Special Topics - Project 2 Report

Project 2 Report: I have been putting my info on this blog but then I realized perhaps for the Special Topics class - I should have been putting the posts on the other blog so this week - I am doing both.

Special Topics Project 2 Marin City, CA

Project 2 Analysis of Tree Cover in Marin City

Project 1

I certainly hope this is what is being requested for homework. I am rather confused...but here goes.

Final Project - GIS Applications

I would just like to say thanks! I have enjoyed this class. Learned a little or a lot every week.
This final project was very enjoyable to me. Looking forward to the next semester!!!
Final Proposal
Slide Summary
Powerpoint

A little glimpse into some quick analysis and thinking on how to assess areas for security purposes. No real major hangups on this one. I was familiar enough with the area to know where to put some observation points. Running viewsheds did take a little time and I am not sure I put enough into - reduced due to speed but I understand the process a little so I think I got what I was supposed to out of the class. Mistakenly posted this to my remote sensing blog or maybe it's just so good - I had to post it twice or maybe I just mistakenly posted it to the wrong blog...or maybe...

Week 8 GIS 4048

Week 8 starts with analyzing crime in Washington DC and poses some questions on where to possibly build new police substations, which areas have certain crime hot spots, and what if any does time of day have on crime activity. The following figures show definate patterns on locations and time and do give insight on where additional patrols and substations would hopefully benefit in reducing crime.

Week 7 Site Selection

Week 7's assignment was to come up with a scenario of our own regarding site selection. I chose to work a parish in Louisiana.
Parish commissioners wanted to locate parcels that could potentially be purchased and developed into a park or recreation area.
The criteria:
Funds allowed for approximately 400 acs to be purchased. I brought in the parcel layer and ran a calc'd acre field. I then broke it down in to 6 size categories. I added an additional field to note the rank of 1-6 so I could run a merge as converting to raster didn't work without that.
I then brought in Gap data and to look for land that was suited for a park. Primarily to exclude water areas and highly developed areas.
I looked at roads to allow for accessibility. I ran a 100 ft buffer on all roads. My ranking was within 100 ft and outside 100 ft.
I think used the only recreation area that already exists to run a distance. As we might want to place a park away from an existing park for greater opportunities.
Running analysis:
I first ran all criteria as equal. The results were not good as I suspected they would be.
I then ranked the parcel data as the highest (50% weight), gap data (30%), roads and proximity to existing wma (10% each). This allowed for a better result.
You can certainly play with these rankings as well as add a few more criteria to narrow your searchs. Once you find some parcels that would fit your needs, running another series of analysis could be done to decide the uses within those ideal sites. This would then help with determining which site is better as well as what to develop in the site (i.e. boat ramps, bike trails, etc.
Enjoyed the exercise.