This document describes an assignment for a course that involves reflecting on what was learned through written and oral communication. For the written portion, students will write a paper with 3 sections reflecting on different parts of the course, including concepts learned and how they were applied. They will also do additional research on how concepts have addressed real-world problems. The oral presentation involves a short presentation focusing on one paper section, including an example from a lab and how the concept provided insights. Students will be evaluated based on these written and oral reflections.
Introduction to ArtificiaI Intelligence in Higher Education
Reflect on GIS Course and Concepts
1. Assignment Description:
Congratulations! If you are seeing this assignment you are
getting ready to complete the semester. Kudos for a job well
done!
In the last two weeks of the course you will reflect and
communicate on what you learned both in written and oral form.
We will evaluate you on your ability to communicate major
concepts from the course through oral and written
communication.
There will be two parts to this assignment – a reflection paper
and an oral communication.
The Paper/Reflection – Due by
1. Your reflection should be 750-1000 words double spaced in
Microsoft Word (If you are using another word processing
application please convert your final submission into .doc)
2. There should be 3 parts to your paper.
a. Each part will be a reflection on one aspect of the course
b. The ‘parts’ includeMap Analysis and Interpretation (weeks 1
–3), Projections and Coordinate Systems (weeks 4 and 5),
Spatial Data Analysis (weeks 6-8), and Map
Interpretation(Weeks 9 and 10)
c. Pick three of these parts to reflect on (3 out of the 4
mentioned above)
3. Content for each section
a. Choose a lab that is associated with the part(s) of the course
you chose
b. Choose a concept/learning objective in one lab from each of
the three ‘parts’ above.
1. For example: From lab #5 one of the learning objectives
might have been ‘Identify and distinguish between different
types of data’ This is a concept you should explore in more
detail for this assignment.
c. Define the learning objective/concept in your own words.
Please draw on course materials such as lectures and labs for
2. the explanation of the concept.
d. Explain how you used/accomplished this concept/learning
objective in a lab you completed this semester. For example, if
you were selecting Projections and Coordinate Systems (For
Example: Learning objective: Assign projections to different
geographic areas based on location and geographic extent) you
can explain what projections are (in your own words/as used in
the course) and then discuss how you assigned them to different
locations. Please be specific about what lab(s) you are referring
to and what questions in the labs demonstrate the concept you
chose.
e. Explain what successes or difficulties you had dealing with
this learning/ objective/concept.
f. Finally do some independent research. Investigate how this
concept has been employed to understand or solve real life
problems. For the example of projections you might cite how a
poor understanding of projections caused experts to totally
misinterpret a misslie threat from North Korea. Feel free to use
this example if your paper.
g. You will complete this flow 3 times – once for each section
of the class you choose. Each reflection should be about 3 pages
– so you should 3-4 pages total.
4. To finish write a short conclusion that reflects on your entire
experience in the class. Where did you succeeded? Where did
you struggle? Is there something in the course you will take
with you once our time together ends?
5. Works Cited Page
a. Please cite your outside research
Oral Presentation – Due the Last Week of Class (PLEASE
KEEP POSTED FOR A VIDEO THAT SHOWS YOU HOW TO
USE SCREENCASTING SOFTWARE)
If you are in a f2f class – where you meet for discussion in-
person please follow the steps for A
If you are in a hybrid or online class – where you do not meet
for discussion in-person please follow steps for B
A: Oral Presentations will take place as lightning talks.
3. 1. Each student will have about 2 minutes to explain one aspect
of their paper. The paper contains 3 sections. You will focus on
one of these sections in your presentation
2. Please include 2 PowerPoint slides in your presentation. One
should contain an example of the work you in lab. You will use
one of the concepts from the aforementioned list to explain
what you did.
3. You will include one slide of an image or a link to a website
that shows how the concept you examined shed light or
provided insight into a problem.
4. Say a couple of words about your experience in the course.
5. Have fun with this!
B: Oral Presentations will take a place as ScreenCasts
1. Please become familiar with the software Screencast-o-matic.
There are links to this free software with tutorials in your
Canvas module.
2. Similar to f2f students you will focus just one of the sections
in your paper (1 out of 3)
3. Please include 2 PowerPoint slides in your presentation. One
should contain an example of the work you did in lab. You will
use one of the concepts to explain what you did. In a screencast
– you use your microphone to narrate over what appears on your
computer
4. You will include one slide of an image or a link to a website
that shows how the concept you examined shed light or
provided insight into a problem.
5. Say a couple of words about your experience in the course.
6. IMPORTANT – Under no circumstances can you just upload
the video you make. Formatting and size issues make this very
hard. Instead upload your video to a file sharing application.
You can either upload it to Owl Box and share the link to the
folder with your instructor or do what I recommend – upload
your video to YouTube and make sure to make it ‘public’ or
‘unlisted’ for privacy settings. There are video tutorials
included for you. Please provide a link to your either your owl
box folder or public/unlisted YouTube video.
4. 7. Have fun with this!
