Piece of Eden GIS Blog

 This week in Intro to GIS, we utilized buffer and overlay tools to analyze data in order to find possible campsites at Fort De Soto National Park. We looked at certain distances away from waterways to prevent choosing a site in a flood zone, as well as maintaining that the sites were not too far from roads for easy access. We then removed any conservation areas that matched the before said criteria to prevent the disturbance of native/local plants and animals in active conservation project areas. Lastly, we determined the area size of the possible campsite locations in hectares (ha). The possible camping sites that meet all three criteria are depicted below in Figure 1 by their area size.  Figure 1: Viable campsites at Foto de Soto National Park, that meet the criteria of assignment Vector 2. 

There are three commonly used GIS projection systems in the United States: Albers, UTM, and State Plane. Each of the projections below shows the slight variations in the projection display of each of the systems while looking at four different counties in Florida.  Figure1: Map projection of Miami-Dade, Polk, Escambala, and Alachua counties in Florida with Albers, UTM 16, and Florida State Plane N systems. 

 This week in Intro to GIS, I learned the essential map elements required to make a proper cartographical map. First analyzing the geo-lineage of the metadata used, to determine its source and relativity, the next step was to geo-process the data to retrieve and highlight data elements needed. As we were creating a broad UWF Campus map, to pinpoint its location within Escambia County, FL, we extracted local interstate roads and cities to create the map below.  Figure 1: Map of Escambia County, Florida highlighting the location of the University of West Florida Main Campus. 

Any business is run with precision. The notation of finite resources defining the balance between investment and profit. Like a business, Earth must also take note of its resources and find a balance between giving, taking, and planning. GIS is a broad piece of technology that can help managers, in many capacities, analyze past and present vector data to help prepare for the future.  During this first laboratory assignment in GIS5050, I learned the basic tools utilized to create a basemap, incorporating two types of shapefiles in the form of world counties and cites.  Image that the map and vector datasets below represent the number of covid-19 cases , reported by countries around the world for the past month.  One might be able to use the data/map to find case hotspots. Those hotspots could be used as a launch point to investigate why those cities are hotspots and what can be done to prevent the rapid spread of cases. The data/map could also be used to determine how to a...