Accomplishment Statement
Implemented various spatial analyst tools in order to present a visually appealing map catered for specific purposes. In this lab, specifically, I performed buffering analysis in order to find out the range of within an area around the shoreline of Vancouver. I also used functions such as reclassifying raster layers to show different values on our map, intersecting tool to combine raster and vector layers, then clipping layers to extract information to tailor the needs of my map. Most importantly, I utilized skills to make a printable map.
Percentage of City of Vancouver that is in danger
In order to calculate the percentage of areas that are in danger in the City of Vancouver, the layers come in very handy. I discovered the total area of the City of Vancouver by looking at its attribute table where there is a column that calculates the shape area of the layer already. Similarly, with the layer in the danger zone of Vancouver, I looked at the attribute table and acquired the total area by looking at the sum under its statistics properties. Vancouver’s total area is 131033339.950334 meters squared and its total danger area is 20314805.867912 meter squared. Hence, the percentage calculated results to 15.5% of Vancouver is in the danger zone.
Then, I used the intersect tool to create new layers where it will put together the features of danger in Vancouver and health/education facilities into one layer. This list all the healthcare and education facilities within the danger zone in an attribute table when you look at the layer. The facilities in danger are listed as follows:
Education (10 institutions):
ST ANTHONY OF PADUA
ECOLE ROSE DES VENTS
HERITAGE 3R’S SCHOOL
VANCOUVER MONTESSORI SCHOOL
FALSE CREEK ELEMENTARY
EMILY CARR INSTITUTE OF ART & DESIGN (ECIAD)
HENRY HUDSON ELEMENTARY
ST JOHN’S INTERNATIONAL
ST FRANCIS XAVIER
INSTITUTE OF INDIGENOUS GOVERNMENT (IIG)
Health (5 facilities):
FALSE CREEK RESIDENCE
BROADWAY PENTECOSTAL LODGE
COAST WEST COMMUNITY HOME
YALETOWN HOUSE SOCIETY
VILLA CATHAY CARE HOME