Evaluation
The written part of this assignment will count as lab #11
The oral presentation will count as lab #12
lab #8 statistical
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LATLON_1LAT_1COMMUTEGROWUPWEALTHPHILLIESMI
NUTESMILESareaDensity20BRIDESBURGBridesburgBridesbu
rg2.78145465208e+0044.45862636032e+007-
7.50695420000e+0013.99996000000e+001-
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7.50520380000e+0014.01039000000e+001-
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042.48717446315e+0070.00000000000e+0000.00000000000e+0
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7.52090110000e+0014.00647000000e+001-
7.52090110000e+0014.00647000000e+0011341313502.8575992
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Falls2.74007764171e+0044.05768878464e+0070.00000000000e
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NT_AIRY_EASTMount Airy, EastEast Mount
Airy2.88455498080e+0044.31524695661e+007-
28. DataMapping_Spatial_Data.shp,MILES,-1,-1" INTERSECT # #
CalculateField sj_dm Density "[Join_Count] / [area]" VB #
20161019 12562500 20161019 12562500 Microsoft Windows 7
Version 6.1 (Build 7601) Service Pack 1; Esri ArcGIS
10.2.0.3348 sj_dm Shapefile 0.000 dataset EPSG
8.1.1 0 Simple FALSE 0 FALSE FALSE sj_dm Feature
Class 0 FID FID OID 4 0 0 Internal feature number. Esri
Sequential unique whole numbers that are automatically
generated. Shape Shape Geometry 0 0 0 Feature geometry. Esri
Coordinates defining the features. Join_Count Join_Count
Integer 9 9 0 TARGET_FID TARGET_FID Integer 9 9 0
NAME NAME String 20 0 0 LISTNAME LISTNAME String 50
0 0 MAPNAME MAPNAME String 50 0 0 Shape_Leng
Shape_Leng Double 19 0 0 Shape_Area Shape_Area Double 19
0 0 Area of feature in internal units squared. Esri Positive real
numbers that are automatically generated. LON LON Double 19
0 0 LAT LAT Double 19 0 0 LON_1 LON_1 Double 19 0 0
LAT_1 LAT_1 Double 19 0 0 COMMUTE COMMUTE Integer
9 9 0 GROWUP GROWUP Integer 9 9 0 WEALTH WEALTH
Integer 9 9 0 PHILLIES PHILLIES Integer 9 9 0 MINUTES
MINUTES Integer 9 9 0 MILES MILES Integer 9 9 0 20161019
lab #8 statistical associations/Density/sj_dm_w_density.shx
lab #8 statistical associations/Digital Mapping Lab #8.docx
Lab #8
Learning Outcomes for Lab:
1. Interpret summary tables
2. Spatially analyze data sets
3. Map quantitative variables
4. Analyze and interpret spatial patterns
5. Compare density
6. Create choropleth map
7. Explore choropleth classification
8. Sort/Organize spatial data for analysis
Learning Outcomes for Quantitative Literacy:
29. · Understand quantitative models that describe real world
phenomena and recognize limitations of those models;
· Perform simple mathematical computations associated with a
quantitative model and make conclusions based on the results;
· Recognize, use, and appreciate mathematical thinking for
solving problems that are part of everyday life;
· Understand the various sources of uncertainty and error in
empirical data;
· Retrieve, organize, and analyze data associated with a
quantitative model; and
· Communicate logical arguments and their conclusions.
Part I – Understand and Analyze Summary Tables
The data below are summarized from the Excel spreadsheet we
have been using for the previous 2 labs.
1. What do you think the count variable stands for? (a few
words)
2. Describe the sum column? What do the numbers represent? (a
few words)
3. Why might you want to look at a summary table instead of
the whole data set? (2 sentences)
4. Answer the following the questions about the data table
below
a) Tell a two sentence story about Phillies and Miles based on
this summary table.
b) Which data category (1,2,3,4, or 5) had the highest
Sum_Miles? (one number)
c) Why do you think that this category (1,2 ,3 ,4, or 5) had the
highest Sum_Miles? (one sentence)
d) What is the total number of miles distance from where folks
30. grew up that answered the Phillies question 2?
5. Answer the following questions about the data table below?
a) Is there any relationship between wealth (how important is to
you that you are wealthy) and the average amount of time it
takes our study participants to get to work? In other words as
wealth increases does commute decrease? Do people who really
care about wealth have shorter commutes? Is there something
else going on? (2 sentences)
b) Which category (1,2,3,4,5,6) has the highest count? (one
word)
c) Uh-oh – there is no 6 category for wealth in the dictionary
(see the Excel file). What do you think happened? (one
sentence)
d) What is the average number of minutes it takes for folks to
get to work who answered the wealth question with a 3? (one
number)
Part II - Create Your Own Summary Tables in Excel
1. Find two variables (from our Excel database) and copy and
paste them next to each other in Excel.
I am using Growup and Minutes. Please choose a different
pairing of variables for your example!
One should be a nominal or ordinal type – the other should be a
ratio – you did something similar in the previous lab when you
were calculating average and standard deviation
Here is the example I will use.
2. Please sort the data by the variable on the left (the
categorical/ordinal) data type
3. Highlight both columns and choose the Data Ribbon/Menu at
31. the top of Excel.
Choose ‘subtotal’
The categorical/ordinal type should be in ‘at each change in’
Use the function average and make sure ‘replace current
subtotals’ and ‘summary data below’ are checked.
You should get something like this (below) where at each break
between Growup values Excel takes (in this case) the average
number of minutes it takes folks to get to work from each
category of Growup.
Deliverable - Create a table that has each category (in this case
1,2,3) and the average number of (minutes in this case). (Submit
a table like the one below)
It should look like this:
Deliverable - Finally – create a chart or graph that shows your
averages for each category. Think about the histogram we
created a couple of labs ago. (Submit a chart, graph, or
histogram)
Part III - Visualize Points in Map Shaper
Navigate here
Map shaper visualizes and converts geographic data.
Extract the contents of the density zip file. There should be 7
files with extentions like .dbf, .prj, etc. These are all files
needed to create a map. Please double check to make sure that
you have extracted these files – just opening them in the zipped
folder isn’t correct. Once these files are extracted into a
separate folder – drag and drop them into mapshaper.
Here is a link to help with unzipping if you need it.
Then press import
Deliverable: Take a screenshot of your map and paste it
here.(Screenshot of the map you created by importing files into
mapshaper)
32. Answer this question – What part of Philadelphia are the
interviews (each dot represents an interview for the survey)
located in? Use directions like north/south/east/west or
locations like center/periphery. (one sentence)
Answer this question – How does mapshaper know where to plot
the points? What information is in the files you are feeding it
that gives it location information?
Part IV – Experimenting with Density and Creating a
Choropleth Map
Density is a great measure that allows us to take into account
the size of a geographic area like a neighborhoods, states, or
countries when we analyze our data.
