Geography Portfolio

Nordstrom Site Selection Proposal Michael Lewis Table of Contents: Introduction                                                                                                                                    3 Background           ...

Michael Lewis 2017 Geography 335 – GIS 1 Dr. Wilson             The study area for this question is the state of Wisconsin. Wisconsin is commonly known for recreation and nature as well as its association with the “North Woods”. The state has a large agricultural sector as well as other activities like logging and mining. An active tourism sector and a reputable manufacturing sector help boost Wisconsin’s economy. While the majority of the state’s population live in urban centers, many of the homes owned in the state are vacation homes. With its reputation for second homes and cabins, my question pertains to site location for a future cabin. I am looking for land meeting a specific set of criteria for the future site of a cabin. By applying this criteria, and using the tools in ArcMap to analyze the study area, I’d like to narrow my search down exte...

Suitable Habitat for Bears and Introduction to Python Goal and Background: The goal of this assignment was to familiarize myself with and test my knowledge of the various geoprocessing tools we have learned about this semester. Using these, I was tasked with finding suitable habitats for bears in a region of Marquette County in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. Additionally, this assignment was an introduction to Python scripting and writing script to preform certain tasks.  In lecture, we learned about the geoprocessing tools that ArcMap offers to help run analysis of study areas. These tools include but are not limited to, Overlay functions (Clip, Erase, Intersect, Union, & Dissolve), Buffer, Append, Split and others. Learning what they tools do and their applications with data, I was able to incorporate them into my analysis of data and creation of my map. Methods: To start this assignment, I uploaded the shapefiles and table from the Lab 5 data folder provi...