ArcGIS

  • ASSIGNMENT 1:
    Imagine that you are planning to open a dating service in Virginia. Your preliminary research indicates that such a service would expect to gross $3 for every divorced person, $2 for every single (never married) person, and $1 for every widowed person in a typical county.
    1. Calculate the projected Gross Income for each county in Virginia, and create a graduated color map showing the projected income for each county.
    2. What is the Total Projected Gross income for the entire State?
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    3. You would like to put your office within the large cluster of high-income counties. Where? Create a symbol for an office and place it on a map.
  • Create a Map Layout with the projected income for each county and a new office location, export it in .pdf or .jpeg, submit to Moodle as a Mid-term ASSIGNMENT  1.

ASSIGNMENT 2:

  • You would like to build a cabin somewhere in Sturgis area. Develop a Project showing potential land on which to build based on the following criteria:
                 Must be on Private Land (vegetation; Owner = PVT)
  • Must have a slope less than 20 degrees
  • Must have a Southern aspect (90 to 270 degrees)
  • Must be within 500 meters of an existing road
  • Must be more than 100 meters from a stream
  • The land use category in landcover must contain the term Forest
  • Create a Map 2 Layout showing your potential sites with the roads shown in light gray, export it in  .pdf  or .jpeg format and submit to Moodle as a Mid-term ASSIGNMENT 2
    What is the total area in sq.km of potential land that you found?