My web app is not saving online but if you use your imagination really well you could ride the UR Downtown Shuttle to our city campus.
http://urichmond.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapTour/index.html?appid=f42c28e31f254586bce7550c7fd28196
Project 1- Map Proposal
I am now creating the Pony Pasture and river map Professor Browne mentioned in class. Excited to find some great new fishing spots in my geographic research!
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Roll Tide- Alabama State Map
State Map of Alabama with green area representing the size of major cities.
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Political Mapping in Peace Relations
I think that after reading and learning about chapters 7-9 in How to Lie with Maps, our class has been exposed to many of the truths about map making. We saw with the Falkland Islands stamps that simple maps could create significant controversy and even military intervention. The peace negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis are not much different. The two nations have been contending for land in the Holy Land ever since Israel was created. In an effort to make their relationship more peaceful, leaders from both nations sought to compromise on sections of land to be given back to Palestine. Motro happens to be a consultant in map making, and attempts to expedite the peace process. However, to her surprise, the use of maps scared government leaders since they were both manipulative and not always accurate. She goes on to talk about the difficulties she faced such as the rushed process of making the map in a dimly lit room with sparse resources. Moreover, she goes on to talk about how the peace relations have progressed since she moved on and points out specific fundamental issues in the maps being used to promote a peaceful relationship. She wants simple maps with strong underlying value to help the sides see eye to eye. This being said, the maps available have been not up to par and it does not appear that map making is getting enough respect in the peace process. She believes that if the maps can be improved and made easy to understand, that a peaceful agreement could be found.
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Map 2
Unmarried Individuals in Richmond Area based on census tract data.
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Map 1
Unmarried Individuals in US, based on county census tract.
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Introduction to Geography 280
To begin, I am a junior science major and am very interested in expanding my academic body. I found my Australian summer course in geography very informative and exciting. Working with highly functional maps and GIS tools was interesting to me. Learning the basics of ARCGIS and mapmaking was valuable knowledge that I have found myself using more than I could have ever imagined. After getting my foot in the door with the software technology, I was able to start basic conversation with people spanning many professions. I talked with a social anthropologist that used GIS systems to map out and track the US aid packages to Cairo. I talked to a charter-fishing captain that used similar technology to map the migration patterns of seasonal big game fish as well as bait. And possibly the most unlikely encounter with a GIS specialist was when I met an Uber technician who used GIS technologies to help manage surge fair pricing. So after being able to glean some introductory knowledge of GIS technologies, I found myself connecting with a surprisingly vast amount of professionals from vastly different fields. After these experiences in the past few months I decided to learn more about the technology and the application to make myself a more rounded and interesting individual.
By the end of this semester, I would like to be able to expand my knowledge of GIS technology and be able to visualize, more clearly, all the possible “real-world” applications. I think this subject field has already become a vital part of our culture and is represented in most technology and professions today. Furthermore, I believe that there are many applications for the technology that have not yet been fully realized. As chemistry major and a pre-dental student, I hope that I can find uses for this technology in my future professional field.
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Hello world!
Welcome to blog.richmond.edu. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging!
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