Final Map For Final

Final Project

Weekly Blog #9

Super Typhoon Haiyan, one of strongest storms ever, hits central Philippines.

Source: http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/07/world/asia/philippines-typhoon-haiyan/

Lab 10

Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_counties_in_North_Carolina

Site Suitability for a Permanent Site for Tent City

Dot Density example

This is a Map I found online. I chose this map because the dots have been chosen at such a size that it gives the data a smoother feel and it makes the diffusion and condense data look great.
Source: https://www.google.com/search?q=dot+density+map&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=rY96UuDGD6zjsATD94GYDA&sqi=2&ved=0CDgQsAQ&biw=1920&bih=974#facrc=_&imgdii=_&imgrc=332nS_uEFHKWwM%3A%3BPTuZD8f7T7ItfM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fedac.unm.edu%252Fwordpress%252Fwp-content%252Fuploads%252F2008%252F06%252Felderly_aian_big.jpg%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fedac.unm.edu%252F2008%252F07%252Fnicoa-interactive-atlas-of-indian-elder-health%252F%3B800%3B560

Final Project

For my final project I was thinking of working off the map I just created for GIS Day at GMU. It's a color map addressing site suitability for a new homeless shelter in Seattle, WA. I chose this topic because I saw an alarming rate of unsheltered homeless people in that area. Right now the map would be raster data, where I assigned a value to each cell according to it's suitability. I got a lot of my data from a Seattle GIS site provided by the local government. Also, the Census bureau. I feel like my biggest challenge will be my use of color because that seems to me to be my biggest struggle.  Also, not trying to display too much information on one map. Hopefully I can over come that by using the color sites provided in class and making sure I focus on just my point of interest.

This is an example of what I would like to achieve. (Largest map)