12/12/2018 0 Comments Geo-DesignSolutions to Problematic Water Street Traffic: Safely Integrating vehicle, bike, and pedestrian trafficOur final project in this class consisted of using geo-design principles to redesign a few intersections and streets near the UWEC campus. Our professor, Dr. Sean Hartnett is a perfect example of the unsafe conditions for bicyclists near the UWEC campus, having been struck by a vehicle while riding his bike to class. The current stretch of road and intersections are not intuitively designed and could hugely benefit from redesign with pedestrians and bicycles in mind.
Once our group had our design and write-up completed, we sent it to the group compiling all designs into one poster. This poster will be presented to the Eau Claire City Council, as well as be implemented into a webpage, which can be viewed by clicking on the image below.
Overall, this project was a great example of what can be done when a large team tackles a problem. We started with the idea that the area was dangerous for bikes and pedestrians, and ended with a completed redesign map poster and webpage. Teamwork was vital in the process, as each team broke down a section of the area and designed it. All of our work came together in the end for the final product.
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11/7/2018 0 Comments Bathymetric Mapping
Our course instructor, Dr. Sean Hartnett is something of a pioneer in bathymetric lake mapping in the state of Wisconsin. He has updated/created countless lake maps for the Wisconsin DNR and his maps are widely known and used across the state. Our class was fortunate to have such a wealth of knowledge at our disposal to learn the process behind and create our own bathymetric lake maps.
Click on image to enlarge. This is the bathymetric map that I completed of Halfmoon Lake in Eau Claire, WI.
10/3/2018 0 Comments iPhone GPS MappingOne of our goals for the semester was to investigate the differences between a real, handheld GPS units accuracy and the accuracy of a smartphone GPS. This map was created by having a campus ambassador carry a smartphone running the “MyTracks” GPS application on track mode during a tour of UWEC. The data is surprisingly accurate, even with having many buildings on campus as well as some parts being covered by thick tree cover. The data within buildings is even relatively correct. Click on image to enlarge.
9/26/2018 0 Comments Parking Lot MappingOur first project of the semester was to create a map of parking lot availability at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire. As any UWEC student knows, parking on or even near campus is at a premium during the daytime and regular class hours. Keeping this in mind, we wanted to investigate what parking lot availability looks like during the off-hours. In this case, our 6-9pm class time was perfect, as we were able to map parking lot availability in the evening. Click on image to enlarge.
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Our final product was a webpage that compiles all of the maps. The idea is that UWEC students would be able to view the webpage, click on the parking lot they would like to park in, and see what the availability is. In addition to creating our project in ArcMap, we also used ArcScene to model using 3D. Click on image to enlarge.
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AuthorHi, my name is Josie Myers. I'm a third year student at the University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire studying Geography. This is a portfolio of work completed in GEOG 339 - Computer Mapping. Archives
December 2018
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