6/15/2015Paul Cote1 Harvard University Graduate School of Design Developing a Culture of Information Stewardship At the Graduate School of Design

6/15/2015Paul Cote2 Harvard University Graduate School of Design Harvard Graduate School of Design Students: 250 Architecture 100 Landscape Architecture 150 Urban Planning and Design

6/15/2015Paul Cote3 Harvard University Graduate School of Design Harvard Graduate School of Design Mission: Train Students To Understand Places To develop and communicate alternative futures To lead firms and agencies associated with shaping the future of the environment.

6/15/2015Paul Cote4 Harvard University Graduate School of Design Studio Culture: An Engine for Place-Based Information Each Term: Entire School deployed on 20 Place-Based Studio Projects. Collaborative groups of 9-15 students.

6/15/2015Paul Cote5 Harvard University Graduate School of Design Studio/Thesis Information Lifecycle Collect Information: Site Photos GIS Data CAD Data Documents Synthesis / Study: Maps Digital 3D Models Physical 3D Models GIS Models Presentation Materials: Maps 3D Models Animations Documents Start Semester Finish End of Term L ACK OF P REDICTABLE O RGANIZATION AND M ETADATA

6/15/2015Paul Cote6 Harvard University Graduate School of Design Promoting a Culture of Information Stewardship Develop and document best practices for filing place-based data collections Provide tools for tagging collections and files with metadata including spatial and temporal references Provide tools for cataloging and searching collections of data temporally and spatially Motivate collaborators and leaders to organize their data well

6/15/2015Paul Cote7 Harvard University Graduate School of Design Information Stewardship Best Practices Documentation: Beginning your Place-Based Data Collection Tools: MapCat collection metadata tool Motivation: Increased productivity of collaborators Preservation of value in information assets