Module 5: Choropleth & Proportional Symbol Mapping

Module 5: Choropleth & Proportional Symbol Mapping

This module was extremely daunting to me. Some of the design elements were extremely hard to edit and move. Plus, ArcGIS Pro was working really slow (maybe because of the amount of data). So I created the map with colors I felt were cooler and didn't take away from the focus of the map. The choropleth aspect of the map was easy enough to map appeasing to my standards. However, the wine consumption data using the graduated method was hard to arrange and figure out the process. I had to do so many Google searches to help with this part of the lab. I will also say ESRI help guides are not the best when looking up how to use some of the smaller editing tools. Maybe something to think about when creating the lab in the future. But I was able to use wine glasses to show the data with smaller glasses showing less consumption and bigger glasses for more consumption. I did the best I could with the tools I was given. Hats off to those who do this stuff for a living. 

 

Module 4: Data Classification Methods

 Module 4: Data Classification Methods

For this assignment, I was tasked with using 4 data classification methods (quantile, standard deviation, natural breaks, and equal interval) to find the distribution of people above 65 years old in Dade County, Florida. I was given data from the census by the Florida Geographic Data Library (FGDL). Using ArcGIS Pro, I was able to enter the data into four maps and used the symbology tab to place the different classification methods on the data. I found the Quantile map to be the most appealing to me as the data showed obvious trends in the distribution of the population. To me, this was one of the easiest assignments, but that doesn't mean I didn't run into any roadblocks. I found that editing a legend in ArcGIS Pro can be cumbersome and takes some time to learn how to edit the data, titles, and headings. 

Cartography Lab: Typography

 Module 2: Typography

Cartography Lab Module 3: Cartographic Design

Module 3

Using Gestalt’s principles, I was able to create a map of Washington, D.C. Ward 7 schools. All of the elements came into balance in my final layout. I was able to use a lot of the are in the base maps for the legend, scale, north arrow, and credits. Using visual hierarchy, I was able to place emphasis on the school symbology on the map. I learned a lot about feature class and layer editing in this lab. I think the most difficult part was trying to figure out how to label roads and other map features without impacting other parts of the map. The clip geoprocessing tool helped with some, but I found creating an annotation was easier to edit and delete unwanted elements. Overall, I feel like I have a good grasp of balancing elements on the map.