Week 6 - Georeferencing Rasters

I really enjoyed this lab. I think it's amazing the things we can do with technology. I didn't really have any problems, except for a couple times I couldn't get the rasters to show up with the road and building files. Sometimes I tend to move around too fast for my own good. I must remember to slow down a little.
On the first raster I had an RMS of 4.35183 and the second raster I had an RMS of 3.05197, and used the 2nd Order Polynomial.

Week 5 - GIS Data Search

I used the Albers Conical Equal Area Projection for this map. I found all of the data I needed in the Florida Geographic Data Library and in the Florida Land Boundary System (LABINS). It took me a while to figure out how to get all of the separate layers to work together and to find the right maps. I definitely learned a lot working on this Lab. I decided to put all of the requirements on one map. It might be a little too much for one map, but I wasn't sure.

Week 4 - Haiti Partcipation Post

This map shows possible road closures because of debris.

This map shows all of the makeshift tent cities that arose after the earthquake.

This map shows major building damage.

This map shows the faultline, the population density and some of the major buildings that were damaged.


I found these 4 maps on the New York Times Website. I found them fascinating! Although you can't see them on the pictures I posted, they did have legends and explanations on the website. I thought these were very informative and great at showing the damage that was done, the aftermath and the difficulties that rescue workers were having because of the closed roads. Here's the link to it, just in case you want to see the site with all of the legends.

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/01/18/world/americas/0118-haiti-assess-maps.html#tab=0

Week 4 -- Projections

I found this map a little bit harder to grasp. I'm still unsure about the differences between the different projections. It took me a long time to decide the best way to display the information. My questions were: Should I add a data table at the bottom of the page with the different areas, or should I put it in the legend. I ended up deciding to just put the data in the legend because it looked simple and clean.

Module 3 - Map 3

Here are my three maps of Mexico. I didn't really have too much trouble with this Lab, except for trying to decide on color ramps. I did have a hard time figuring out how to change the Legend around for Map 2. My legend was showing the "Authority" and River ranking. I finally figured out that I have to change the style of each one separately.

Module 3 - Map 2

Module 3 - Map 1