Delaware GIS Data Exercise

Each student will create an ArcMap map with the following Delaware GIS data layers & describe (sentence or two) all data layers except those marked ‘ignore.’ (the ignore folders have data that is not relevant, or newer versions of the data are in other folders)

In essence, you are creating a very brief set of metadata (data about data) for all the available layers of information. There may be several shape files (.shp) in these folders, make sure to review all of them.

Keep your brain engaged: how might some of these layers help our course project?

Put your metadata comments in a blog posting.

You will use some of this data for your take-home mid term exam.

DUE: Mon March 3.

Delaware GIS Data Metadata is here.

If any data folders are missing please talk to your instructor.

Delaware GIS Data Layers:

Annexations
Census-Block
Census-BlockGroup
Census-Tract
City_Trails (ignore)
Del_Co_bike_green (ignore)
Delaware_Address_Pts
Delaware_Buildings_1
Delaware_Buildings_2
Delaware_Cemeteries
Delaware_Conversion (for data conversion demo only)
Delaware_DEM (ignore)
Delaware_Farmlots
Delaware_GolfCourse
Delaware_Municipalities
Delaware_Parcels
Delaware_Parks
Delaware_PostOffice
Delaware_Schools
Delaware_Subdivisions
Delaware_Trails (ignore)
Farmlot (ignore)
Floodplains
GPS (ignore)
Historical-Archeological
Historical-Delaware
Historical-National
Hydro-detail
Master-point
Mental Maps (ignore)
Natural Heritage ODNR
Old Dalis Data (ignore)
OrthophotoAp2006
Parcels (ignore)
Precincts
Public Land Survey System
RailRoad
Road Centerline (ignore)
Road Rightofway (ignore)
School
Soils
Subdivisions (ignore)
Tax Districts (ignore)
Topography
Townships_historical
TWP (ignore)
Traffic-MORPSE
Utilities-Sewer (ignore)
Utilities-Water (ignore)
Watersheds-ODNR
Wetlands
Woodland-ODNR
Zip2004
Zoning

Planet Hazard: Mapping Enviro Hazards

Planet Hazard maps toxic sites with Google Maps.

“Learn about the unknown hazards around you – the toxins you may be breathing. PlanetHazard uses information from the EPA to map over 86,000 companies throughout the United States that emit hazardous air pollutants.”

Blog Post Check

Please check that you have blog entries related to the following readings and assignments for Geography 355 complete this week.

Reading presentations: post a blog entry with your notes for the presentation. Indicate that you presented the material. If the material is on someone else’s blog, include a blog entry with a link on your blog.

1) Schuurman ch 1 & “Geography Matters” handout
2) Three GIS applications w/descriptions & links
3) Longley ch 1 & 2
4) Mitchell ch 1
5) Schuurman ch 2 & 3
6) Schuurman ch 4 & 5
7) Summary and overview of research on course project focus topic

Today (Feb 4)

8 ) Mitchell ch 2, 3, & 4

Wednesday (Feb 6)

9) Mitchell 5, 6 & 7
10) What is Environmental Justice? 500 words including 5 sources;
In particular relate to our model (Delaware PA) and course
project (and the specific topics you are researching).

Monday (Feb 18) to Monday (March 3):

Please complete a brief blog entry for each chunk of the tutorial as indicated on the course schedule.  Let me know you completed the tutorial, any problems you had, questions, comments. etc.