Finding Our Way: Digital Deep Mapping to Foster a Sense of Place for Underrepresented Communities

Prototyping of a website connected to interpretive signage examining the history and culture of the people who have lived along the Children of the Sun Trail in Spokane, Washington.

Finding Our Way (FOW) is a deep mapping project designed to build community engagement, civic capacity, and create a sense of place for underserved communities, while also addressing historical inequities and the cultural effects of climate change. As a multimodal project, FOW combines a digital platform with the physical environment to craft active learning and engagement experiences, which in turn, allow communities to inscribe meaning into their home places.