Community Mapping: Linking Video to Your Map Using YouTubeASKHow can I attach a video to a geographical position on my map? Which tools are available for doing this?

In this section, you will work with videos about the geographic objects on your map. You will record videos, upload them in one of the online video sites, and use the video to enhance the geographic objects on your map.

INVESTIGATEWhen videos are used with positional information on a map, they can provide exciting information about the geographic objects. For example, if you attended a live concert and wanted to share the experience with your friends who could not attend it, you could use GPS to record the geographic position where the concert took place and with iFlip, you could record video. You can then mark the position of the concert in GoogleMaps, attach the video to your map, and send the map to your friends. Your friends will be able to view the video in the spatial context where they can zoom-in, zoom-out, and pan map to explore the places around the concert. Or if you choose to map the skate parks in your community, you may want to enhance your map with video showing the unique features each park offers plus you can show people skateboarding in each park.

Create a YouTube account if you do not already have one. Spend some time playing with YouTube (an online site that allows for uploading and sharing videos) and explore its features. Think about the kind of videos you would like to create to help describe geographic objects in your community. Also check out the 4-H Filmmaking Studio project (video examples are posted online).

CREATE1. Create a video that you would like to use to enhance your map.

2. Download the video onto your computer or link the video source to the computer so you can access it. (See Filmmaking Studio at www.4-H.org/curriculum/filmmaking)

a. To download the video to your computer, Go to youtube.com

i. Log-in using your YouTube account

ii. Click on your account name

iii. Click Upload (upper left corner)

iv. In the broadcast option, chose Private Viewing (middle of the left panel)

v. In the sharing option, chose NO to everything except Embedding. For embedding, choose: Yes, external sites embed and play this video

vi. Browse for the video you took and click on Upload video. NOTE: Depending on the size of your video, YouTube may take several minutes to process your video before it becomes live.

3. Add the video to your map.

a. Go to www.youtube.com and Log-in using your YouTube account.

b. Click on Account and then click on My Video.

c. Click on the video that you uploaded earlier.

d. Copy the HTML code.

e. In GoogleMaps, click on Edit HTML.

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f. Paste the HTML you copied from YouTube to the bottom of the description box.

g. Click on Save and then Done.

4. Share your map with others.

DISCUSS• What does this map teach others about your community?

• How does your video enhance your map?

• Are videos a more effective way of communicating geographic information than mere positions?

REFLECT• How can you use the experience gained in this activity to communicate and address the issues of your community?

• How can your map help others?