GIS 6005 Lab 6 Blog Post

 

Proportional symbol mapping is a great way to symbolize both positive and negative values because its an easy way to show the size relationship between those values and compare them on the same map rather than having to look at separate maps.

Bivariate choropleth mapping similarly allows you to look at the relationship between two values without having to look at separate maps of those values. It makes visualization a lot easier.

GIS 6005 Lab 5 Blog Post

 

I wanted to keep my layout as simple as possible so that anybody could read it, regardless of education level. I feel as though a lot of information out there is “hidden” behind fancy words that most people are unable to understand, and it could be information that is usually helpful for people. The data I am presenting, I feel, is important data for people to help them understand the importance of being physically active.

GIS 6005 Lab 4 Blog Post

 

The linear and adjusted progression options seem to stay within the original color’s ramp while with Color Brew it seems as though it switches to a different color after the third color on the ramp in order to greater exaggerate the differences between the colors.

I chose to contrast red with blue mainly because the two colors are very distinct from each other and you can easily tell them apart on a map.

GIS 6005 Lab 3 Blog Post

 

I wanted to try to keep this map as simple as possible while also making sure that the different land cover types stood out from each other enough to make sure that they were distinguishable from one another. For the hills hade, I went with the traditional option because I felt as though that option gives more distinguish to all altitude heights instead of just the ones that are higher.