QUESTION：What percentage of the City of Vancouver’s total area is in danger? Explain what method you used.

The total area in danger: 1587.653272 Ha

The total area of Vancouver: 13102.060002 Ha

1587.653272/13102.060002=12.1%

 

QUESTION ：By using the appropriate selection method, create a layer containing the health care and educational facilities within the City of Vancouver danger zone. List the resulting facilities, if any. Check your results visibly. Explain how you came up with your answer.

Health care facilities in danger: VILLA CATHAY CARE HOME, FALSE CREEK RESIDENCE, BOARDWAY PENTECOSTALLODGE, YALETOWN HOUSE SOCIETY

Educational facilities in danger: EMILY CARR INSTITUTE OF ARE & DESIGN, HENRY HUDSON ELEMENTARY, ST ANTHONY OF PADUA, ECOLE ROSE DES VENTS

Use select by location. Select form “Vancouver_health” and “Vancouver_education”. Source layer “Vancouver_danger”. Export the selected data as “danger_health” and “danger_education”. Check the attribute table of the exported layers.

Accomplishment Statement:Using ArcGIS software and spatial and tabular data of Vancouver area, I make a map about the risk of tsunami in Vancouver. Through this map, we can clearly see the high-risk areas if a tsunami impacts Vancouver.