road. The area is named after the zero milestone, a stone pillar erected by the British in 1909 to mark the geographical center of the city.
Over time, the area has evolved into a hub of commercial and cultural activity, with numerous shops, restaurants, and theaters lining its streets.
The nearby Chennai Central railway station and the government secretariat are also located in the vicinity, adding to the area's significance as a transportation and administrative hub.

Map Tracing:

This is the tracing of the location using google maps
link(for reference ):https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1F4Y_UEgCvCfV884Yw1hUelSSnH6LjhI&usp=sharing

Significant locations:
Area around chennai's zero point is one of the most busiest places in Chennai. This area has 3 famous Hindu temples(Sri kaalikambal , muneeswaran temple, kandhakottom temple), 1 church(St. antony's church) and a jain temple(Sri dharamnarh swetamber jain temple).
This place is also famous for it's many small shops, some popular streets are listed below,
perumal mudali Street- for bangles and other handcrafted items
Bunder street- textiles and clothing
devaraja mudali street - stationary and decorations
More over madras High court and RBI is located in the vicinity.

Final Schematic:

[kumar-cmd]

Name: Kumar Chandan
Roll No: 21f1004845

Location: Cubbon Park, Bengaluru, Karnataka

Audience: Morning walker, Cyclist, visitors, Office Employee.

One Map Many Purpose:

1. Cubbon Park created nearly 1870 in the heart of Bengaluru. Its also called as soul of Bengaluru
2. Its perimeter 2.9 miles aprroximately
3. The park is accessible to walkers and pets early in the morning from 5:00 am onwards. Till 9:00 am traffic is not allowed on weekdays. On weekends traffic is completely disallowed. These aspects have been captured on this map schematic.

Mental Model Sketch: A rough mental model sketch was made to get a general idea of the layout of the CUBBON PARK.

TRACING FOR BOUNDARY FOR PARK AND CONNECTION WITH MAIN ROAD

Tracing For Carriageway

Abstraction

Final schematic map