Again, very interesting stuff! I really enjoyed this lab up until ArcScene, where I encountered issues with my data staying in view. I still am not aware of what I did to rectify the problem, but was eventually able to have it work. This was interesting as well, being able to see the layout in 3D. I have learned quite a bit working with the Homeland Security series.
I chose to keep it simple and clean with my map. This depicts only pertinent information for the time it was created. The second is an image only and not a map. After playing with a map, I only became frustrated with trying to come up with one that made sense. My image is exactly what was pictured at the end of the excercise. I found this lab to be straightforward. The sections done for us was greatly appreciated! By reading through them, I realized the amount of hours saved must have been tremendous. A big thank you to Michael for that!
The first overlay gives the three fire station distances and population percentage equal weight. The second overlay gives 40% weight to population percentage and 20% weight to each distance.
The school board of Lake County, FL wants to build a new K-8 school in northeast Lake County. Currently, the children are bused to schools many miles away and those schools are overcrowded. To relieve crowding and cut down on fuel costs, a new school will be located in this corner of the county. There are no hospitals in this area and therefore one of the criteria is that the school be located near an ALS (advanced life support) fire station. Quick response from high level medical personnel is a must. The other criteria is that the school be located in an area of high percentage of 5-17 year olds. This decreases the amount of children that would need busing. This is a very rural area, and therefore the census tracts are large. It was more difficult to pinpoint small areas for the school location.
Starting with the base map, the couple looking to relocate to the Maricopa County area could get a decent visual of land use and cities located in the county. The couple can then see each of their four criteria in separate layouts. The final maps depict their criteria with equal weights and more weight on two of their biggest concerns - traffic and travel time. Very interesting work! I learned how useful GIS can be in location decisions.
Three of the four maps. One thing I learned this week was about the layout templates. I like being able to bring in a template to complete the project. It gives you more options for the final product. I enjoyed working with this weeks material as well. Putting a visual on statistics or surveys has a major impact on decision making. I can see how useful these type assessments/planning tools would be.
This map shows homes in the study area. The water level in this area ranges from a little over three feet to over seven feet. I included the ranges for estimated residential loss for total replacement. The transparency for the water level is set at 30% to enable residential loss to be viewed.
This map depicts building-related debris generated by the flood. I would have liked to enhance this map a bit, but due to all the errors and freezes of the vm, I simply ran out of time.
