GIS Lab 2

GIS Lab 2

Jeff Schweitzer

Goal

The goal of this lab was to learn how to download data from the US Census Bureau and use that data to create a map to share on ArcGIS Online. 

Methods

For this lab, we started off by looking over US Census Bureau data and practicing downloading the data. We used a shape file that was provided by the US Census Bureau for the base of our map. Once the base map was set, I downloaded data for the total population of Wisconsin and the female population for Wisconsin. I made a graduated colors map to show the difference in female population percentage in each county in Wisconsin. I thought this was an interesting data set to work with because I wanted to see if certain counties were strongly effected. Once we finished our map, we made a service in ArcGIS Online of our map. We were then able to put the shape file on top of a map in ArcGIS. When the map was in place, we then shared our map with the UWEC Geography and Anthropology department. 

Results

Our results were a map that has been shared in ArcGIS Online and a standard map mad in ArcMap using data that we downloaded from the US Cesus Bureau. 

Sources

http://factfinder.census.gov/faces/nav/jsf/pages/searchresults.xhtml?refresh=t

http://uwec.maps.arcgis.com/home/index.html