We might expect that a large neighborhood has many interviews
and small neighborhood would only a few or that a large
country has a lot of people while a small country has less
people.
In the case of population this isn’t always true. Metropolitan
Tokyo actually has more people than all of Canada!
Geographic data isn’t distributed evenly so sometimes data
points in small geographic areas are very heavily concentrated
and data points in large areas are lightly concentrated. See
below.
Image credit: Science World
In the following exercise I want you create what’s called a
choropleth map based on the density of points/interviews in
each neighborhood. You will use the map you created in part III
to assess which areas are least and most dense in regards to the
survey data we collected.
Using the blank map below use different shades of the same
color (pick light for less, medium for medium, and dark for
more to show what areas on the map are most dense.
Most dense = darkest shade of the color…
If you go the draw tab and choose the highlighter. If you click
on the drop down menu you can change the color. Click on more
colors.
33. (To get rid of the highlighter and go back to the word cursor
click on draw to left side of the ‘draw’ ribbon/menu
Deliverable (using blank map below) - Based on the map you
made in map shaper choose a light color for areas in which
there aren’t many interviews, a medium color for areas that
have some neighborhoods, and a dark color for areas that are
highly concentrated. These three colors should fill the map
AND THEY SHOULD BE IN THE SAME COLOR SCHEME
(blue or green or red etc). You can be pretty broad/general with
your assessment, you don’t have to keep switch back and forth
between colors. This isn’t correct – but it might look something
like this:
Please make sure you take a snip before you do anything else on
your word document as your map may change position without
the colors attached to it!!!
Finally – once you have taken a snip of your color shaded map
Visit this website
Last Question: What are the neighborhoods in Philly that have
the highest density of interviews? (this doesn’t have to be exact
– answer these questions based on the map you created) (List 2
-3 neighborhoods)
lab #8 statistical associations/Digital Mapping Lab Excel
Data.xls
DataLONLATCOMMUTEGROWUPWEALTHPHILLIESMINUT
ESMILES-75.14747939.972511241015-
75.04966140.021633346026-75.16118139.96991222207-
75.16879539.970513351010-75.17212639.962812331030-
75.17242639.948512331030-75.14934740.00083245815-
75.16668839.91491235815-75.15030939.938413314600-
38. DictionaryCategoryQuestionFieldValueKeyLocationa.
Lattitudeb. LongitudeQuestion 1 - Nominal Dataa. What is
your preferred mode of transportation (other than
walking)COMMUTE1Bike2Drive3Public Transportation
(train/bus/subway/trolley)b. Where are you from (did you
grow up)?GROWUP1City of Philadelphia2Suburbs of
Philadelphia3Outside the Philadelphia areaQuestion 2 - Ordinal
Dataa. How important to you is being wealthy?WEALTH{1,
2, …5}c. How much of a Phillies fan are you?PHILLIES{1,
2, …5}Question 3 - Ratio Dataa. How many minutes does it
typically take you to get fromMINUTES# minutesyour current
residence to work?b. How many miles is it, approximately,
from where you grew upMILES# miles(or consider “home”)
from where you currently are?
Lab 4: Georeferencing & Coordinate Systems
Objectives
(and alignment with Temple University’s General Education
Quantitative Literacy Requirements):
1) Learn how we can find a specific location by using
geographical coordinate system (Understand quantitative
models that describe real-world phenomena and recognize
limitations of those models and AND Perform simple
mathematical computations associated with a quantitative model
and make conclusions based on the results)
2) Learn how cartographers model the shape of the earth with a
geoid and an ellipsoid (Understand quantitative models that
describe real-world phenomena and recognize limitations of
those models)
3) Locate places using Latitude and Longitude degree
measurements (Perform simple mathematical computations
associated with a quantitative model and make conclusions
based on the results)
4) Discuss the relevance of georeferencing to map accuracy and
map making (Recognize, use, and appreciate mathematical
39. thinking for solving problems that are part of everyday life)
Directions for this week’s lab: This lab proceeds in several
steps:
a) Exercise your understanding geographic coordinates (i.e.,
longitude/latitude, hereafter long/lat)
b) Determine coordinates (long/lat) of a geographic feature or
landmark using a GPS
c) Interact with various reference grids that use the coordinate
system
d) Transform the notation and the coordinate system of your
original location
Part A: Working with Latitude and Longitude
Go to this website: https://itouchmap.com/latlong.html, which is
a Google Mashup that helps you find the coordinates for a
location. Among the features of the site is an automatic
conversion tool for switching the notation of long/lat
measurements, expressing them in different formats on the left
hand side of the box at below the map.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION IN THE SPACE
BELOW:
1) What are the different formats? What do they mean? See the
link below for help.
https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7njz2m/e
li5_whats_the_difference_between_degrees_minutes/
2) Find the latitude and longitude expressed in both notation
systems for four locations of your choosing. One should be
north of the equator and east of the Prime Meridian, one north
of the equator and west of the prime meridian, one south and
west, one south and east). Zoom in and out in the map and find
locations (either randomly or based on your curiosity), anything
you find interesting and report that location’s coordinates.
40. The Zero Milepost in Washington, DC (north of equator, west of
prime meridian)
Coordinates: 38.8951226,-77.0365565
Degrees DMS: N38°53’42.411”, W77°2’11.603”
In this case the 38.89 is a north latitude and 77.03 is a west
longitude.
We are converting – these are the same coordinates – we are
just using a different location.
Add your 4 locations here in both notion systems: You should
have no problem finding them using the itouchmap website.
Remember different locations for each hemisphere.
Part B: Georeferencing a Location
For this part of the lab, you will learn how to use your phone as
a GPS. This presupposes you have a smart phone on a data plan.
NOTE: You should incur no costs getting through this lab. If do
not have a smart phone with a data plan or if you would prefer
not to use your device to complete this assignment, please
contact me via email. You are welcome to complete this lab
using an alternative technique.
