Week3: My vacations 2009

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I decided to create a neographic map of the different vacation spots a visited in 2009. Creating mashup map I used my personal pictures and videos of the cities I visited so you could get a personal perspective of the areas. My map has mostly food spots because I feel you could learn a lot about a city by exploring the diverse foods that are available. I also include some of my favorite spots for entertainment with the family and friends.

There are benefits, pitfalls, and consequences of creating neographic maps. The benefit of these maps is how personal they are to the user. The viewers benefit from this because they get to see a different side of something that most likely wouldn’t exist on standard sites. Additionally, adding a personal touch to these types of maps allows viewers to connect with the user because of his/her likes and dislikes. The negatives or pitfalls are that these sites could potentially discourage people because of personal opinion stated on the site. The user could also place inaccurate information about a place/event and further discourage people from exploring these places on their own. The consequences are that many viewers may be disheartened to explore or investigate different places on their own and solely rely on someone else’s opinion. Further, some information could be inaccurate and cause severe disappointment if you solely rely on this information.

1: Beverly Hills Quadrangle

2: Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, Inglewood

3: 1966

4: North American datum 1927; North American Datum 1983; National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929

5: 1:24000

6: A: 1200meters

B: 1.895 miles

C: 2.64in

D: 12.5 cm

7: 20ft

8: A: 118 26' 21" East, 34 04' 28" North
-118.439205, 34.074453

B: 118 29' 59" East, 34 00' 27" North
-118.499715, 34.007598

C: 118 24' 44" East, 34 5' 55" North
-118.412361, 34.098728

9: A: Greystone Park 540ft/ 165m

B: Woodlawn 140ft/ 42.7m

C: Crestwood 620ft/189m

10: UTM ZONE 11

11: North 3763km, East 361.5km

12: 1 km sq

13:















14: positive 14 degrees

15: From north to south

16:

GEOG 7 LAB1

BATTLE OF IWO JIMA

Courtesy of

http://www.anarchic-x.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=37&t=27727

It got a map illustrating the Battle of Iwo Jima from a website called Anarchic-X. This site is dedicated to the historical aspects involved in making video games from past Wars. This map shows the Japanese defenses and illustrates the amount of obstacles the Marines faced in taking the island of Iwo Jima. The map also shows from what direction U.S. forces began their siege on the island of Iwo Jima. The map of the battle of Iwo Jima shows the two airfields the U.S. coveted in order to launch long distance bombers into the heart of Japan. I thought a map depicting what U.S. forces faced during the battle of Iwo Jima and the importance of this island was interesting.

ALLIES (BLUE, RED) AND AXIS (BLACK) WWII

Courtesty of:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/81/Ww2_allied_axis_1944_jun.png

This map is from a Wikimedia commons page that has various maps ranging from 1942 to 1945. These maps illustrate how countries changed allegiance or were taken over by opposing forces throughout WWII. The map I chose to post depicts the allegiances on June 1945 when D-Day took place. The map is drawn with blue and red as the allies, with black being the axis forces. I thought it was interesting to see just how many countries chose to not choose sides in the beginning of the war. It also shows what a logistical nightmare it was for the U.S. to fight a war across the Atlantic and Pacific. Fortunately, for the U.S. it also prevented any massive attacks from the Axis forces.

INVASION OF NORMANDY JUNE 6, 1944

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http://www.thom23.net/webpictures/events/D-Day%20map%203.jpg

I got this map from Thom Lafferty’s website. He is a photographer that served during WWII and was part of the D-Day invasion. This map shows in red, how the United Kingdom served as a staging area for the D-Day landing in the Normandy Invasion of 1944. The red lines depict the routes used to launch their invasion onto the beaches of Normandy. I thought this map was interesting because historians believe that the battle of Normandy was one of the most intricately planned offensives in history. Looking at the map you can clearly see the amount of planning that must have gone into planning an operation this big.