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Interactive Web Map

Using ArcGIS Online, I was able to create an interactive map of poverty trends within the Richmond, VA region for the past quarter century.  Check it out and let me know what you think!

Richmond Region Poverty 1990-2014

 

Bad map leads to demolition of wrong house!

There’s nothing worse than relying on an incorrect map! Read about this example that used Google Maps below:
 
http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/24/texas-wrong-house-torn-down-google-maps/

Final Tully River Map!

This map shows field and riparian buffers of the Tully river basin in North Queensland, Australia. Field buffers were placed further into the field to show the amount of land necessary to convert from sugar cane fields to buffers to keep fertilizers a…

Final Tully River Map!

This map shows field and riparian buffers of the Tully river basin in North Queensland, Australia. Field buffers were placed further into the field to show the amount of land necessary to convert from sugar cane fields to buffers to keep fertilizers a…

Tulley River Map Draft

Here is a draft of my map.  Right now I am very bothered by the large amount of green in the bottom left corner…any suggestions??
 

Project 1

I will be updating the map titled: Riparian Buffers in the Tully River Basin.  In order to improve this map I will improve the symbology of the map by simplifying fills, making fills the appropriate colors, and considering the weight and depth of each…

Territory Disputes aren’t Black and White

When I began to read Shari Motro’s article “Lessons from the Swiss Cheese Map”, I had printed her article in black and white… I always print short articles so that I can highlight and write comments.  I realized that this system would not work…