Julia Campbell November 2, 2010 UP 206a GIS
Skills Used 1. Inset Map 2. Attribute Subset Selections
Skills Used 3.Geoprocessing
Skills Used 4. Indicies 5. Point Graduated Symbol
Sacramento Tracts Affected by Floods Skills Used 6. Boundary Sub-Set Selection
Issue - Let’s Katrina II - Seniors or otherwise immobile population - Natural disaster causing levee failure - Once we are aware of the situation we can address it
Sources - Census Tiger and American Fact Finder - Sacramento River Conservation Area Forum - Natural Resources Conservation Service - Cal-Atlas - National Atlas
Next Steps -Focus on oxbow and American River tracts -Include economic data for 2000 population -Evaluate elevation data to extrapolate floodplain into residential neighborhoods in case of levee failure -Examination of historical land use data