How I made the map.
I first went onto Google Maps to find the location of my home. Then I proceeded to look for service locations near my home. I decided on banks, library,gas stations, and supermarkets.The first service that I searched for was gas stations, because they are located everywhere since the use of gasoline is popular all around the world. I settled on Luk Oil, Sunoco, and BP, which were all conveniently located in Media. I wrote down the addresses and phone numbers of the gas station on Microsoft Excel. Then I went through looking for banks of the same branch. I picked TD Bank, because it is the bank that I use and there are an abundance around the area. There were located in Media, Folsom, and Springfield which was not unreasonably far away. I wrote their addresses and phone numbers down and searched for the supermarket Acme. I live relatively close to Acme, which was why I decided to choose it. There were Acmes in Media, Clifton Heights and Folsom. Then finally I searched for libraries around my area and found Helen Kate Furness Free Library, Swarthmore Public Library, and McCabe Library Swarthmore College. I copied all of the information gathered and pasted it into Batchgeo and got my map.
GIS vs. GPS
GIS- is a computer system that can capture, store, query, analyze, and display geographic data.
GPS- is a system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth.
This service is a little of both, but mainly GPS, because it gives you the exact coordinates of the service. It uses GIS in that it gives you layers on the map. The map includes other services, roads, bodies of water and other landmarks.
Density- The frequency with which something occurs in space.
Concentration-The extent of a feature’s spread over space.
Pattern-is the geometric arrangement of objects in space.
Agglomeration- a mass or collection of things.
http://batchgeo.com/map/eac17aede5e071f1dcf0e4676f18d4ec
These service areas are scattered around population clusters.There are three gas stations, an Acme, and a TD bank within a one mile radius, because of the heavy population in the center of Media. There are many more services within this area as well, but these are some specifics for this project.
I first went onto Google Maps to find the location of my home. Then I proceeded to look for service locations near my home. I decided on banks, library,gas stations, and supermarkets.The first service that I searched for was gas stations, because they are located everywhere since the use of gasoline is popular all around the world. I settled on Luk Oil, Sunoco, and BP, which were all conveniently located in Media. I wrote down the addresses and phone numbers of the gas station on Microsoft Excel. Then I went through looking for banks of the same branch. I picked TD Bank, because it is the bank that I use and there are an abundance around the area. There were located in Media, Folsom, and Springfield which was not unreasonably far away. I wrote their addresses and phone numbers down and searched for the supermarket Acme. I live relatively close to Acme, which was why I decided to choose it. There were Acmes in Media, Clifton Heights and Folsom. Then finally I searched for libraries around my area and found Helen Kate Furness Free Library, Swarthmore Public Library, and McCabe Library Swarthmore College. I copied all of the information gathered and pasted it into Batchgeo and got my map.
GIS vs. GPS
GIS- is a computer system that can capture, store, query, analyze, and display geographic data.
GPS- is a system that accurately determines the precise position of something on Earth.
This service is a little of both, but mainly GPS, because it gives you the exact coordinates of the service. It uses GIS in that it gives you layers on the map. The map includes other services, roads, bodies of water and other landmarks.
Density- The frequency with which something occurs in space.
Concentration-The extent of a feature’s spread over space.
Pattern-is the geometric arrangement of objects in space.
Agglomeration- a mass or collection of things.
http://batchgeo.com/map/eac17aede5e071f1dcf0e4676f18d4ec
These service areas are scattered around population clusters.There are three gas stations, an Acme, and a TD bank within a one mile radius, because of the heavy population in the center of Media. There are many more services within this area as well, but these are some specifics for this project.