1. Mapping ACS Data Jeff Strickland Assistant Professor of History Montclair State University

2. Outline Introduction to ArcGIS Map Design Election 2008 Map Making Exercise Training

3. Introduction to ArcGIS ESRI – ArcGIS 9.3 (academic pricing approx $250 for base version) ArcMap – Layers

4. Map Design Thematic (choropleth) maps: represent one or two variables (population, ethnicity, income, language, religion, etc.) in map form The “language” of thematic maps is quite varied, and involves the use of color, shape, pattern, light and dark, etc. Thematic maps serve two main purposes: – Analysis of data – Presentation of data Use some existing system of boundaries (countries, states, counties, voting districts, etc.) Group data into 2 or more levels or classes using slicing values Show spatial variation of one or two variables at a time by using color, shades of grey and/or patterns Useful Examples – Social Explorer Social Explorer – Color Brewer Color Brewer

5. US Election of 2008 US Results Economist United States of Canada

6. Map Making Exercise Create a new folder on your flash drive – Save all shapefiles and associated database files in that folder – Save your maps there – You will point ArcGIS to that same folder – Never begin a filename with a number Tutorial – Join data to shapefile Shapefile from Census/Tiger Download SiteCensus/Tiger Download Site Database file from ACS download SiteACS download Site

7. Training ESRI Training Penn State & US Santa Barbara Workshops