Python Fundamentals Part 1

The goal of this weeks assignment was to create a Python script that would take anyones full name and select the last name, count the number of letters in the last name, then multiply that by three. This was a short six line script that took me way too long to complete. I guess my brain has not wrapped itself around how programming should look yet.

To create the final output of the name and digits to be prints required a couple easy steps. First was to set the variable of the full name. Next was to split the name into a list so that the last name could be selected and counted. The last step was to print the results above.

Cartographic Design

The third module had me creating a choropleth map of south Florida’s Hispanic population. This map was created in Adobe Illustrator. All of the essential map elements had to be manipulated within Adobe. This required moving and resizing of all the elements so that they would work comfortably within the map. The final step was to add some background color so that the map would look finished.

GIS Cartography Module 3

“GIS is not just about making maps”

This lab focused on the cartographic output of GIS. GIS analyst needs to be able to create maps that convey information in a clear and concise manner. If the analyst is not able to do this through cartographic output their customer will not understand the research that they have conducted.

The first map for this lab involved more than one layer and how to manipulate and organize the layers in an intuitive manner. I downloaded an Adobe swatch exchange file from colorbrewer to have sequential colors that ramp upward in intensity to show increasing population in each state. 

In the second map I added road, rivers, and urban areas over 1 million. I then excluded smaller roads and rivers since the map was overly cluttered. Finally I added a inset map and labeled the large urban areas.

The finally map for this week was a elevation map. This map shows an increasing intensity of colors for the higher elevations.