Welcome to Sherwin Hawaii Maps Spot !!!!!
This blog will serve as both an open space for any one to blog about Hawaii maps and serve as my blog space for my Geography 7 course.
So please feel free to blog away.
This 1st Blog has three interesting Hawaii maps for discussion as well as a map and elevation chart of UCLA where I am currently taking classes. I also have included the answers to Lab 1b
This is the City & County of Honolulu Department of Planning Interactive GIS maps.
These interactive maps allow anyone in the world to get various information on Oahu; such as parcel size and ownership, infrastructure (sewer lines) and places of interest. This map can be used by potential home buyers, vacation planners as well architects and engineers. I have used the interactive map daily at my work place with the City & County of Honolulu and is a valuable tool in helping the public find the information they need about Oahu. Working in the wastewater branch much of the public is unaware of the various sewer lines that run though the streets and sometimes though their property. The information they get from the GIS maps helps owners to find solutions for their sewer problems and helps inform them. Though this interactive map is robust. There are still errors on it that has caused confusion, for example sewer lines that are digitized incorrectly within a given property. Home owners have called our department complaining that they did not know a sewer line ran though there property. We must inform them that the GIS information is not perfect and there are errors.
2nd map
Hawaii Coastal Erosion
URL www.soest.hawaii.edu/asp/coasts/oahu/index.asp
Been to Waikiki Beach on Oahu lately? Does the beach look a little smaller to you? One place you can find out if the beach is really getting smaller is on the Hawaii Coastal Erosion site hosted by the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology. To the left is a map of the Waikiki Beach area and erosion patterns since 1927. It shows how the beach shoreline has changed over the years and pinpoints areas that have dramatic shoreline change. What I like about this map is the historical engineering events that have been undertaken to slow down the erosion. It helps me realize how precious the beach is and how mother nature continues her work. However I find the map to be very "busy" it shows the property lines of various properties in Waikiki which I feel should be removed, additionally increasing the font size of the facts box, would be beneficial due to most people viewing this map on a home computer.
3rd Map
State of Hawaii Dept of Business Economic Development & Tourism Maps
http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/gis/maps
To the right is a map produced by the Dept of Business Economic Development & Tourism, which shows various land owners on the island of Oahu. What should have been added to this map is a pie chart showing the percentage of ownership. There are a number of private land owners that have more ownership of land than public land owners. This I feel would add perspective to the ownership of land on the island of Oahu. The map legend does feel a bit cluttered with the listing of every land owner. These minor map changes will I believe make the map more practical.
This blog will serve as both an open space for any one to blog about Hawaii maps and serve as my blog space for my Geography 7 course.
So please feel free to blog away.
This 1st Blog has three interesting Hawaii maps for discussion as well as a map and elevation chart of UCLA where I am currently taking classes. I also have included the answers to Lab 1b
This is the City & County of Honolulu Department of Planning Interactive GIS maps.These interactive maps allow anyone in the world to get various information on Oahu; such as parcel size and ownership, infrastructure (sewer lines) and places of interest. This map can be used by potential home buyers, vacation planners as well architects and engineers. I have used the interactive map daily at my work place with the City & County of Honolulu and is a valuable tool in helping the public find the information they need about Oahu. Working in the wastewater branch much of the public is unaware of the various sewer lines that run though the streets and sometimes though their property. The information they get from the GIS maps helps owners to find solutions for their sewer problems and helps inform them. Though this interactive map is robust. There are still errors on it that has caused confusion, for example sewer lines that are digitized incorrectly within a given property. Home owners have called our department complaining that they did not know a sewer line ran though there property. We must inform them that the GIS information is not perfect and there are errors.
2nd map
Hawaii Coastal Erosion
URL www.soest.hawaii.edu/asp/coasts/oahu/index.asp
Been to Waikiki Beach on Oahu lately? Does the beach look a little smaller to you? One place you can find out if the beach is really getting smaller is on the Hawaii Coastal Erosion site hosted by the University of Hawaii School of Ocean and Earth Science Technology. To the left is a map of the Waikiki Beach area and erosion patterns since 1927. It shows how the beach shoreline has changed over the years and pinpoints areas that have dramatic shoreline change. What I like about this map is the historical engineering events that have been undertaken to slow down the erosion. It helps me realize how precious the beach is and how mother nature continues her work. However I find the map to be very "busy" it shows the property lines of various properties in Waikiki which I feel should be removed, additionally increasing the font size of the facts box, would be beneficial due to most people viewing this map on a home computer.3rd Map
State of Hawaii Dept of Business Economic Development & Tourism Maps
http://hawaii.gov/dbedt/gis/maps
To the right is a map produced by the Dept of Business Economic Development & Tourism, which shows various land owners on the island of Oahu. What should have been added to this map is a pie chart showing the percentage of ownership. There are a number of private land owners that have more ownership of land than public land owners. This I feel would add perspective to the ownership of land on the island of Oahu. The map legend does feel a bit cluttered with the listing of every land owner. These minor map changes will I believe make the map more practical. Answers to Lab 1B
1) Beverly Hills Quadrangle
2) Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, Inglewood
3) 1966
4) North American datum (NAD) 1927
5) 1:24,000
6) a) 1200meters b) 1.896 miles c) 2.64 in d) 12.5cm
7) 20ft
8) a) 34 Degrees 4 minutes 1 second N, 188 Degrees 26 Minutes 15 Seconds W (34.0669, 188.4375)
b) 34 Degrees 0 Minutes 31 seconds N , 188 Degrees 29 Minutes 55 Seconds W (34.1172, -118.4986)
c) 34 Degrees 7 minutes 2 seconds N 188 Degrees 27Min 1 Second
9) a) 550 Feet (167 meters)
b) 140 feet (42.67meters)
c) 620 feet ( 182 meters )
10) Zone 11
11) 37 & 63
12) 1,000,000 sq
13) See Below
14) 14Degress 249 MILS
15) South
16) See Below
Below is a map of UCLA and a chart showing the elevation changes of the campus
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