GIS 1: Lab 2

Goal

The goal of this lab was to retrieve data from the U.S. Census Bureau and create our own unique map using an attribute of our choice from this data.

Methods

We learned valuable skills from this process such as, adding the U.S Census Bureau data to ArcMap, joining attribute tables together, and building a web map. From this experience I also learned how to communicate effectively with my classmates to overcome some of the challenges I encountered.

Results

I found the results to be very interesting. I decided to map Women of the age 21 in Wisconsin because that is the demographic I currently fall under. The counties with a higher percentage of women age 21, are found in the counties Eau Claire, Dunn, Pierce, La Crosse, Grant, and Portage. Most of these counties have college Universities located in them, this would explain the higher percentage of women age 21.

Sources

U.S Census Bureau 2010

Map

Link to Web-Map

http://uwec.maps.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?webmap=6fb9dc2ad2d84ad682400eb667cfd401