Deliverable 3 - Post-pre layer map

Deliverable 2 - Cut/fill map with volume change

Deliverable 1 - Pre-DEM map with volume

Supervised Lab

This is the original image.

This is the supervised classification.

Unsupervised

This is the screenshot of the completed unsupervised lab.

Image Rectification

Image rectification is very useful because it allows the viewer to see actual structures and the lay of the land that is geographically accurate. A great example of this is when the landscape has been changed due to an extreme disaster and first responders need accurate maps to be used from the ground. As useful as image rectification is, there are pitfalls. If the image is out of date and the landscape has changed considerably, it could actually become an impedance. The same applies to images that have been rectified poorly.

Module 2 Lab

Answers to question 1:

Roads: have absorbed more heat and remain warmer through the night
Natural and man-made vegetation: did not retain heat though the night
Sidewalks and patios: have absorbed more heat and remain warmer through the night
Storage sheds in back yards: no internal heat source and heat from sun was not retained overnight
Automobiles: cars that have not been running recently appear dark, cars that have been running recently show hot spots on the engines
Bright spots on many of the roof tops: heat from chimneys or roof vents

SPOT Comparison

The image on the left is multispectral mode and the image on the right is panchromatic. The panchromatic image has finer resolution. It is easier to see individual buildings.

The multispectral mode image has lower resolution, but it is much easier to see differences between land and water.

Problems with the Orthophoto

A couple of the problems I inferred from the photo were:

1. It was difficult to determine what the buildings were used for.
2. I did not know the time and date of the photo, so it may make types of vegetation hard to identify.

Great Lakes Wind Farm - Zoomed

This is a zoomed in screenshot that shows the proximity of the wind farm and the beach. The farm is placed just beyond the normal routes of small naval vessels.

Great Lakes Wind Farm

I chose an offshore location because it had the greatest wind speed and minimized any negative impacts. An offshore location does bring up new environmental concerns, but according to the AWEA (http://www.awea.org/faq/wwt_offshore.html), offshore wind farms have minimal impact on sea life, coastal erosion, and fishing.

Isohyet

Flow Map

Cartogram - Non-Continuous

Cartogram - Continuous

Dot Distribution

Wine Consumption

Choropleth 2

I used the sequential grey scale from ColorBrewer.

Choropleth 1

I chose the Contiguous Lambert Conformal Conic (USA) projection since it does a good job of accurately representing the US. I used a sequential color scheme and made the legend bar continuous.

Map Composition Lab

Typography Lab

Data Classification - Best (Natural Break)

Data Classification - All Four

Good Map

This is a good map. It clearly satisfies its objective of showing the time polls close for each state. It also does a good job displaying multiple closing times in a state.

Bad Map

Minnoz Restaurant And Lounge
Nanaimo, British-Columbia

This is a example of a bad map. There would be no way to find Minnoz Restaurant & Lounge using this map alone.

Mental Mapping Exercise

I like living and working in new places, but I have two small children. Most of my wife's and my family live in or around Alabama. While my kids are young, I would like them to be near our extended families.