COS 312 - Simple GIS Assignment

http://cse.taylor.edu/~btoll/f03/312/res/a/CAM.html

Taylor University Computing and System Sciences Bill Toll - Fall 2003

COS 312 - Visualization and GIS Simple GIS Crime Analysis and Mapping Assignment
ASSIGNED: September 10, 2003 DUE: September 22, 2003 SUBMISSION: Submission system (course=cos312, submission=SimpleGIS) Submit the project file, all data files, and Word documentation as described below. Based on exercises developed by and data provided by Laurie A.B. Garo, Dept. of Geography and Earth Sciences University of North Carolina - Charlotte The crime data used in this example is from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg (NC) Police Department and includes incidents of a wide variety of crimes that occurred in Mecklenburg County in 1999. Additional data includes a shapefile containing Charlotte neighborhoods along with some neighborhood-based data. You should create your map with ArcView using the X:\cos312\CAM directory. Please use these directory names including the same capitalization. The data files needed for this assignment may be downloaded from this link in ZIP format or may be copied to user space under Linux and then used under XP through the mounted X: drive. machine:~/cos312/CAM$ cp ~btoll/public_html/f03/res/a/CAM.zip . The following files are included: CrimeAssign.mxd cwac2000.shp cwac2000.dbf cwac2000.shx cwac2000.prj clip_crimes.shp clip_crimes.dbf clip_crimes.prj clip_crimes.sbn clip_crimes.shx cwacbirth.dbf cwaccompdata.dbf cwacdropdata.dbf kinderscores.dbf Useful examples (Crime Query and Map Design) may be consulted. Metadata describing the contents of the files is also available.

Assignment Grading
Since the detailed instructions are quite lengthy, the grading template is presented here so it will not be lost at the end of the document. The submitted assignment should include 2 views as part of an ArcView project and 4 Layouts with analysis included in Word documents. GRADE TEMPLATE Data Preparation 20 Analysis Steps - creation of views and themes 30 Map Layouts - completeness, quality of design and layout 30 Written Analysis of Correlations 20 Extra Credit 20

Project Setup and Data Preparation

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1 Create a folder cos312\CAM and copy and unzip the data to this directory. Change the name of the map to CAM.mxd. The map already contains the following layers: 1999 homicides, Crime Incidents in Charlotte Neighborhoods, Juvenile Crime Rate, and the data table jacwac99.

2 Following the procedure used in the example to join the juvenile crime rate data to the neighborhood file, join the other QOL (quality of life) files to the Juvenile Crime Rate file. These files are: Income Change, Adolescent Births, Competency, Dropout Rate, and Kindergarten Scores. 3 For ease of reference, change duplicate field names and turn off the display of some fields. From the Juvenile Crime Rate layer in the Table of Contents, right click to Properties>Fields>select field to modify. For the Juvenile Crime Rate attribute table, change the Alias column in the properties table to change the displayed name. Uncheck the visible box to remove the field from view. NOTE: In order to change the classification name to "Juvenile Quotient" it is necessary to re-do the Symbology definition. The following changes should be made: For Juvenile Crime turn ID, OID, and Name off Count to No. of Crimes by Juveniles Sum_nhood_ to Juvenile Population Juvenile_q to Juvenile Quotient For Income Change turn ID, OID, and Name off 1st Median_Hou to Median Household Income '90 2nd Median_Hou to Median Household Income '98 Percent_ch to Income Change 90-98 For Adolescent Births turn ID, OID, Name and N8 off Count to Total Births Sum_Under1 to Sum Births-Mother<19 Sum_Prenat to Sum Births w/Prenatal Z_Under_19 to Percent Births-Mother<19 Z_After_1S to Percent Prenatal After 1st Trimester For Competency turn ID, OID, and Name off Count to Sum Students - Competency Sum_pass_ to Sum Students Passed Competency

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Z_pass to Competency Rate For Dropout turn ID, OID, and Name off Count to Total Students Sum_drop to Sum of Dropouts Z_drop to Dropout Rate For Kindergarten Scores turn ID, OID, and Name off Number_of_ to Sum Kindergarten Students Average_te to Kindergarten Average Test Score

Analysis and Mapping

Two analysis operations are required for this assignment. For each, create a new data frame: Insert>Data Frame so that a separate layout may be created for each.

1. Juvenile Crime Rate and Crime Against Juveniles

1 Set up the data frame. copy the Juvenile Crime Rate layer copy the Crime Incidents in Charlotte Neighborhoods layer, renaming it "All Crimes in Neighborhhods" 2 Name the dataframe "Crimes Against Juveniles" query All Crime In Neighborhoods for crimes against juveniles (ages 16 and under) convert this result to a layer and rename it as "Crimes Against Juveniles" 3 Create other layers query and create a new layer for crimes taking place in schools query and create a layer for missing persons under 16 query and create a layer for crime against family - abuse query and create a layer for crime against family - neglect of children 4 Assign appropriate names to the layers and associate appropriate crime symbols for each theme. 5 Create maps. Create a graduated color choropleth map of Juvenile Crime Rate using Juvenile Quotient as the classification field Turn on the Crimes Against Juveniles layer - you may wish to experiment with different numbers of classes and classification methods Create a layout using Juvenile Crime Rate and selected Crimes Against Juveniles Include title, scale, and legend Be sure the colors used produce a readable, pleasant map Place the layout in a Word document (with the dataframe selected, use Edit>Copy Map to Clipboard and paste into Word) Write a brief statement in the same Word document discussing your analysis of the resulting map. NOTE: potential correlations you may see are not statistically proven.

2. Correlation Between QOL Variables and Locations of Crimes Against Juveniles

In this analysis, you will create a new dataframe and investigate relationships between crimes committed against juveniles and the quality of life variables that were joined to the table earlier. 1 Create a new dataframe. Select the dataframe from part 1, select and copy Juvenile Crime Rate and all individual crime layers. Rename the dataframe as "QOL Variables and Crime Against Juveniles". 2 Create a Map Layout. Rename the Juvenile Crime Rate layer as "Dropout Rate". Create a choropleth map by modifying the Dropout Rate layer so that the classification field is Dropout Rate. Overlay at least 2 of the crimes against juveniles layers - select crimes that you believe may have some correlation

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Create a layout of the resulting map Be sure that color assignments are well chosen Include appropriate titles, legends, etc. Choose an appropriate name - such as Dropout Rate with Child Neglect and Crime at Schools 3 Create 2 additional Layouts. For each: Copy and paste the Dropout Rate layer Rename the layer and change the classification variable Overlay at least two layers and produce a layout as listed above 4 Document your Layouts Place each layout in a Word document Write a brief analysis of potential correlations for each layout

Extra Credit (20 points maximum)

Devise, perform, and document a method to examine correlation between QOL variables. For example, investigate correlations between Dropout Rate and Median Household Income. Use your technique to investigate 2 possible correlations. Create a dataframe and a Layout for each. Copy layouts into a Word document. Include a written analysis of potential correlation. Include a discussion of your technique.

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