Lab 2a

View Sports Arenas in Southern California in a larger map

Neogeography truly gives the map maker freedom to express what he wants without strict guidlines and rules to abide by. I personally enjoy this kind of map because I can construct and unique and detailed map without meeting a series of criteria. My map above is an example of my neogeography.
A problem of neography that I imagine will cause much confusion is the fact that there are so many versions of maps that it could be difficult for a stranger to interpret a unique map. Neography teaches viewers to expect the unexpected because of the lack of rules and guidelines. The map maker has the potential to design his map in a variety of ways, and this might confuse of potential viewer.

Lab 1b

1. Beverly Hills
2. Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, Inglewood
3. 1995
4. North American Datum of 1927 and 1983
5. 1:24,000
6.
a) 1,200m
b) 1.71mi
c) 2.64in
d) 12.5cm
7. The contour interval is 20 feet
8.
a) 34,4' 28.95" N x 118, 26' 20.4" W
b) 34,0' 28" N x 118,30' 0" W
c) 34,6' 7.2" N x 118,24' 47.8" W
9.
a) 575ft, 179.7m
b) 140ft, 43.75m
c) Aprox. 650ft, 203.1m
10. The UTM zone is 11
11. 34, 1' 18"
12. 1,000 meters squared
13.


14. 14 degrees
15. It flows North to South
16.

Old Europe

This map was taken from a Spanish art website found by Google Images. It is an old map of Europe and how it used to look. The map shows rivers and mountains, as well as distinct borders between land masses by using different colors and shades. It also labels various features and places. It is very interesting to view a map that was created back in time. Not only is it intriguing to see what an area used to look like but also the different styles and mapping techniques used at this time. Though I could not find the exact date of when the map was created, it is obviously either extremely old or simply wrong because Europe does not look exactly like this in contemporary maps.

My Hometown in LA

The map above was copied from maps.google.com. It shows the area of Los Angeles where UCLA is located, as well as my current residence (marked by the red dot in the left of the map). The upper right portion of the map is none other than the UCLA campus, however, only a portion of it it is displayed. For this map I used the "traffic" option which highights the traffic status. The yellow/orange color shown on the 405 freeway tell the map reader that there is medium traffic. One thing I noticed about the streets of Westwood is that there is no apparent pattern between them. Usually, cities use some form of the "grid system," which are straight streets with 90 degree angles at all the intersections. This is not visible in Westwood, with the exception of the far left of the map. Now I realize why Westwood is such a hard area to give directions to someone.

Villa Park, CA -- My Upbringing

This map was extracted from maps.google.com. It it a simple map, displaying only streets and bodies of water. The red mark in the middle labeled "A" is my parents home, where I lived my whole life up until leaving for UCLA 3 years ago. It is very interesting looking at my hometown on a map like this because it is actually the first time I have done so. I know the town of Villa Park like the back of my hand, yet seeing the streets laid out on a map looked a little strange. The most interesting part of the map is the bodies of water located at the bottom. I am well aware of the larger water mass but have never seen the smaller body of water adjacent to it. I am assuming it is either blcoked and cannot be seen from the street or is no longer there.