But if you already have a phone, there is no reason on Earth not
to learn how to use it as GPS receiver. And it’s really cool!
STEP ONE: Install GPS app
The first thing you need to do is install a free GPS receiver app.
I demonstrated via a screenshot in the last two presentations is
GPS Status because it is so simple. It is available for free for
both Droid (see instructions below). I’m not an iPhone user, but
I’ve test driven My GPS Coordinates (see instructions below).
There are many other apps to choose from, and you may already
have a GPS app installed on your phone. Some are better than
others. Feel free to pick your own. If you’re new to this, use the
tools I know because it’ll be easier to help you.
41. STEP TWO: Mark an object, landmark or location.
Using your phone, mark your current location.
Directions for GPS Status app (Droid): to mark the location,
open the GPS app and tap the screen. You have the option to
share your location. Send it to yourself by text or email. You
also have an option to copy the image (at far right when you tap
the screen). This creates a screen shot of the GPS status screen.
You can also send this to yourself or observe it later. Or if you
just want to write it down, that’s fine to.
In the example screenshot I provide these are in the second to
last row, written as Latitude and Longitude. Make a note of how
they appear: (39°2.292’N, 77°6.161’W). These are not in DD!
To change how these coordinates appear, I can change the
setting of the app. To do so, tap the screen, click on the icon at
top left (three lines). And then tap Settings. Then tap on “Units
& Formatting”, then on “Location Format [DD.DDDDDD°]”.
You’ll see a list of possible formats. Make a note of how the
coordinates of your location are expressed in the following
formats: DD.DDDDDD°, DD°MM.MMM, and DD°MM’SS.S”.
To do this change the setting and make a note of both latitude
and longitude are expressed by writing down the #s or sharing
them with yourself.
Instructions for Apple ios:
To note your location, open the My GPS Coordinates app and
observe the lat/long. You have the option to share your location.
Send it to yourself by text or email. You can also create a
screen shot of the GPS status screen by pushing the power and
home buttons on your phone at the same time. You can also
send this to yourself or observe it later. Or if you just want to
write it down, that’s fine to.
What you want to know is the coordinates of your location
(long/lat) in Decimal Degrees (DD).
In the example screenshot I provide the coordinates are written
as Latitude and Longitude. Make a note of how they appear: ().
These are not in DD (they are default in coordiantes)! To
change how these coordinates appear, click on the Settings icon
42. at upper right, then select “Settings” and “Coordinate format”.
There, you can change from decimal degrees [DD.DDDDDD°]”
to other formats. Make a note of how the coordinates of your
location are expressed in the following formats: decimal
degrees (DD.DDDDDD°), degrees/minutes (DD°MM.MMM),
and degrees/minutes/seconds (DD°MM’SS.S”).
Deliverable for Part B (responses should be inserted
immediately below this list):
1) Note the coordinates of the location you have picked in the
formats listed above (below)
2) Explain what these different notations and formats are
(DD.DDDDDD°, DD°MM.MMM, DD°MM’SS.S”). It will be
helpful to think of this in terms of decimal degrees vs DMS. If
you aren’t clear on the distinction, enter both in a google search
(or review the lecture or go here:
https://www.maptools.com/tutorials/lat_lon/formats or, for a
more detailed look, try Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_conversio
n). Is the information they contain identical or different for
each one?
3) Explain what latitude and longitude are. What precisely are
you expressing with these numbers for long/lat?
Include your responses in this space.
Part C: Converting
Everything in Google Maps and all the ways of formatting the
coordinates is based on the World Geodetic Survey of 1984
Datum (WGS84). That means that all of these share a basic
coordinate system and an ellipsoid model of the Earth. So these
numbers for latitude and longitude are expressed using the same
coordinate system.
Sometimes our data come from the past, before the WGS84. So
43. sometimes we need to convert from one coordinate reference
systems to another.
Go to the World Coordinate Converter (http://twcc.fr/en/#) and
pinpoint the location of the geographic coordinates of one of the
areas you examined in lab #2. When you click on your location
on the map, in the box on the right you will see something like
this:
At right, you are seeing the coordinates of you location in DD
based on the WGS84 datum. Note that you can switch from DD
to DMS by selecting a different button at the below the
coordinates. Below that, you can convert these coordinates into
other coordinate systems based on other datums. Try this
yourself. For instance, in my example above, I have the location
of the zero milestone in WGS84 and have converted it to the
North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS).
Using the converter, I can see how these coordinates differ in
different coordinate referencing systems. For example, I have
pasted in the coordinates that that the World Coordinate
Converter initially gave me when I first clicked the map (WGS
84). I’ve then pasted in the coordinates for other coordinate
referencing systems.
GPS (WGS84) (deg): 38.89518926454431, -77.03659012913704
AGD 66: 38.89519449995824, 77.03659012913704
ED 1950: 38.89599311557112, -77.03659012913704
MGI: 38.89113417049738, -77.04175419940549
PART C DELIVERABLE:
Insert your own converted coordinates (you can use your current
location from part B) by using the World Coordinate Converter:
GPS (WGS84) (deg):
AGD 66:
ED 1950:
MGI
Are the coordinates the same or different? Explain how and why
in a few sentences. What does our lecture about ellipsoids and
44. the shape of the earth have to do with these slight changes?
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Lab 6: Working with Spatial Data, Part 1
Learning Outcomes for Lab:
1. Identify and distinguish between different types of data
2. Visualize and analyze data points in mapping application
3. Discover the relationship between latitude and longitude
coordinates and GIS vector data
4. Interpret data dictionary and metadata in order to analyze
data
5. Calculate percentages
6. Create and interpret histograms
Learning Outcomes for Quantitative Literacy:
· Understand quantitative models that describe real world
phenomena and recognize limitations of those models;
· Perform simple mathematical computations associated with a
quantitative model and make conclusions based on the results;
· Recognize, use, and appreciate mathematical thinking for
solving problems that are part of everyday life;
· Understand the various sources of uncertainty and error in
empirical data;
· Retrieve, organize, and analyze data associated with a
quantitative model; and
45. · Communicate logical arguments and their conclusions.
