Week 4/5 Lab

 

GIS has many applications in this world. The benefits of using a programs like ArcGIS are basically endless. Engineers, urban planners, construction managers, conservation biologists, and many other professionals can use GIS to solve problems and complete their tasks. Some of the problems with GIS, however, is that it is difficult to learn. The program that we used, ArcGIS, is a complex program that has many functions. I felt overwhelmed trying to complete this poster project and I know that I did not do it correctly. I skipped over some sections because  I could not figure out how to do what was requested. This poster is less than quality and not characteristic of the work I usually submit. I need to practice my GIS skills to make sure that I can adequately complete these posters. 

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https://www.google.com/maps/ms?msid=209979477738767587134.0004cc47af757005f9bb2&msa=0&ll=28.81941,-113.745575&spn=0.978188,1.234589

The map I made is about the little town of Bahia de los Angeles on the eastern coast of the Baha Peninsula. The Gulf of California touches the shore of this small place. I chose Bahia because it is the spot where my dad, brother, and I visit to go deep sea fishing. That trip is a long journey, we always drive down from So Cal but it is worth it.

I am not exactly new to the concept of neogeography, just the word. Apparently I have been using it from the first time I planned out a route on Google Maps. Neogeo is extremely useful. This mapping project that I just completed would have take a much longer time if I did not have a tool like Google. Drawing out something like this requires skills that I do not posses. Neogeo allows me to do things that were impossible before. The world is literally at my fingertips and all I have to do to visit is type in where I want to go and I'm there.

Although neogeo has plenty of benefits, there are some shortcomings that cannot be overlooked. While I was trying to complete this map, I had a difficult time figuring out how to use some of the functions. Trying to draw an accurate route on that map was basically impossible. This program needs to be a bit more user friendly in order to improve. I feel that I was limited by some of the functions and I could not do everything that I wanted to do.

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Kevin Torres

Week 2 Lab

Geog 7

1.       The name of the quadrangle is Beverly Hills Quadrangle.

2.       The names of the adjacent quadrangles are Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, and Inglewood.

3.       The quadrangle was first created in 1927.

4.       The datum used is North American Datum of 1927.

5.       The map scale is 1:24,000

6.       A. 5 centimeters is equivalent to 1200 meters on the ground

B. 5 inches is equivalent to 1.89 miles on the ground

C. 1 mile on the ground is equivalent to 2.64 inches on the map.

D. 3 kilometers is equal to 12.5 centimeters on the map.

7.  The contour interval is 20 feet.

8.  A. 34 degrees N 26’ 30”, 118 degrees W 4’

     B. 34 degrees N 00’, 118 degrees W 30’

     C. 34 degrees N 07’ 30”, 118 degrees W 07’ 30”

9. A. 800ft, 243.84meters

    B. 140ft, 42.672meters

    C. 600ft, 182.88meters

10. Zone 11

11. 34 degrees N 00’, 118 degrees W 30’

12. 1000 square meters

13.

14. 14 degrees

15. South