Lab 1: Flash Introduction (Static Map)

This map shows the amount of land that contains harvestable timber that is not within undevelopable wilderness.  I really wanted to map the percent of wilderness per state, but the amount is <1% for the majority of states, which would have led to a very depressing and uninteresting looking map.  The original source of this data comes from the North Central Research Station of the U.S. Forest Service, but I used an Excel file I found on The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis website: http://www.minneapolisfed. org/Research/data/specmap/us02-11.cfm.  The picture was taken from http://www.dentons.com/en/find-your-dentons-team/industry-sectors/forest-products-and-agribusiness.aspx.

Blog Assignment - Interactive Map

http://map.philau.edu/#UMAP_2008082711625

This is an interactive map of the campus at Philadelphia University.  I chose this map because I think it is an extremely helpful tool that students can use to navigate through their campus.  I wish George Mason had a map like this.  What I like best is the layers and features tool.  With this one can quickly find areas of interest, such as the locations of all dining facilities.  When a building is clicked on photos and a description appear on the right side of the screen, as well as related links.