To create a map for the story, it was important to seek out all available information available regarding the known moon trees and record attributes about them that could also help us construct the map.
Recorded into a spreadsheet in Excel, the basic credentials dealt with the state and city location of the moon trees followed by the name of its location followed by the type of tree it is, whether it's alive or dead, and a known date of being planted. The spreadsheet was then exported as a CSV to bring into QGIS.
Along with the collection of data sought through NASA, photographs containing plaques and signs placed in front of moon trees and snippets from local newspapers were additional sources utilized to classify and record the moon trees, type, date planted, and even who they were planted by.
While using the Lat Long coordinates, we realized that displaying the location of trees that were still alive would be an accurate portrayal of where the trees could be found.
As identified by the map key, the indicator icons for the location and species are displayed through a varying combination of shape and color within a single symbol.