Today you will examine spatial data.
Spatial data are defined by locations (latitude and longitude
coordinates)
With Spatial Data we can ask several basic questions.
1) Where is are certain types of things (people/stores/natural
disasters) Are they located in some areas and not others?
2) Are these types of things close to each other?
3) Are these types of things far apart?
4) How big or small or these things?
5) Are some of these things bigger or smaller than others?
6) Have these things moved locations over time?
Over the course of the next few labs we will take a sample data
set and examine these questions and others.
Data analysis is simple – you just need to know how to organize
your data, use the analysis tools available to us in applications
like Microsoft Excel and then interpret the analysis.
Today is your introduction to this process.
Step 1 Download the Data
Navigate to Canvas where you found this lab. There should be
two additional excel files (You should open these with Excel,
Google Sheets, or Apple Numbers. The examples are done in
Excel – you should all have access to this application through
your Temple login information.
Please start by opening ‘Digital Mapping Lab #6 Excel Data’
Step 2 Explore the Excel File ‘Digital Mapping Lab #6 Excel
46. Data’
In the past year – a group of students from Temple University
walked around Philadelphia conducting street
interviews/surveys. They logged the location of where these
interviews occurred. These locations are reflected in the latitude
and longitude coordinates.
If you look at the bottom of the Excel spreadsheet there is a tab
called ‘data’ and a tab called ‘dictionary’
Click on the dictionary tab. This tab or sheet contains
information about the questions asked in the survey.
1. Please list the questions asked in this survey.
If you toggle in between the data and dictionary tabs you will
see that the column names and values in data correspond to
questions in the dictionary.
For example, for the Phillies question, it tells us that we can
expect values to range from 1 through 5. This is called an
ordinal variable because we can rank values but we can’t tell
the magnitude of size difference between variables.
2. What is nominal data?
a. How are the answers to the question “Where are you from
(did you grow up)?” an example of nominal data?
3. What is ratio data?
a. How are the answers “How many minutes does it typically
take you to get to work” an example of ratio data?
4. Create a question to add to the survey. Once you have
formulated a question for the survey – please tell us what type
of data it is (nominal, ordinal, or ratio) Explain why you chose
47. the data type – what was your decision making process like.
What about the answers to this question told that it would be
nominal, ordinal, or ratio?
Step 3Basic Data Analysis (Back to the Excel table)
Back to the data tab in ‘Digital Mapping Lab #6 Excel Data’
5. How many people were interviewed?
Hint: Starting with row 2 (row 1 is just titles), highlight the lon
column by left clicking, holding the click, and dragging down to
the end of the data on the sheet. In the bottom right hand corner
In Excel you should see something like this . This is not the
answer of course, but this count tool will tell you how many
cases you have highlighted – you will use this tool later in this
lab when you calculate a frequency table.
Draw your attention to the commute variable
6. How many survey respondents commute to work by public
transportation?
Draw your attention to the minutes variable
7. What percentage of the survey respondents take 10 minutes
or less to get to work?
Hint: To calculate a percentage divide the total number of
people who take less than 10 minutes to commute to work by
the total number of people who were interviewed/surveyed –
then multiply by 100.
Locate information based on Lat Lon coordinates
8. According to the survey, where did the person at the location
39.9230,
-75.161567 grow up?
9. According to the survey, how big of a Phillies fan is the
person interviewed at the location 39.9854, 75.16007
10. Recall how we measured Latitude and Longitude in Lab 5.
Covert the lat/lon from question 9 to degrees minutes seconds.
Calculate Frequencies and Create Histograms for a Nominal
48. Variable
Here, you will calculate frequencies for the COMMUTE
variable.
11. Sort the COMMUTE column and then count the frequency
of each value (below)
How to Sort
Variable
Value
Code
Frequency
COMMUTE
Walk/Bike
1
Drive
2
Public Trans
3
Count how many #1’s there are under the Commute Variables
and enter it next to code 1 under the frequency table.
Do the same thing for 2 and 3.
You can count using a technique I taught you earlier in the lab.
12. Based on your frequency table what is the most common
mode of transportation for folks trying to get to work?
13. What is the least common mode of transportation for folks
trying to get to work?
Histograms
49. 14. Here, you will create a histogram that graphically displays
the frequencies of the COMMUTE values.
Copy and paste your completed frequency table into excel
In Excel, select the three frequency values (ONLY THE
FREQUENCY VALUES) for COMMUTE that you calculated on
the frequency table above, go to the Insert menu tab, choose
“Column,” and under “2-D Column,” choose “Clustered
Column.”
Copy and paste the histogram here:
It should look something like this (with different values
obviously)
Map the Data!
Navigate to this application
Open the Spreadsheet in Canvas – Map these Data
You can see that this is a simplified version of our data.
Go to the application
Delete these data
Copy and Paste the Data from Map these Data into this box on
the application
Paste them into the area where you deleted data (Above)
Click Map!
15. Zoom into Philadelphia and take a snip of your map
50. 16. What part(s) of the city contain the most markers? Please
use the map below to pick one or two neighborhoods that
answer this question.
The last legend column is the miles category from the first excel
document.
17. There is marker right to the West of Broad Street on Cecil
B. Moore – How far is it from this location to where the person
indiciated by the marker grew up?
18. Finally – I used the sample data from the website to
influence the color and marker type. Please take a snip of a map
that has the same data but has atleast 5 different markers and
colors – for example…
Hint: The application tells you how to do this!
