Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Assignment 4

These maps were produced using ArcMap and data from ESRI. The color map labels the states, major lakes, and major river systems within the continental United States. The black and white map has all 50 states labeled.


Thursday, October 13, 2011

Assignment 3

The following maps were created in ArcMap using data provided by ESRI using US Census Bureau data and shows the number of males per 100 females by county.  The projection used was North America Equidistant Conic.  There are 10 maps; the first being a map of the entire US and then the rest of the maps are divided into the 9 Census Bureau sub-regions.  Each map includes a Histogram and a Normal QQPlot to show the distribution of the data.









Tuesday, September 20, 2011

Assignment 2 - US Counties Population Density 2010


This map shows the number of people per square mile at the county level for all 50 states.  The lighter color represents a lesser density and the darker shade represents the highest density.  Gray represents surounding countries.  The North American Equidistant Conic projection was used for this map.  Also a coastal vignette was used with a light cyan background to show the srounding bodies of water.  The data used was provided by ESRI and uses information from the 2010 US Census.

Assignment 2 - US Map


This is a map of the United States of America.  This was created with the North America Equidistant Conic projection.  The colors are grayscale with the states being a darker gray than the surrounding countries which are a lighter gray.  A graticule was added to show where Alaska and Hawaii are located in relation to the 48 contigous states.

Assignment 2 - New Mexico

This is a map showing the state of New Mexico with its capital Santa Fe identified with a star.  The colors are done in grayscale with New Mexico being a darker gray and the surrounding states a lighter gray.  The white area below New Mexico is Mexico.