GeogBlog

The End

2008-12-11T06:50:00.000-08:00

Amen Clinics
SPECT Scanning
Brain Scans from Amen Clinics
National Geographic Interactive Brain Map
Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)

test run

2008-12-10T14:30:00.000-08:00

Spect Scans
Amen Clinics
National Geographic Interactive Brain Map
Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA) Map

Lab 10

2008-11-19T15:57:00.001-08:00

Finally. It's done. :D

Map of the Week #9

2008-11-13T08:11:00.000-08:00

:D I really like this map. I think bivariates (actually this one is multivariate) can be really cool in general, and I think this one is especially well done.

Lab 9

2008-11-12T20:29:00.000-08:00

Between the web version and the paper copy of this map, I can only really see two differences. For one, the background color is much lighter online than it is on the paper, which isn't really bad, just unexpected. Also, the second and third classes are much closer together in appearance on paper than they are on the computer. They are still distinguishable, but if I were going to do it over again, I would probably move the third class to be a bit darker.

Lab 8

2008-11-10T11:12:00.001-08:00

Tada! Okay, so I know those don't exactly look like houses, but I figure, more homes, more money... right? It doesn't necessarily mean that people there have more money, but that's where more money is being spent. ... Come to think of it, I'd be interested to see a comparison dataset for total housing units per county and total value of housing units per county (or something to that effect).

Map of the Week #8

2008-11-08T22:52:00.001-08:00

I really like this use of color because the purpose of the map hinges on it. I think they did a really good job getting the shades just right too!

Map of the Week #7

2008-11-03T06:58:00.001-08:00

I think this is a pretty neat proportional symbol map, especially considering the recent gas-price debacle.

Lab 7

2008-10-29T23:27:00.000-07:00

Natural Breaks:

Quantile:

Map of the Week #6

2008-10-24T20:51:00.000-07:00

It's hard to see the classes, so I've put the source at the end of this post. I think what drew me most to this choropleth map in particular is its lack of a boxy appearance. I like the simplicity in data adaptation applied in choropleth maps, but I don't aesthetically like the outcome. This one, because it's boundaries are so large and "free-form" looking, particularly against the background of the Australian provinces (if that's what they have), looks almost isorhythmic. When it's classes are looked over closesly, however, it's apparent that it is with out a doubt, a choropleth map.

I also liked that it was a nice looking, detailed, Non-US map. I know there are a lot out there, but I think we see too many US data sets day-to-day. The outside look is refreshing.

http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/how/newproducts/images/kpn_map.jpg

Lab 6

2008-10-22T20:27:00.000-07:00

So... yeah. Lab 6... There's a looooot of Irish people in Ohio County. Oh, just for reference sake, I got my population information from http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r161/michael5186/WV.jpg... so yeah. ta da!

2008-10-17T12:54:00.000-07:00

I don't know what the problem is, but it won't let me put this link on my other post... I'll try on a separate one.
http://gis.doc.as/resources/maps/tut_population_2000_dot_sm.JPG

Map of the Week #5!

2008-10-17T12:49:00.000-07:00

This is a GIS students map, I believe (or at least it appears so from the web address). I think it looks really cool, though I'm not crazy about the title font.

source:

Lab 5

2008-10-05T16:57:00.000-07:00

hmm... I don't know how to make this go in the right direction...... It's all there though! :D ... I'll try and figure it out.

Map of the Week #4

2008-10-04T11:34:00.000-07:00

So apparently the only way to get a pdf onto blogspot is to PrtSc it... oh well. This is a map of the 8 congressional districts in MD and their placement. I think it's interesting how huge 1 and 6 are. Granted that's probably because most of the people live in the smaller ones (especially 8 which is right next to DC), but it just kind of looks funny.

Weekly Map #3

2008-10-04T11:14:00.000-07:00

wow... okay. Here's the url, because the type is not visible AT ALL on here - http://www.nationalgeographic.com/earthpulse/food-and-water.html .

Anyway, I think this is a good use of type in the explanitory text is present and legible (again, on the website...) but not overbearing, and the labels are all clearly pertaining to their areas, and equally weighted and sized (as they are all of equal value). Also, because it is such small type, the usage of san serif font makes it easier on the eyes.

Lab 4 Image

2008-09-29T11:44:00.001-07:00

... I don't know why there are two of them... and I can't get one of them to delete, so YAY! two Lab 4s! This is the "large" option... it doesn't look that big, but I saved it at maximum size on adobe and everything along the way while saving was maxed out, so I guess this is as good as it gets.

Map of the Week #2

2008-09-21T20:05:00.000-07:00

Okay, I think this map projection is pretty cool. It's called the Dymaxion World Map and it was developed by Buckminster Fuller in the 1940s. I like it because you can appreciate the relationship of the continents to one another in a different way than a lot of traditional projections allow. Also, it shows everything kind of crowded on one side of the globe - when you look at it closer you realize that's because of the Pacific Ocean taking up the other side. Also, these maps can be folded up to make a somewhat globe-like figure with all the correct geographic placement.

Source: http://scimaps.org/dev/big_thumb.php?map_id=75

Map of the Week #1... a bit late

2008-09-21T19:41:00.000-07:00

Hey, sorry this one is a bit late... This is from the US Census Bureau. It is a choropleth map showing the percent of the population in each congressional district that identifies itself as Asian and/or Pacific Islanders. I particularly liked this map of the four "minority population" maps because of the relatively even distribution. The other maps had very identifiable clusters, whereas this map seems to indicate that the Asian and Pacific Islander peoples are well integrated into America.

Source: http://www.census.gov/geo/www/mapGallery/images/asian.jpg

Lab 2 Image

2008-09-11T09:08:00.000-07:00

Link Highlights

2008-09-09T12:34:00.000-07:00

Hey ya'll, here's a little info on my links:

The National Geographic website provides a variety of static, interactive, reference, thematic, topographic, and other maps gathered from a variety of sources around the world.

The U.S Census Bureau’s Geography page integrates an assortment of data resources compiled by the Census Bureau, using data from the 2000 Census, as well as those from past years.

The Guide to GIS offers a number of services including educational information on GIS, updates on the GIS community, GIS career options, and even some free data.