Geog 7 Lab#3 "Neogeography"

View southern california surf spots in a larger map

This is a map I made using google my map, which is designed to highlight key surfing destinations up and down the southern California coast. I used the mash-ups feature, to allow users to access either a photo or video clip relating to a specific geographic point (famous surf breaks).

This type of map belongs to new web field called Neogeography, or new geography.  In Neogeography, the individual is given the tools to create and publish maps of different sorts.  Web 2.0 allows for dual exchange of information, which facilitates this user-computer exchange.  It takes the tools similar to GIS to the public where spatial representations are produced and shared, spreading geographical related information.  The problem commonly noted with geospatial web programs is the authority and precision of the maps produced.  Anyone can use these websites to publish maps that may or may not be accurate.  Regardless of these shortcomings, Neogeography has proven useful and accessible form of gathering a personalized geographical information.

Lab #2 Geog 7

1.) The Beverly Hills quadrangle.
2.) Canoga Park,Van Nuys, Burbank, ,Topanga, Hollywood, None[pacific ocean], Venice, Inglewood.
3.) 1966
4.)NAD27 North American Datum of 1983. National geodetic vertical datum of 1929
5.) Scale map=  1;24,000
6.) a.) 1/,24,000=5cm/x; [1,200m]
     b.)1/24,000=5in./(x)mi. 1 mile= 63,360 inches; [about 1.9 miles on the ground]
     c.) 1/24,000=x/1mi.      1/24,000=x/15840in.       24,000x=15840in. ;  [0.66 inches]
     d.) 1/24,000=x/3km      1/24,000=x/300,000cm    24,000x=300,000cm -> x=12.5cm ;
           [3km; 30,000cm]
7.) 20 feet
8.) a.) (Public Affairs building)- 34 degrees 1 minute 38 seconds North and 118 degrees 29 minutes and 11 seconds West. In decimal degrees- 177 North and 118.486 West.
     b.) (Tip of Santa Monica Pier)- 34 degrees 0 minutes and 31seconds North and 118 degrees 29        minutes and 11 seconds West.  In decimal degrees- 34.0086 degrees North and 118.497 West.
    c.) (Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir)- 34 degrees 7 minutes 10 seconds North and 118 degrees 24 minutes and 37 seconds West.  In decimal degrees- 34.1195 degrees North and 118.5028 degrees West.
 9.) a.) (Greystone Mansion)- 560 feet, 170.688 meters.
      b.) (Woodland Cemetery)- 140 feet, 42.672 meters.
      c.) (Crestwood Hills Park)- 600 feet, 182.88 meters.
10.) Zone 11
11.) 361500m East and 3763000m North.
12.) 1,000,000 suare meters
13.) See end of blog
14.) Magnetic declination = the difference between the geographic North Pole and magnetic north.
  [14 degrees/248miles]
15.) North to South
16.) See below

Lab #1 Geog 7

This map serves a very specific purpose, which is to illustrate how worldwide Internet traffic is nonexistent in particular countries, creating "black holes".  A map like this is very useful in portraying a message that is evident at first glance of the map.  Countries with repressive governments have eliminated freedom within cyberspace in order to seize control of communication and information pathways.  It was taken from another blog called "aggregated intelligence" (http://blog.aggregatedintelligence.com/2008/02/interesting-maps-Internet-censorship.html)

This is a thematic map of the United States showing the amount of beer breweries per capita in each state.  This map uses categories (shown by shade of brown) to show how many beer breweries there are in relation to human population.  It shows Oregon, Montana, Maine, and Vermont as having the most( over  21) and the "Bourbon country" of the southern states having the least amount of breweries.  I don't like the per capita element of this map.  I think it doesn't represent the data properly.  Nevertheless it is an interesting map in that it does show where in the U.S. beer is being produced.   It also shows how the beer industry and culture is distributed spatially.  This map was taken from google images (coolinfographics.com)

This is a Thematic map of the world representing human immigration trends. It was taken from google images (willisms.com) I find it interesting because by distorting the nations sizes to symbolize the growth or loss of immigration makes for a new and insightful visual representation. This map must have been difficult to produce.  Notice how it is the "core" wealthy countries that are receiving the most immigration.  It is a very straight forward thematic map, that is easy to read.