Lab 4 - Introduction to ArcGIS

Lab 3 - Neogeography

View Pac 12 Universities in a larger map

Pitfalls, Potential, and Consequences of Neogeography

Neogeography is an interesting phenomena that resulted from the advancements in technology, and people's growing interest in social networking. Neogeography is an attractive concept to many because it is user-centric. It allows the user to create (or recreate) their own world using geographic information systems. In this world, the user is in control. The mapping of any and everything of value- places, things, memories, etc- in that world is at the user's discretion to decide. The user decides this by mapping whatever he or she likes. Due to the ease of Neogeographical tools and systems, it will most likely earn a greater interest among the technologically inclined, which in itself is growing with time.

Neogeography is a great way for people to express themselves or share, but because it is user centric and is open to anyone with computer access, the information displayed within the neogeography is more susceptible to falsehoods- whether intentional or accidental. When this information is displayed to others on the web, or by any other means, it must be viewed only as an insight into another person's newly created world.

Lab 2 - Beverley Hills Quadrangle

Lab 2 - Beverly Hill Quadrangle

1.) Name of Quadrangle
- Beverly Hills

2.) Names of Adjacent Quadrangles
- Canoga Park (NW),
- Van Nuys (N),
- Burbank (NE),
- Topanga (W),
- Hollywood (E),
- Venice (S)
- Inglewood (SE)

3.) Quadrangle (Map) First Created
- 1966

4.) Datum
- North American Datum of 1983 (NAD83)

5.) Scale
- 1 : 24,000

6.) Conversions Using Scale 1,200 meters 1.89 miles 2.64" 12.5 cm

7.) Contour Interval
- 20 feet

8.) Geographic Coordinates

a.) Public Affairs Building
- D/M/S: N Lat 34 degrees 4' 28" , W Lon: 118 degrees 26' 21"
- Decimal: N Lat 34.075 degrees , W Lon: 118.44 degrees

b.) tip of Santa Monica Pier
- D/M/S: N Lat 34 degree 0' 27" , W Lon 118 degrees 30' 0"
- Decimal: N Lat 34.01 degrees , W Lon 118.5 degrees

c.) top of Upper Franklin Canyon Resivoir
- D/M/S: N Lat 34 degrees 7' 23" , W Lon 118 degrees 27' 20"
- Decimal: N Lat 34.12 degrees , W Lon 118.46 degrees

9.) Elevation


a.) Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park)
- 495 feet
- 150.86 meters

b.) Woodlawn Cemetary
- 140 feet
- 42.67 meters

c.) Crestwood Hills park
- 660 feet
- m= 201.12 meters

10.) UTM Zone
- Zone 11

11.) UTM Coordinates
- 61 333m E , 62 975m N

12.) Number of square meters in a cell
- 1,000,000 m in one cell

13.) Elevation Across 73 71 000 Northin


14.) Magnetic Declination
- 14degrees East

15.) Direction of stream flow between 405 Freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir
- southward flow

16.) Map of UCLA

Lab 1 - 3 Interesting Maps - Jason Ward

This map displays the locations of sea ice features within the Antarctic Region. It is provided by Kevin Arrigo, a researcher at Standford University (Arrigo 2003). The map was created from SSM/I satellite imagery (Arrigo 2003). It displays 37 areas of open water imbedded within the contiguous ice cover about the Antarctic continent (Arrigo 2003). As soon from the legend provided with the map, areas of complete ice cover year-round are indicated by the red coloring. The areas that are completely devoid of ice cover all year are indicated by purple coloring. The intermediate colors on the legend (orange, yellow, green, and blue) indicate areas containing ice coverage part of the year, with orange showing less frequent ice-free days and blue showing a greater frequency of ice-free days. This map particularly interests me because it demonstrates the vast expanse of ice that is able to accumulate beyond the landmass boundary.

Arrigo, K. R. and G. L. van Dijken (2003), Phytoplankton dynamics within 37 Antarctic coastal polynya systems, J. Geophys. Res., 108(C8), 3271, doi:10.1029/2002JC001739.

This map is of California’s physical geographical regions. It is provided by California Travel Now, which is a travel guide agency (California 2001-2009). The map interests me because it clearly displays the general geography of the state. The coast, bay, desert, mountains, and valley are illustrated using different colors and are labeled with their general geographic feature. While the change between geographic features is not as sharp and immediate as shown, the map gives a good demonstration of where the general features are located.

California Central Valley Region. (2001-2009), Graphic. California Travel Now. Web. http://www.californiatravelnow.com/centralvalley.html

This map is provided by ClassBrain.com. To create it, the USGS (United State Geological Survey) national elevation dataset was used (CA Maps 2007). The map reveals relative elevation levels throughout the state of California by means of color organization. The brown north-south oriented strip in the middle of the state shows the Central Valley, while the vertical beige features along the left edge (western coast) of the state represent the Coastal Range Mountains, and the green and white along the right edge (eastern border) illustrate the Sierra Nevada mountain range. The interesting thing about this map is found in the geography of the state. The Central Valley is clearly visible from this image. Even if the geographical features are not labeled, as in the previous map, some of the features, such as the valley and the mountains, are obvious. Also, if someone has a good knowledge of climatology, then they will be able to locate the desert regions from this map as well.

CA Maps. (2007), Map. ClassBrain.com. Web. http://www.classbrain.com/artstate/publish/california_elevation_map.shtml