During the time in GEOB270, I’ve come to like and enjoy using ArcGIS. After completing the course GEOB270: Geographic Information Sciences, I was able to understand how ArcGIS was being used within the field of Geography for spatial analysis and analyzing geographical information. Over the past term, by working on the various labs, I’ve come to gain various insights on ways ArcGIS can support the geographical field, as well as slowly familiarize myself with the software. Due to GEOB270, I look forward in continuing to work with ArcGIS and acquainting myself with the software in the future.

For the final project, our group decided to examine the placement of hubzones throughout Vancouver. Since later this year, Uber will possibly be officially launching in Vancouver, the purpose of our project is to locate 15 top optimal hubzones for Uber drivers.  The purpose of the project is to locate ideal pickup hubs for Uber drivers based on population density, attractions, and liquor primary establishments.

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When working on environmental projects, you sometimes become involved in proposals that you do not ethically believe in. Do you personally think the project should be allowed to continue? Does this differ from what you wrote in your memo?

(Roleplay as a natural resource planner for British Columbia Snowmobile Federation)

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Housing affordability

dataclass

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 List the healthcare and educational facilities within the Vancouver danger zone, if any, and explain how you came up with your answer.

The healthcare facilities that are within the Vancouver danger zone are:

False Creek Residence

Broadway Pentecostal Lodge

Yaletown House Society

Villa Cathay Care Home

For the educational facilities, the ones within the danger zone are:

St. Anthony of Padua

Ecole Rose Des Vents

False Creek Elementary School

Emily Carr Institute of Art and Design

Henry Hudson Elementary School

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For general audience, describe how to fix misaligned and improperly referenced spatial data, including taking into consideration project properties.

In order to fix misaligned and improperly reference spatial data, you are always able to realign the spatial data through the tool of ArcTool box. With the ArcTool Box tool on ArcGIS, a transformation command is present, which allows one to modify the coordinate system of the maps and spatial data. There are various coordinate systems present for one to school in order to fix the misaligned spatial data, primarily between the projected coordinate system and the geographic coordinate system. Although the layers/coordinate changes will not change the overall projection of the image, but it will fix the misaligned and improperly referenced spatial data done

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Accomplishment Statement: 

Was able to gain basic knowledge and skills on GIS and ArcGIS in order to understand geospatial analysis that will be performed later in the course and for future labs.