Lab #3 Neogeography

Neogeography means "new Geography." It is a way to personalize and customize map making for your own personal interest. In my case I chose some gardens and farms around LA because I love urban farming and gardening and wanted to show some of the amazing spots around LA. Most people would never think that they could learn about permaculture and organic farming right in the middle of Los Angeles, a huge, concrete metropolitan area. Neogeography can show others specific details about an area that they would otherwise never know or think about. It allows you to put in images and representations of your place of interest other than just a point on a map. It personalizes the map making experience as well as simplifies it. Neogeogrphy also allows you to integrate your personal research into a map. In my case, I researched where the different gardens and farms were and a little bit about them, then placed them on my map. It is a very useful tool.

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LAB #2 Goeg. 7
1. The Quadrangle is called Beverly Hills Quadrangle.
2. The adjacent quadrangles are Hollywood, Topanga, Van Nuys, Venice, Canoga Park, Burbank, and Inglewood.
3. The quadrangle was first created and compiled in 1966.
4. The datum used to create this map are The North American Datum of 1927 for the horizontal datum and the National Geodetic Verticle Datum of 1929.
5. The scale of this map is 1:24,000
6. a) 5cm on the map is equal to 1200m on the ground.
b) 5in on the map is equal to 1.893939mi on the ground
c) 2.64in on the map is equal to 1mi on the ground.
d) 12.5cm on the map equals 3km on the ground.
7. The contour interval is 20ft
8. a) The approximate latitude for the Public Affairs building is 34 degrees, 4 minutes, and 12 seconds north the latitude in decimal form is 34.428 degrees north latitude The longitude is approximately 118 degrees, 26 minutes, and 15 seconds. Decimal form is 118.4325 degrees West longitude.
b) The approximated latitude for the tip of the Santa Monica pier is 34 degrees 0 minutes and 45 seconds. Decimal form is 34.075 degrees North latitude. The longitude is 118 degrees, 30 minutes and 0 seconds West longitude.

c) The approximate latitude for the upper Franklin Canyon Reservior is 34 degrees, 6 minutes, and 15 seconds North latitude. The longitude is 118 degrees, 24 minutes and 50 seconds West longitude.

9. a) The approximate elevation of Greystone Mansion is 560ft/170.8m.

b) The approximater elevation of Woodlawn Cemetary is 140ft/42.7m.

c) The approximate elevation of Crestwwod Hills Park is 800ft/244m.

10. The UTM zone of this map is Zone 11

11. The UTM coordinates at the lower left side of the map are 37 63, or 3763000.

12. Ther are 1000 square meters in each UTM square grid.

13. UTM Northing 371000; Elevation Line Graph

14. The magnetic declination of this map is 14 degrees from magnetic North.

15. The stream between Stone Canyon Reservior and the 405 Freeway flows from North to South.

16. Below is the UCLA campus.

This is a satellite image of San Francisco hybridized with street names and neighborhoods. I chose this map because I lived in San Francisco for five years prior to moving to LA and I love it so much. I like the use of satellite imagery mixed with street names and places. The source of this map is www.friscovista.com/orientation/san-francisco...








This is an old USGS topographical map of the island of Oahu. The source is the U.S. Geological Survey in Cooperation with the Territory of Hawaii. 1930. the Library of Congress.

I chose this map because I lived on Oahu for four years and am fascinated by its topography. I also love the way these old maps look. The dull colors and fine lines really make you look closely at the information given.

This is a Geologic map of California. I chose this map because the geology of California is very interesting and diverse. It is also very visually stimulating and puts into perspective the massive amount of techtonic activity that California has experienced over long-scale geologic time. This map is color coordinated to show the different rocks present in California based on periods in Geologic history. California is truly amazing when it comes to Geology. The source of this map is the USGS website, URL: http://education.usgs.gov/california/maps/california_geology3.htm