I have the pleasure of taking a Special Topics - GIS For Librarians class this semester. My mom majored in Geography as an Undergraduate at IUP, and subsequently worked for the Federal government as a cartographer for a few years. I've been around maps since a child, so I jumped at the chance to take this class.
We're currently learning how to apply the ArcView (map making) software to theoretical scenarios. The latest project was determining the best place to build a new university in the Boston, MA area, given specific criteria (i.e., the university should be located within 200 meters of open space, more than 5 km away from existing universities, etc.). The software is fairly easy to use, but my results didn't quite match what was given in the examples, so I'm curious as to why the discrepancy exists.
It's Thursday, and the weekend can't come soon enough!
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