Lab 4

Using ArcMap was extremely confusing and difficult in my opinion. I thought there was a lot of little tiny steps in order to get a small thing edited in a map. Perhaps this is because it was my first time using this program is the reason why I thought it was really confusing. There is a lot of manually typing in file names which does not seem to be user friendly. In lab, we learned that this program is extremely user friendly and that is not the vibe I got as a first time user. I think as we get to use this program more and more in this class, it will become easier

I think this has good potential to be very useful in the field of GIS. It easily helps create legends and keys with a click of a button. This program seems to be an efficient way to get map contents fast and neatly.

I think some of the pitfalls of this program is the way you go about doing things. You have to understand a lot of concepts. These maps work with layers on top on layers of many different maps. Each layer is different in which you can decide to show and not show some components to each layer.

Lab 3

View Tour around Torrance in a larger map

Making a neogeographic map obviously has it's ups and downs. It is definitely a good way for people to be able to plan trips and organize travel destinations. But I think this program is really difficult to use. Even though I had a video tutorial on how to use it, I still feel like the program is somewhat hard to use. Also, I think you have to have a fast computer and fast internet for the program to run smoothly. I think it takes a really long time to load because of all the information it has to load.

I think this program has good potential and it definitely is a very good step in technology. Technology like this was not accessible to the public. Also, I think that this technology isn't that necessary for the general public. It's a cool thing to have, but this development isn't really necessary to have for everyone unless you travel a lot, or if you work in the tour guide industry

Lab 2

1.What is the name of the quadrangle?

- Beverly Hill, CA

2. What are the names of the adjacent quadrangles?- Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, Inglewood

3. When was the quadrangle first created?
- 1966

4. What datum was used to create your map?
- North American Datum of 1927
- National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

5. What is the scale of the map?- 1 :24,000

6. At the above scale, answer the following:
a) 5 centimeters on the map is equivalent to how many meters on the ground?
- 120000 cm-> 1,200 meters
b) 5 inches on the map is equivalent to how many miles on the ground?
- 120000in-> 120000in/63360miles =1.894 miles
c) one mile on the ground is equivalent to how many inches on the map?
- 2.64 inchesd) three kilometers on the ground is equivalent to how many centimeters on the map?
- 12.5 cm

7. What is the contour interval on your map?
- 20 feet

8. What are the approximate geographic coordinates in both degrees/minutes/seconds and decimal degrees of:a) the Public Affairs Building;
- 34/ 4' 30"(34.0750), 118/26'18'' ( 118.438)
b) the tip of Santa Monica pier;

-34/1'15"(34.021), 118/29'30" (118.492)
c) the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir;
- 34/5'30"(34.092), 118/25' (118.417)

9. What is the approximate elevation in both feet and meters of:
a) Greystone Mansion (in Greystone Park);
- 570 feet, 173.73 meters
b) Woodlawn Cemetery;
- 140 feet, 42.67 meters

c) Crestwood Hills Park;
- 480 feet, 146.30 meters

10. What is the UTM zone of the map?
- zone 11

11. What are the UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of your map?

- 361.5 northing, 3763 easting

12. How many square meters are contained within each cell (square) of the UTM gridlines?
- 3 spkm

13. Obtain elevation measurements, from west to east along the UTM northing 3771000, where the eastings of the UTM grid intersect the northing. Create an elevation profile using these measurements in Excel (hint: create a line chart). Figure out how to label the elevation values to the two measurements on campus. Insert your elevation profile as a graphic in your blog.

14. What is the magnetic declination of the map?
- +14 degrees

15. In which direction does water flow in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir?
- River flow south

16. Crop out (i.e., cut and paste) UCLA from the map and include it as a graphic on your blog.