GIS 215 Begins

We got an introduction to MicroSoft Access 2007 today and a refresher in Access in general. My major accomplishment during class was to print a few maps of steep slopes. I will have to turn in my Access assignments for homework.

Double click on the map for greater resolution.

Madison County is a place of natural beauty, and if people choose to build where terrain will allows it, it will stay that way. In this map, slopes too steep for building are shown in magenta, the 100 year flood plain is shown in yellow, and land suitable for building is grey. Double click on the map to see it in greater resolution.

Western NC Map

Africa Map

I haven't checked in for a while - I've been too engrossed with my WNC map. This class we spent some time (after the hellaciously difficult test) learning how to classify map objects with different symbols, color ramps, classes, and divisions. These skills will be most beneficial in creating useful maps.