Mod 6

Once again, I'm having trouble with blogger. I transfer the files from work, so that may have something to do with it. I also touch up stuff in AI, and none of that shows. I'll post again tomorrow from my work computer to see if I can get it all to show up.

Mod 5, Unclassified

I've emailed copies of both classified and unclassified to Trisha. I don't know why this is happening, but my colors are reversed when I upload the images to the blog. There isn't text, title, north arrow, or scale either. I'm uncertain why this is happening, but I've spent the last 20 minutes trying different ways to do it. Please grade the emailed images!

Mod 5, Classified

Mod 4

By utilizing image rectification, an analyst can take an image that does not have projection info, and effectively lay it over another image that has a stated projection. While modern imagers (even consumer cameras) have the ability to add GPS data to an image, this is a new technology. The ability to rectify any image can aid historical research projects. Areal photographs taken from airplanes or hot air balloons can now have projection info added to them. This will allow researchers to accurately study an area for changes to agriculture or wilderness or to determine old property lines.

There is also the possibility to inaccurately rectify an image, either through a lazy analyst or poor image quality. If this is done, decisions can be made that are based on data that is inaccurate and therefore misleading. Caution would be needed, as well as other outlets of information, in order to make informed decisions based on image rectification.

Mod 3

Roads—Road are retaining more heat from the previous day compared to the surrounding area, hence the lighter color.

Natural and man-made vegetation—The vegetation has lost a lot of heat as it does not retain as much thermal energy throughout the evening.

Sidewalks and patios—Like the roads, they are a lighter color, but not as light as the road. This is likely due to both size and use, as vehicle to road friction may heat up the roads even more.

Storage sheds in back yards—The storage sheds are darker in color as they are likely not insulated buildings nor do they have air conditioning or heating. Because of this, they are more prone to mimic the ambient air temperature which is 12º C, therefore appearing darker.

Automobiles—Being metallic, automobiles are mostly darker. Like the storage sheds, they are neither insulated nor temperature controlled (at least not when the vehicle is parked). Therefore, they will also appear darker.

Bright spots on many of the roof tops—These are likely vents on the roof for stoves or dryers. As they produce a lot of heat, they will appear lighter in color.

Mod 2

The use of the multi-spectral image allows quick and easy distinction between vegetation, water and urban areas. The blue vegetation appears to be plant growth on islands in the southern half of the image. In the northern half, there appears to be blue vegetation growth in urban parks or backyards. If you were looking to obtain sites for urban areas, the panchromatic image may be better as they stand out. You would have to be careful when using the images for making boundaries, though, as the sand in the panchromatic also appears very light in color. This could make beach-front residence difficult to determine.

What problems might you infer or identify in using this type of photography?

Color would likely be problem for beginner's using CIR. While the contrast is certainly better than traditional color photographs, traditional color is also easier to understand for the layman. CIR, on the other hand, can aid it discerning vegetation growth and health, industry compared to agriculture, and land use, it does take some training to fully understand. When I first looked at the photos, I had no idea that red would mean vegetation.

Wind Farm Location

Isoyet Map

I wouldn't consider myself any sort of profession (just yet) but I think I've got layers down. I attempted to use a clipping mask for the border of the state, but it didn't work so I traced an outline of the state and used that to crop out the border.

I played with idea of a legend, but I liked the simplicity of using just the single sentence. I'm also usually challenged with color choices, so I thought that using grays would be easier. It was, I pulled up color brewer and it was straight forward.

Flow Map

Another of the more fun maps to make. It was enlightening to see that I could take raw data from a source (the Yearbook) and mold that data into a workable map that makes since. The legend is my least favorite. I attempted to make the triangular legend but I couldn't make it look right, so I kept this one.
I tried to acknowledge that there was an amount of "unknown" immigration. I hope that listing the data as not being there is truthful to the source and not misleading. In the same manner, I opted to remove Antarctica as there isn't a native human population of the continent (and therefore no immigration). I hope it's acceptable that I did both those things, I felt that while it may have been limiting in information to the end user, it was information that didn't benefit the purpose of the map.