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-- what are you trying to ask --> is your question spatial? what compoant of your research is spatial
-- kind of research questions you might ask
+The purpose of this workshop is to guide you through exploring the spatial aspect of your data so as to tell a spatial story. Depending on your data and overarching project, you will begin with a varying degree of certainty around what story you want to tell and how you will go about composing it. Therefore, we will begin by asking some questions - to get a clearer idea about the objectives, constraints, output, and resources you are working with. 
 
-chart journey? single time period or over time? maybe this method (link) tool/ 
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-# Objectives
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-This workshop is designed to guide you in exploring the spatial aspect of your data. Depending on your data and project, you will have a varying degree of certainty around what story you want to tell and how you will go about it. Perhaps the spatial is just one facet of your overall project. 
+## 1. Articulating Objectives
+<!-- What do you want to The first question to ask yourself is: *What are my overarching project objectives?*
 
-The first question to ask yourself is: *What are my overarching project objectives?*  
+Give examples of different objectives -->
 
-Whatever the case may be, taking a moment to a clear idea of what you want to say, support, or create with your data/for your research will help you choose the right tools and methods. 
+- What are you trying to show spatially? For example, change over time? Movement? Perhaps a voyage or itinerary? The location of a city, town, country, or research area? The density or relative concentration of an attribute in different locales?<!-- if you wanna do this, then you might do this -- link page / output, method -->
+- Is the spatial story auxiliary to the rest of your project or the focus? If the spatial is just one aspect, how will your visual be integrated with the rest of your work?
+- Who is your audience?
 
 
-So - think about these questions
-- put questions here and examples of objectives for different projects
 
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-what are you trying to show - what story
-eg change over time 
-    georeference historical map (georeferencing - )
-    or timelaps in leaflet (link to web map)
-voyages- itinerary
-locations of things 
-    if you wanna do this, then you might do this -- link page / output, method
+## 2. Evaluating Constraints 
+- What is your timeframe? It can be helpful to map out the time you have and estimate - benchmarks along the way
+- Are you working alone or within a team? Identifying who is responsible for what before you begin... 
+- What skills do you have relevant to your project? Do you have time/capacity/interest in learning new skills? 
+- Is this map for you or are there client specifications you must take into consideration? 
 
-if you wanna show locations - static reference map? 
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-## Considerations
-- timeframe
-- team? 
-- client specifications
-- sofware accessability - proprietary or open source?
-- data management and storage 
-- familiarity with tools/sofware/workflows - desire or capacity to learn new things. experience and challenge level. 
-- audience
 
+## 3. Determining Output 
+- Determining the format of your output will enable you to assess and assemble the necessary resources. Will your output be a static reference or thematic map? Or will it be a dynamic map such as an interactive webmap, timeline, or storymap? Are you making 1 map or a series of maps? It can be helpful in this stage to sketch out some possibilities by hand, as well as gather some examples that approximate your desired output. From where do you draw inspiration? 
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+## 4. Assembling Resources
+After you have a sense of your objectives, constraints, and intended output format, you can begin inventorying your data and assembling additional resources, tools, platforms that suit your project's goals. Questions to ask yourself at this stage include:
+ - What data do you have? What data do you need?
+ - What format is your data in (eg csv, text, image, geospatial file, ...)
+ - What aspect of your data is spatial? 
+ - What tools/methods/platforms are relevant?
+ - What software, tools, platforms do you have access to?  Do you prefer open source?
+ - Is your data in current format legible to the software you intend to use?
+- How are you managing and storing your data? Will you and everyone who needs to have access to everything for the duration of this project?