Blog Post 6

So I finished my introduction and have started to work on the body paragraphs of my poster. I'm just waiting to hear from Professor Geis to see if I can create an interactive presentation of my maps via ArcGIS online. I have a lot of maps I want to include, so he suggested that avenue. He just has to check and make sure it's O.K., because all of the students in the past have made posters. If I can create an online presentation, then I can keep my basemap and click through my presentation to bring up the different layers. While the different layers pop up, the text corresponding to the layers would pop up too. This way, I can present everything I want to without running out of space on my poster. Another benefit from this is that I can use this as a starting point to begin my online presence with GIS.

Blog Post 5

Maps and Spatial Analyses

Here are the maps so far. I also ran a spatial analysis and discovered that the pipeline crosses bodies of water 17 times. Most of these intersections occur at the southern part of the pipeline. I've been behind with the project with all the work going on for the class, so I will finish the introduction soon. I got consumed in trying out different labels and figuring out which locations to focus on. I'm still not set on colors, but let me know what you guys think!

Map of NYS and counties of focus

Beginning of the pipeline with all layers included

Where the pipeline branches off (watersheds, waterbodies, enva justice)

Rare locations

 End of the pipeline

 End of the pipeline