Final Project Blog

For my course project, I created a dot map showing deaths in the video game Counter-Strike: Source, and a choropleth map of Bigfoot Sightings in Idaho. The Counter-Strike map is similar to a heatmap showing the densities of deaths on the level de_dust. A friend and I collected the data ourselves (about 90 games worth) and I created the map using Gimp. The Bigfoot sightings map shows Bigfoot sightings by county. I got the data from the Bigfoot Field Researcher’s Organization, and created the map using ArcMap.

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Lab 6

My first map(lab6) is a map showing the density of Asian people in Idaho. It also shows the forest service land of the state. While these two things don't seem to go hand in hand, it does show that most Asians are not living in forest service land, and that the majority of them are living in the Boise area.

My second map (lab6b1) shows the relative size of the world's largest capitals (over 750,000 people). It is a very cool map.

My third map (lab6b2) shows the percentage of women living in each section of Buffalo, New York. The distribution of women is basically 50% throughout the city with a few exceptions in the southwestern part. I used the "woman" symbol as I think it represents women to anybody who has ever had to use a public restroom.

Map of the Week #7

This is a map of Deer Valley Resort in Park City, Utah. It is a VERY cool place. I've always thought ski route maps were very interesting. I got this map from www.sangres.com

Map of the Week #6

This is one of my favorite maps. It is a very old map of the world. As you can see, North America is unexplored so it doesn't really end. Same with Australia. The continents look correct for the most part but they are just a bit off. Plate Tectonics? I doubt it. Whoever made this map did a great job for the time period. I got this map from paddlinginstructor.com

Map of the Week #5

Continuing with my video game map of the week theme, here is a map from Super Mario World. This is a small scale map of the game, and actually makes the world look small. I got this picture from desktopgaming.com

Lab 5

These are the maps I made in Lab 5. They show some different interpolation methods. The purple one shows Kriging and the blue one shows Inverse Distance Weighted. I like the purple one better. Its labels are easier to read.

Map of the Week #4

This is a heatmap of High Ground, a Halo 3 level. This particular heatmap is showing deaths. The bright red areas are where the most people get killed each game. There are heatmaps for each level on http://www.bungie.net/Online/Heatmaps.aspx