DEEP MAPS AND COMMUNITY HISTORIES: ADVANCING TRANSDISCIPLINARY AND PUBLIC-FACING SCHOLARSHIP IN THE SPATIAL HUMANITIES [THE DEEP MAPS AND COMMUNITY HISTORIES: ADVANCING TRANSDISCIPLINARY AND PUBLIC-FACING SCHOLARSHIP IN THE SPATIAL HUMANITIES INSTITUTE IS A 16-MONTH HYBRID VIRTUAL AND IN-PERSON INSTITUTE BRINGING TOGETHER PUBLIC HISTORIANS AND EXPERTS IN THE FIELD OF DIGITAL HUMANITIES. THE INSTITUTE WILL PROVIDE ADVANCED TRAINING TO RESEARCHERS INTERESTED IN ADVANCED DIGITAL GEOSPATIAL AND AUGMENTED MOBILE APPROACHES TO PUBLICLY-ENGAGED STORYTELLING ABOUT THE PAST. THE PROJECT WILL CULMINATE IN THE RELEASE OF PUBLICLY WEB-ACCESSIBLE DIGITAL DEEP-MAP PROTOTYPES CREATED BY INSTITUTE FELLOWS THAT FURTHER THEIR ACTIVE RESEARCH PROGRAMS, SHOWCASING THE WAYS DEEP MAPS ENHANCE OUR ABILITY TO EXPLORE COMMUNITY HISTORY AND HERITAGE.]