Q1 : What does the DEM layer show? What is the cell size and how do you know? Why is the cell size important? Q2 : Why reclassify water in this way? How will the value of the water affect the resulting cost surface? Q3 : What other data could be used to generate a cost […]
Lab 2 Crimes on Campus ‐ vector overlay and GPS data
Q1: Why does it matter what datum your waypoints are recorded in? Q2: What coordinate system are the campus data layers in? What coordinate system is the GPX file you added in? Q3: What distance did you use to buffer the call boxes and why? Q4: What operations would you perform if you […]
Lab 1 Projections, Classification, Simple Query
Q1 : What information does the Source tab provide about the states shapefile? Q2 : What coordinate system is this layer in? Is it a geographic or projected coordinate system? What is the difference between these two types of coordinate systems? Q3 : Compare the different projections. How does the shape of the continental US change […]