For this lab I was working as an intern for the company Clear Vision Eau Claire. Clear Vision Eau Claire have created a partnership with local developers, UW-Eau Claire and the Eau Claire Regional Arts Center to create a new development called the "Confluence Project". The Confluence Project will include the following facilties: student housing, a community arts centre, a commercial retail complex and public parking, located in downtown Eau Claire with construction beginning late 2013/early 2014. The goal of Lab 1 was to learn about spatial data sets used in land use, public land management and administration and to be able to create maps showing this various information specific to the Confluence Project.
Methods
For this lab I had to create 6 maps on various information to do with the Confluence Project including civil divisions, census boundaries, PLSS features, Eau Claire city parcel data, zoning and voting districts. To create these maps I used ArcMap 10.2. Each topic e.g. civil divisions was put in a separate data frame. Each data frame used the basemap Imagery and had the proposed site on it. For every data frame I put in the class features using ArcCatalog, using the data provided to us.
For the Civil Divisions map I used the civil divisions and county boundary (Eau Claire) feature classes . To show the different civil divisions I used the unique values map (using the municipality type value field) and set it to 70% transparency to be able to see the basemap below. To show the county boundary I used the colour 40% grey. For me to be able to see the whole city of Eau Claire I used the scale 1:40,000, and added a callbox to make the proposed site clear.
For the Census Boundaries map I used the tracts and BlockGroups feature classes. For the BlockGroups feature class I decided to use population per square mile (2007) to show the density of the area surrounding the site. For this data I used a graduated colour map with the natural breaks classification. To be able to see the basemap I set the transparency to 30%. For the tracts I used the colour black, to make them show up clearly.
For the PLSS Features map I used the PLSS Quarter Quater Section feature calss. To be able to see the basemap underneath I hollowed out the PLSS Quarter Quater Section feature calss and used a bright green colour as an outline to still be able to see the sections.
For the Eau Claire City Parcel Data map I used the centerlines, parcel area and water feature classes. To be able to see the centerlines and parcel area I used contrasting colours (pink and yellow). For the water I used a dark blue and set the transparency to 40%, to still be able to see the river underneath.
For the Zoning map I used the centerlines and zoning areas feature classes. To show the various zones I used the unique values map and the value field zoning_cla. I grouped the zones together based on the starting letter e.g. C = Commercial. Each zone on the map has a different colour. To contrast the zoning classes colours, I used yellow for the centerlines.
For the Voting Districts map I used the voting wards 2011 feature class. I changed the voting wards colour to orange, the outline to black and the transparency to 60% to be able to see the basemap below. I added the ward numbers using the labels tab and added a halo to the numbers to make them clear. For me to be able to see the proposed site I added a callbox.
Once I had made all 6 maps, I placed them on one a single layout using layout view. To every map I added a title and scale. For every map except Voting Districts I added a legend as well. For the overall project I added the source of my information and my name.
Results
Figure 1 shows the maps I made for this lab. The Civil Divisions map shows the Confluence Project site is located in the city of Eau Claire with towns surrounding it (according to the map). The Census Boundaries map shows that the Confluence Project site is situated in a densely populated part of the city per square mile. The PLSS feature class identifies what PLSS Quarter Quarter the proposed site sits in. The Eau Cliare City Parcel Data map shows the relationship between the Confluence Project and other parcels in the city of Eau Claire. The Zoning map shows the Confluence Project site is located near the CBD and public properties district meaning this site would bring a new zone to the area (residential). The Voting Districts map shows that the Confluence Project site is located on the edge of voting district 31.
Figure 1
Sources
University of Wisconsin - Eau Claire. (2013, October 23). Frequently Asked Questions: The Confluence Project. Retrieved from http://www.uwec.edu/News/more/confluenceprojectFAQs.htm.
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