Maps I Made

  For this week's participation, I found a map that I believe is a good example of color use on a map and is exemplary for the following reasons: 1. The colors used on the map are associated with colors that people would normally associate with warm and cold temperatures. Warmer temperatures are shown in red while colder are shown in blue and purple.  2. The transition between the colors is not gradual and shows a nice transition from warm to colder temperatures throughout the world.  3. This map can be used in the future to see how our global temperature and climate have changed over the years and how we can stop it.  Data Source:  World Temperature Map . https://ourplnt.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Climate-Reanalyzer-World-Temperature-Map.jpg.

  For Map #3a, I designed a map of the world using a North Pole Gnomonic Coordinate System. For Map #3b, I designed a map of the world using an Equidistant Conic Coordinate System. For Map #3c, I designed a map of the world using a Moon 2000 Sinusoidal Coordinate System. I had a few problems making these maps. The main problem I had was the data I was given did not work too well with the ArcGIS software. As a result, I am left with these relatively basic maps that I am not too keen on. Each map has distortions in its projection systems that distort the data in unique ways. For these maps, I used a world map dataset from ArcGIS online. Overall, these took me around three hours to make, yet the majority of this was trying to fix problems with the dataset in ArcGIS.  Data Source:  “World Countries Generalized.” ArcGIS Hub , Esri, hub.arcgis.com/datasets/esri::world-countries-generalized/explore. Accessed 26 Feb. 2024.

I find that this map is exemplary for the following reasons: 1. It depicts the Gnomonic Map Projection which shows the shortest path between points on a sphere as straight lines. 2. It has a graticule which may be helpful for identifying lines of longitude and latitude.  3. It shows a zoomed-in and exaggerated version of North America, Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa which might be helpful when trying to compare distances. Gnomonic Map Projection . ArcGIS Online , https://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/latest/help/mapping/properties/GUID-223B6D6A-3283-47DD-BE7E-991E516083CE-web.png.

  I found this choropleth map online and I feel like it is exemplary for the following reasons. 1. The data class used works for the dataset. The data looks to be evenly distributed among the classes using quantile classification which allows for the map to be more visually appealing for the viewer because one dataset doesn't seem to overwhelm the entire map. 2. The map has everything it should have, including a title, legend, cartographer name, and the source of the data.  3. The colors that the cartographer chose work well for this map. The colors go from white to a dark shade of pink and doesn't make it difficult to look at.  Montano, Derek. United States Adults Ages 20-24 by County . 18 Jan. 2024. Blogs of Maps , Anete Ezera, https://infogram.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Choropleth_Map-610x463.png. Accessed 12 Feb. 2024.

  Both maps #2 and #3 are maps that I made regarding the population of Livingston County by town collected by the 2020 US census. Map #2 is a dot-density map that shows the population of each town, one dot being fifty people. Map #3 shows a choropleth map of the population of each town, with darker values showing a higher population. Both datasets I got from my professor on ArcGIS, and each map took me around an hour to make. Both map's purpose is to convey population information for those living in Livingston County in a way that makes it easy for them to understand. The coordinated reference system (CRS) of these maps is the NAD83 New York West EPSG: 2262 which highlights Western New York. I still don't fully understand how to manipulate the map legend and am still working to figure out how I can remove something from the map legend itself but still have it shown on the map. Here is a link to a slideshow that shows that I made the maps in ArcGIS Pro-  Map Screenshot Collectio

  This map I made is of fire stations located in the city of Tacoma, Washington. I got the data from ArcGIS online and messed around with the symbology, as well as also adding on a streets layer. The map is informative and is designed to show those who are local to the city of Tacoma where their fire stations are located and how spaced out they are from one another. As for the streets layer, I got it online from the Washington State Geospatial Database. This map took me around an hour and a half, mainly because I am still adjusting to this software, and it took me some time to become familiar with the controls. Overall, I think this map is very basic, but I think it is a solid starting point for me in making maps from scratch. If I could change one thing about this map, I would change the color of the streets in the base map because I feel like the white is too much.