Week 3 Lab

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My map shows my most recent trip to San Francisco. I began my day at my Nonna’s house where I slept the night before. Upon leaving I went to Wells Fargo to grab some cash for my day and Starbucks for a good breakfast start. I then walked down to Laguna to catch the Muni 28 which I took to the Exploratorium. After learning about science in the Exploratorium I headed over to a scenic spot on the bay shore. After remembering how grateful I was to be staying with my Nonna, I headed to Safeway to pick her up some flowers. From there I went to the Fort Mason Center to learn a little about the city.  After words I went to Ghiradelli’s to get an ice cream sundae.

One of the major benefits of neogeography is that it allows anyone to add geographical data and maps. This means that there is a lot more data available because everyone can contribute. This is also awesome because other people can bring new perspectives and spur new creative maps to be made.

With this potential though comes many draw backs. When everyone can be a geographer there is a loss of responsibility. This means that not everyone can be held accountable for posting only accurate information. This translates to a lot of neogeography being unreliable. Additionally because anyone can add anything, there are many maps that are of no use to anyone. One of the potential pitfalls is confusing amateur neogeography with professional GIS work.

Lab Week 2

1)      Beverly Hills Quadrangle

2)      Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, Inglewood

3)      1966

4)      North America Datum of 1927, North America Datum of 1983, and National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

5)      1:24,000

6)       

a)      5*24000/100= 1,200 meters

b)      5*24000/12/5280= 1.894 miles

c)       1*5280*12/24000= 2.64 inches

d)      3*100,000/24000= 12.5 cm

7)      The contour interval is 20 feet.

8)       

a)       Public affairs: 34°4’30”N, 118° 26’30”W

Decimal degrees:34.075° N 118.442° W

b)       Tip of Santa Monica Pier: 34°0’30”N, 118°30’W

Decimal degrees: 34.008°N, 118.5°W

c)       Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir : 34° 07’30”N, 118° 24’30”W
Decimal degrees: 34.125° N, 118.408° W

9)       

a)      The elevation at the Greystone Mansion is between 540 ft and 600 ft. Approximately 570ft which is also 173.85 meters

b)      The elevation at Woodlawn Cemetery is 140 ft which is equal to 42.7 meters

c)       The elevation at Crestwood Hills Park is 800 ft and is equivalent to 244 meters

10)    It is UTM zone 11

11)   37,630,000 ft N 3,620,000 ft E

12)   100,000 sq. meters

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14)   Magnetic declination= +14°

15)   The river flows from North to South as can be told by the declination of elevation from North to South along the river.

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