Geog 7 Lab 3

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Neogeography is arguably the most unique subsequent field of geography in existence today. Dealing with lots of satellite imagery available free to people everywhere around the world with an internet connection, there are certainly lots of positives but also lots of possible consequences associated with this new technology.

The potential of such technology is enormous. People can view the world like never before. GPS was just becoming popular in the early 2000s. Portable GPS devices did not become popular until just a few years ago. Now people can go on their computers or even on their phones and view satellite images of places as they would see them from the air. There are even street views so people can walk around and simultaneously see the same images on their phones. With mash-ups, people can create personalized maps of specific subjects, such as located cafés in an area, or indicating wi-fi hotspots on a map. The subject range of mash-ups is essentially limitless. People can prevent deforestation and assist in other environmental issues by using satellites to map out which areas need to be protected from logging, mining and other harmful activities. These potential pluses are all possible thanks to neogeography.

There are however some pitfalls with such revolutionary technology. The main problem is the invasion of privacy. With satellite images, anybody at any place can look up someone’s home address and see a real aerial view of their residence. There is a strong worry that terrorists can use this technology to plan attacks, though the U.S. government and other governments have even further superior technology, so this is not a huge concern at this point. Especially with street views of public streets in some major U.S. cities, privacy is further invaded. With such advanced technology, it is only a matter of time before live street views of large portions of cities are available, which once again would very invasive of people’s privacy. These are some of the major pitfalls and consequences associated with neogeography.

Geog 7 Lab 2

1. Beverly Hills Quadrangle
2. Directly adjacent quadrangles are Topanga and Venice. Nearby quadrangles are Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Hollywood and Inglewood.
3. The quadrangle was first created in 1966
4. National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929 and North American Datum of 1927 and 1983
5. The scale of the map is 1:24,000
6. a. 5 cm on map is equal to 1,200 m on ground
    b. 5 in on map is equal to 1.894 mi on ground
    c. 1 mi on ground is equal to 2.4 in on map
    d. 3 km on ground is equal to 12.5 cm on map
7. The contour interval on the map is 20 feet
8. a. 34˚ 4' 30" N and 118˚ 26' 20" W; 34.074˚ N, 118.439˚ W
    b. 34˚ 0' 28" N and 118˚ 29' 55" W; 34.008˚ N, 118.499˚ W
    c. 34˚ 7' 20" N and 118˚ 24' 45" W; 34.122˚ N, 118.413˚ W
9. a. Greystone Mansion is about 560 feet high or 170.688 m
    b. Woodlawn Cemetery is about 140 feet high or 42.672 m
    c. Crestwood Hills Park is about 580 feet high 176.784 m
10. The UTM Zone on the map is Zone 11
11. The UTM coordinates for the lower left corner are about 37,630,000 ft. N and 3, 610,000 ft. E
12. Each cell of the UTM gridlines contains 9,290,304 square meters
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14. The magnetic declination of the map is 14˚ E
15. The intermittent stream flows north to south
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