Georgia Average Rainfall Mod 10

We were tasked with creating an isohyet map showing average rainfall for Georgia. Doing isarithmic mapping manually isn't too bad at all but then we had a fairly easy dataset. Just for grins and because I had some extra time on my hands - I did input the points into an shapefile and ran the lines through the spatial analyst tools. I did it to see how different my lines were from the computer generated ones and to see the difference between the different interpolation methods. I didn't do any data checks so I am assuming I put the rainfall values in correctly but the results were close but did change from method to method. I chose not to add a legend as the numbered lines and info in the title, I felt, was sufficient.

I chose Mod 6 for my extra credit project. I wasn't thrilled with my first map - population change by region. It is easier in Illustrator but there are some additional layout options in ArcMap that we tend to overlook. I did get different results from the first round as I didn't use the grayscale and I averaged the percent change per state but overall, I think I improved it some.

Module 9 Flow Mapping

We were to create a flow map showing immigration into the US by world regions for 2007. I calculated the percent and the size of the width of the flow line from data provided from the 2007 Statistics from INS. I chose to put the percentages in each flow line so I felt that a legend wasn't necessary. Flowmaps definately provide a challenge in creating a useful yet appealing visual map.

Just a second try after the due date.

I made the dots a little bigger on this and although after the fact wanted to see how it posted on the blog.

Mod 8 Dot Distribution

Module 8 required us to create a dot distribution map for Florida housing units. We were given some data from the 2000 census to create this by county. The illustrator file contained some limiting attribute data so we were not showing housing units on unbuildable areas of the county (i.e. water, wetlands). I chose to show the data as raw data and not per square mile. I chose not to use any other color besides black. This led to a boring map but I felt it was a little more effective in the primary purpose than using color. Additional data would have been useful in creating a better distribution within each county however we were tasked with simply showing housing units in the state based on the county.

Mod 7 Wine Consumption in Europe

Honestly, the way my distribution came out - I don't like it. I really need to work on those issues. Overall - fun exercise!