
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Quantitative Data Classification Schemes Map

Map of Boulder, CO using Macromedia Freehand


This map was made using Macromedia Freehand. It allowed me to have more freedom with labeling, but overall I didn't like the difficulty and tediousness of the program. It may be difficult to see, but the only changes I made to this map were to add more labels. I also changed the style of the labels to what is commonly seen for each feature. For example I made the river labels in Times New Roman italicized font.
Generalization Map


This is a map showing different algorithems used to generalize a river shapefile. I happened to choose two different algorithems that look exactly the same. To improve this map I removed the word legend and moved the river so that it cover more of the page. I considered showing a zoomed in inset map to show the minor differences of the two algorithems, but when I found out the showed the same thing I simply noted it in the map below the legend.
Quantitative Map


For this quantitative map of young adults in Buffalo, NY I first changed the data classification scheme from equal intervals to natural breaks. I did this because the data was somewhat skewed to the right and I felt this would better represent the data. I also made the legend more clear and concise by removing the word "legend" and reducing the number of decimal places. Finally I enlarged the mapped area to fit the page better and simplified the scale bar.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Qualitative Map
For this quantitative of racial groups in Buffalo, NY I enlarged the mapped area to fill out the page beter. I also made the simplified the scale bar and made the legend more clear.
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