Introduction
Little’s Lake is a small lake located in
Albany, New York. The land is owned by the Weare C. Little Memorial Park
Association. It was originally owned by Miss Elisabeth C. Little and the estate
was given to the park association in 1951. The total amount of land in the park
is 25 acres. The purpose of the park was to set aside the land so that it could
remain natural and be enjoyed by members of the park association. Members can
enjoy activities such as boating, fishing, ice skating, and studying of local
flora and fauna.
Objectives
The purpose of this project is to
provide a map of Little’s Lake and its surrounding trails and walkways using
GPS and ArcGIS software.
Methodology
This project will be focused on creating
a map of the walking trails around Little’s Lake using a handheld GPS unit. That
GPS unit will be used to attain coordinates of points along the trails around
the lake. From there, the points will be added to a basemap attained from
aerial image files in ArcGIS. Those points will then be connected along the
trails and the trail map will be created.
Deliverables
This project will provide a digital map
for the use of the Little’s Lake Park Association. That digital map could also
be printed on a regular 8.5” x 11’ paper or on poster sized paper.
Data
Sources
The data for this project will be
collected from ArcGIS software, including ArcGIS online and ArcGIS basemaps,
and collected GPS data.
Work
Plan
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Week
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Task
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10/20-10/26
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Collect
data needed to create a basemap for the park.
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10/27-11/2
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Begin
GPS data collection at the park using the basemap from the previous week as a
reference.
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11/3-11/9
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Continue
GPS data collection using the basemap as a guide for the trails.
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11/10-11/16
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Finish
collecting any data that has not been previously collected.
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11/17-11/23
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Thanksgiving
break
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11/24-11/30
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Begin
adding data to basemap to create a rough draft of the final map
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12/1-12/7
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Continue
work on the rough draft of the map. Begin to clean up the map to create the
finished project
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12/8-12/14
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Finish
cleaning up the map and put finishing touches on it so that a final product
is made.
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This is a good start, Adam. However, I have several questions/comments that you should consider before you begin working on your project this week.
ReplyDelete*For data sources, what specific layers will you need? Surface waters? Roads? Wetlands? If you list the layers you plan to incorporate into your map, I can help you obtain them.
*For the timeline, I recommend completing a draft of the map around the middle to end of November to share with the folks at Little’s Lake in time to get feedback before the final maps are due at the end of the semester. Also, the projects are due the last day of classes, December 8th.
Sincerely,
Dr. M