Xingang Yu
Digital Mapping
Feb 11,2019
Lab 3: Georeferencing & Coordinate Systems
Digital Mapping (GUS 0821, Sec 701)
Fall 2017
Objectives
(and alignment with Temple University’s General Education
Quantitative Literacy Requirements):
1) Learn how we can find a specific location by using
geographical coordinate system (Understand quantitative
models that describe real-world phenomena and recognize
limitations of those models and AND Perform simple
mathematical computations associated with a quantitative model
51. and make conclusions based on the results)
2) Learn how cartographers model the shape of the earth with a
geoid and an ellipsoid (Understand quantitative models that
describe real-world phenomena and recognize limitations of
those models)
3) Locate places using Latitude and Longitude degree
measurements (Perform simple mathematical computations
associated with a quantitative model and make conclusions
based on the results)
4) Discuss the relevance of georeferencing to map accuracy and
map making (Recognize, use, and appreciate mathematical
thinking for solving problems that are part of everyday life)
Directions for this week’s lab: This lab proceeds in several
steps:
a) Exercise your understanding geographic coordinates (i.e.,
longitude/latitude, hereafter long/lat)
b) Determine coordinates (long/lat) of a geographic feature or
landmark using a GPS
c) Interact with various reference grids that use the coordinate
system
d) Transform the notation and the coordinate system of your
original location
Part A: Working with Latitude and Longitude
Go to this website: https://itouchmap.com/latlong.html, which is
a Google Mashup that helps you find the coordinates for a
location. Among the features of the site is an automatic
conversion tool for switching the notation of long/lat
measurements, expressing them in different formats on the left
hand side of the box at below the map.
ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTION IN THE SPACE
BELOW:
1) What are the different formats? What do they mean? See the
link below for help.
52. https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/7njz2m/e
li5_whats_the_difference_between_degrees_minutes/
The two formats are Decimal Degrees and Decimal, Degrees,
Seconds. The first method expresses a given location in based
on decimal degrees while the second format expresses it in
terms of degrees, decimal, seconds.
2) Find the latitude and longitude expressed in both notation
systems for four locations of your choosing. One should be
north of the equator and east of the Prime Meridian, one north
of the equator and west of the prime meridian, one south and
west, one south and east). Zoom in and out in the map and find
locations (either randomly or based on your curiosity), anything
you find interesting and report that location’s coordinates.
The Zero Milepost in Washington, DC (north of equator, west of
prime meridian)
Coordinates: 38.8951226,-77.0365565
Degrees DMS: N38°53’42.411”, W77°2’11.603”
In this case the 38.89 is a north latitude and 77.03 is a west
longitude.
We are converting – these are the same coordinates – we are
just using a different location.
Add your 4 locations here in both notion systems: You should
have no problem finding them using the itouchmap website.
Remember different locations for each hemisphere.
2. First Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Latitude: -34.283715° S
Longitude: 18.564453° E
Latitude: -34 degrees, 17 minutes, 1.374 seconds
Longitude: 18 degrees, 33 minutes, 52.0308 seconds
53. My second Location: Bengaluru, India
Latitude: 12.582243° N
Longitude: 77.539063° E
Latitude: 12 degrees, 34 minutes, 56.0748 seconds
Longitude: 77 degrees, 32 minutes, 20.6262 seconds
My third location: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Latitude: -23.376736° S
Longitude: -43.310547° W
Latitude: -23 degrees, 22 minutes, 36.2496 seconds
Longitude: -43 degrees, 18 seconds, 37.9686 seconds
My fourth location: Monterey, California
Latitude: 25.190838° N
Longitude: -100.351563° W
Latitude: 25 degrees, 11 minutes, 27.0162 seconds
Longitude: -100 degrees, 21 minutes, 5.6232 seconds
Part B: Georeferencing a Location
For this part of the lab, you will learn how to use your phone as
a GPS. This presupposes you have a smart phone on a data plan.
NOTE: You should incur no costs getting through this lab. If do
not have a smart phone with a data plan or if you would prefer
not to use your device to complete this assignment, please
contact me via email. You are welcome to complete this lab
using an alternative technique.
But if you already have a phone, there is no reason on Earth not
to learn how to use it as GPS receiver. And it’s really cool!
STEP ONE: Install GPS app
The first thing you need to do is install a free GPS receiver app.
I demonstrated via a screenshot in the last two presentations is
GPS Status because it is so simple. It is available for free for
both Droid (see instructions below). I’m not an iPhone user, but
I’ve test driven My GPS Coordinates (see instructions below).
There are many other apps to choose from, and you may already
have a GPS app installed on your phone. Some are better than
others. Feel free to pick your own. If you’re new to this, use the
54. tools I know because it’ll be easier to help you.
STEP TWO: Mark an object, landmark or location.
Using your phone, mark your current location.
Directions for GPS Status app (Droid): to mark the location,
open the GPS app and tap the screen. You have the option to
share your location. Send it to yourself by text or email. You
also have an option to copy the image (at far right when you tap
the screen). This creates a screen shot of the GPS status screen.
You can also send this to yourself or observe it later. Or if you
just want to write it down, that’s fine to.
In the example screenshot I provide these are in the second to
last row, written as Latitude and Longitude. Make a note of how
they appear: (39°2.292’N, 77°6.161’W). These are not in DD!
To change how these coordinates appear, I can change the
setting of the app. To do so, tap the screen, click on the icon at
top left (three lines). And then tap Settings. Then tap on “Units
& Formatting”, then on “Location Format [DD.DDDDDD°]”.
You’ll see a list of possible formats. Make a note of how the
coordinates of your location are expressed in the following
formats: DD.DDDDDD°, DD°MM.MMM, and DD°MM’SS.S”.
To do this change the setting and make a note of both latitude
and longitude are expressed by writing down the #s or sharing
them with yourself.
Instructions for Apple ios:
To note your location, open the My GPS Coordinates app and
observe the lat/long. You have the option to share your location.
Send it to yourself by text or email. You can also create a
screen shot of the GPS status screen by pushing the power and
home buttons on your phone at the same time. You can also
send this to yourself or observe it later. Or if you just want to
write it down, that’s fine to.
