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Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Quantitative Data Classification Schemes Map
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Map of Boulder, CO using Macromedia Freehand
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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
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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
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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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