Saturday, January 30, 2010

Data Classification Lab


These are maps of African American population in Escambia County by census tract. I made sure that I used the same scale in each dataframe so that I only needed to display 1 scale reference and 1 scale bar instead of cluttering each individual map with the information. I also use the guides in the layout view to ensure I had equally sized dataframes.


This is the equal interval classified map of African American Population in Escambia County by census tract. I believe this is most appropriate for displaying the data because the change in color scheme stays consistent with the change in percentage.

Sunday, January 17, 2010

Good Map

This an example of a good map. There is a title, a legend, a scale bar, and a north arrow.

Bad Map















This an example of a bad map. There is no frame of reference such as a north arrow and there is also no scale of reference for distances.