What you want to know is the coordinates of your location
(long/lat) in Decimal Degrees (DD).
In the example screenshot I provide the coordinates are written
as Latitude and Longitude. Make a note of how they appear: ().
These are not in DD (they are default in coordiantes)! To
55. change how these coordinates appear, click on the Settings icon
at upper right, then select “Settings” and “Coordinate format”.
There, you can change from decimal degrees [DD.DDDDDD°]”
to other formats. Make a note of how the coordinates of your
location are expressed in the following formats: decimal
degrees (DD.DDDDDD°), degrees/minutes (DD°MM.MMM),
and degrees/minutes/seconds (DD°MM’SS.S”).
Deliverable for Part B (responses should be inserted
immediately below this list):
1) Note the coordinates of the location you have picked in the
formats listed above (below)
2) Explain what these different notations and formats are
(DD.DDDDDD°, DD°MM.MMM, DD°MM’SS.S”). It will be
helpful to think of this in terms of decimal degrees vs DMS. If
you aren’t clear on the distinction, enter both in a google search
(or review the lecture or go here:
https://www.maptools.com/tutorials/lat_lon/formats or, for a
more detailed look, try Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geographic_coordinate_conversio
n). Is the information they contain identical or different for
each one?
3) Explain what latitude and longitude are. What precisely are
you expressing with these numbers for long/lat?
Include your responses in this space.
Answer part 2:
1. Decimal Degrees: 39.978702800, -75.157854500
Degrees and decimal minutes: 39° 57.722168’, -75° 9.471270’
Degrees minutes and seconds: 39° 58’ 43.3301’’ N, 75° 9’
28.2762’’ W
2. The above three formats show the coordinates of the same
location but are all in different formats. The first one shows the
coordinates in decimal degrees; the second one shows it in
degrees and decimal minutes, and the third one shows it in
56. degrees minutes and seconds.
3. Latitudes are the imaginary lines on the grid that show how
far a place is from the equator, either to the north or towards the
south. Longitude, on the other hand, show the location of a
place relative to the central Prime Meridian. Latitude and
longitudes thus express the position that a given geographic
location is found.
Part C: Converting
Everything in Google Maps and all the ways of formatting the
coordinates is based on the World Geodetic Survey of 1984
Datum (WGS84). That means that all of these share a basic
coordinate system and an ellipsoid model of the Earth. So these
numbers for latitude and longitude are expressed using the same
coordinate system.
Sometimes our data come from the past, before the WGS84. So
sometimes we need to convert from one coordinate reference
systems to another.
Go to the World Coordinate Converter (http://twcc.fr/en/#) and
pinpoint the location of the geographic coordinates of one of the
areas you examined in lab #2. When you click on your location
on the map, in the box on the right you will see something like
this:
At right, you are seeing the coordinates of you location in DD
based on the WGS84 datum. Note that you can switch from DD
to DMS by selecting a different button at the below the
coordinates. Below that, you can convert these coordinates into
other coordinate systems based on other datums. Try this
yourself. For instance, in my example above, I have the location
of the zero milestone in WGS84 and have converted it to the
North American Datum of 1983 (CSRS).
Using the converter, I can see how these coordinates differ in
different coordinate referencing systems. For example, I have
57. pasted in the coordinates that that the World Coordinate
Converter initially gave me when I first clicked the map (WGS
84). I’ve then pasted in the coordinates for other coordinate
referencing systems.
GPS (WGS84) (deg): 38.89518926454431, -77.03659012913704
AGD 66: 38.89519449995824, 77.03659012913704
ED 1950: 38.89599311557112, -77.03659012913704
MGI: 38.89113417049738, -77.04175419940549
PART C DELIVERABLE:
Insert your own converted coordinates (you can use your current
location from part B) by using the World Coordinate Converter:
GPS (WGS84) (deg): 39.978702800, -75.157854500
AGD 66: 39.98161197422919, -75.149454
ED 1950: 39.982416516212645, -75.149454
MGI: 39.97767762758234, -75.15471274490872
Are the coordinates the same or different? Explain how and why
in a few sentences. What does our lecture about ellipsoids and
the shape of the earth have to do with these slight changes?
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Lab 5: Projections and Coordinate Systems
You will be evaluated the same way you have for previous labs.
There are two parts to this lab…
Learning Outcomes for Lab:
Distinguish between Geographic Coordinate Systems and
Projections
58. Evaluate the best projections for a specific geographic area
Calculate/Convert Latitude and Longitude coordinates into
different forms
Assign projections to different geographic areas based on
location and geographic extent
Differentiate between different kinds of projection families
Become familiar with the effects of different projections
(distortions of size, shape, distance, and direction) –
particularly the Mercator projection.
Learning Outcomes for Quantitative Literacy:
Understand quantitative models that describe real world
phenomena and recognize limitations of those models;
Perform simple mathematical computations associated with a
quantitative model and make conclusions based on the results;
Recognize, use, and appreciate mathematical thinking for
solving problems that are part of everyday life;
Understand the various sources of uncertainty and error in
empirical data;
Retrieve, organize, and analyze data associated with a
quantitative model; and
Communicate logical arguments and their conclusions.
Part I - Displaying Different Projections
Please navigate to http://projections.mgis.psu.edu/.
This site allows you view the entire Earth surface, or portions
of the Earth surface, using a variety of map projections.
Introduction to Projections
59. Please watch this video for a general background of projections
WHAT IS A PROJECTION AND WHAT DOES IT DO?
Projections are a mathematical conversion of the globe from a
3D roundish surface (geoid) into a 2D map.
The earth is a real place with a roundish shape. All maps were
once globes. They all metamorphasized from globes to maps.
This transformation has effects on consequences for the how the
map looks/appears/does
This transformation distorts four properties: shape, area,
distance, and direction.
Depending on what projection you pick (at the world scale) at
least one of these qualities will be distorted.
