Monday, September 29, 2014

GIS I: Week 2 Lab

GIS Week 2 Lab:

1. What is the name of the quadrangle? Beverly Hills Quadrangle
2. What are the names of the adjacent quadrangles?  Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, Inglewood
3. When was the quadrangle first created?  Canoga Park
4. What datum was used to create your map? NAD 27
5. What is the scale of the map? 1:24,000
6. At the above scale, answer the following:  1,200m
a) 5 centimeters on the map is equivalent to how many meters on the ground? 1.89m
b) 5 inches on the map is equivalent to how many miles on the ground? 2.64
c) one mile on the ground is equivalent to how many inches on the map? 30
d) 3 kilometers on the ground is equivalent to how many centimeters on the map? 1.25
7. What is the contour interval on your map? 20 Feet
8. What are the approximate geographic coordinates in both degrees/minutes/seconds and decimal degrees of:
a) the tip of the Santa Monica pier   34°N 118°30'W

b) The Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir 34°7'10"N 118° 24' 35"W
9. What is the approximate elevation in both feet and meters of:

a) Greystone Mansion in Greystone Park  650ft, 198m

b) Woodlawn Cemetery 140ft, 43m

c) Crestwood Hills Park 600ft, 183m

10) What is the UTM zone of the map? 11
11) What are the UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of your map? -Skip-
12) How many square meters are contained within each cell (square) of the UTM gridlines? -Skip-
13) Obtain elevation measurements, from west to east along the UTM northing 3771000, where the eastings of the UTM grid intersect the northing. Create an elevation profile using these measurements in Excel (hint: create a line chart). Figure out how to label the elevation values to the two measurements on campus. -Skip-
14. What is the magnetic declination of the map? 14°
15. In which direction does water flow in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir? South

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