Week8_Isarithmic Mapping

Here is my Isarithmic map for this weeks deliverable. Manually interpolating the observation data was straight forward. I had to learn some new tricks to complete the map with shading but overall a good learning experience.

Week9_Flow Map

Week 9’s Flow map was a challenging exercise for illustrating the movement of people to the U.S. This is a distributive flow map utilizing conceptual point locations. I chose a Robinson compromise world projection to make the map layout more interesting. Using the square root of the data values to calculate my line widths made the range more compact and worked well graphically. There was plenty of room to add annotation to each flow line making a legend redundant and unnecessary. The empty space at the lower corners was perfect place for a legend if it were needed. I decided to add the Homeland Security logo and image for visual balance. Illustrator is starting to be more useful with each map completed and I hope to get more proficient and quicker as the weeks go by.

Week8_Dot Maps

While placing dots for this housing density map I considered the provided ancillary data (lakes, rivers and wetlands) as limiting attributes. I also added cities, towns and urban areas as related ancillary data to further influence the dot placement. Add the random/ human factor and the results are this weeks Areal Frequency Map of Florida’s housing units. The biggest challenge was avoiding geometric pattern, false clusters and voids as suggested in the module reading. I chose not to label the counties because my intent was to portray the distribution pattern for the entire state. County lines and lakes are included for reference.