WHAT PROJECTION SHOULD I PICK?
Pick a projection based on
a) the size of the area we are mapping
b) the location of the area we are mapping
c) the properties of the map we want to preserve
This lab is an exercise in identifying, manipulating, and
choosing between projections. Which projections are there?
Which one is best for what kind of map you are trying to make?
There can be no maps without projections – manipulate them to
best communicate your message and execute your purpose.
WHATS UP WITH THE WEIRD GRID LINES ON THE
DIFFERENT PROJECTIONS?
60. Hold up… why are the lines different on these maps? Each of
these maps is the same model of the earth but projected onto a
different surface.
The top projection is projected onto a flat surface or a plane
The middle projected is projected onto a cone
The last is projected onto a cylinder
The properties of the surface the globe is projected on warps
and shapes the gridlines on the map (lat and lon) as well as the
size, shape, distance, and direction of the map.
The larger the area we map the more distortion there is. We
could get a map of Philadelphia pretty close to accurate but this
is impossible at the world scale. No matter what we pick – lot’s
of distortion.
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Questions…
Navigate to http://projections.mgis.psu.edu/
You should see the Robinson projection. The Robinson is a
compromise projection for the world that takes into account
small distortions for shape, size, distance, and direction.
1. Why do you think this projection is a favorite of Atlas
makers and folks who speak to general (not expert) audiences?
2. Why do you think the edges of a Robinson projection are
curved? What does the curve represent?
3. Who is Arthur Robinson? How did he change the mapping
61. game?
Change your projection to Albers Equal Area Conic and press
reset map. This is an accurate projection for mapping the entire
United States because it has two standard parallel and can
preserve accuracy along large east-west extents.
3. Name two ways that the Albers Equal Area Conic projection
is different than the Robinson Projection?
4. What do these projections (Robinson and Albers Equal Area
Conic) look different from another?
You may have noticed that the Albers Equal Area Conic map
has standard parallels. At 20 degrees north and 60 degrees
north. This means that the map distorts size, shape, distance,
and direction the least at areas on these latitudes. We use this
projection for North America because the continent can be fully
encompassed with these touch lines. If we were to map South
America or Southern Africa our map would be distorted. If we
were mapping Russia we might pick latitudes ranging further
north.
Do you see how the cone is being placed over the globe? Where
the cone touches the globe is where characteristics of the globe
(area, shape, distance, and direction) will be most accurate on
the map. These are called touch lines – as you travel further
away from the touch lines, the map gets less accurate. This
projection is a secant projection – because it has two standard
parallels.
5. Change the standard parallels to -20 and -60 and update the
62. map. (You still be on Albers Equal Area Conic). Snip or take a
picture of your map. What appears to be different about the
map? What area (pick just one) of the world would be best for
this projection?
6. If you wanted to map Thailand which parallels would you
choose?
7. If you wanted to map Argentina which parallels would you
choose?
Now choose the Mercator Projection..
Question: What quality (size, shape, distance, or direction) is
most obviously distorted on this map?
Question: Remember what standard parallels and touch lines
are? The Mercator is a tangent map – it only has one touch line
or standard parallel).
a) Where do you think the Mercator touch line or standard
parallel is (which latitude)
b) How does the location of this line explain the distortion on
the map?
Question: Please take 3 snips from the application that
demonstrate the 3 different families of projections (Cylinder,
Cone, Plane)
Part II
Examine the following map that I made of selected wetlands in
the Eastern Portion of the United States.
Your job is to find the best projection for each of these
63. wetlands. Remember you want to limit the amount of distortion
on your map. You want to map close to touch lines that preserve
distance, size, direction, and shape.
There are two types of projections you will choose from – UTM
or Universal Transverse Mercator or State Plane.
For each example below either choose a specific UTM Zone
(Please include what zone you choose), indicated in bold/black
on the UTM map below or a specific state plane zone (please
indicate the specific zone), indicated on the bottom map (two or
three letters) in the beige color.
Things to think about as you make your selection...
The UTM is a secant projection - it’s similar to the Mercator
you examined before, but turned on its side. Each UTM zone is
a specific manipulation of this projection. Distortion is the least
when it is closest to one of the meridians. (These are just like
standard parallels but instead of running east to west they run
north to south)
State Plane Systems are used by government and business to
find a coordinate system that best works for a smaller region of
the United States. Larger states are split into two or three
systems. As a general rule - if your wetland falls within the
state plane area you should use that state plane area. If it
crosses several state plane areas, you will probably want to use
the Mercator.
Choose the best projection for mapping each wetland and
explain in one or two sentences why you chose it:
Upper Mississippi River Floodplain Wetlands
64. Chesapeake Bay Estuarine Complex
Caddo Lake
Congaree National Park
Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge
Everglades National park
(Lab 7 Summary Statistics) Lab #6 Mean Standard Deviation
and Relationships between Variables/Digital Mapping Lab #6
Excel Data.xls
DataLONLATCOMMUTEGROWUPWEALTHPHILLIESMINUT
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75.04966140.021633346026-75.16118139.96991222207-
75.16879539.970513351010-75.17212639.962812331030-
75.17242639.948512331030-75.14934740.00083245815-
75.16668839.91491235815-75.15030939.938413314600-
75.15900940.044213211245-75.16293339.969613418135-
75.22291939.954413551537-75.15207240.00001333550-
75.18339839.91191242727-75.18842939.93811233524-
75.18537739.987913315275-75.23299940.04551334185-
75.19925339.958412431012-75.00921140.100023511090-
75.15638340.050321553213-75.1514440.06101321535-
75.15516640.00511331336-75.17348639.93301234860-
75.16457939.945613337100-75.15931839.960812331060-
75.20901140.0647134110350-75.18654439.9852133372-
75.15917539.95141232530-75.20904239.9642133130100-
75.17960339.915123349050-75.23245839.94651221720-
75.12935139.98101333570-75.18088139.931131443010-