Community-Based GIS Project

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Where Do the Children Play? Mapping play locations in Lewiston, Maine with ArcGIS Kate Doria ‘10, Bates College Historic Locations Trinity Afterschool Program Project Goals Map favorite outdoor play locations Compare locations between generations and cultures Data Collection Partners Blake Street Towers & Meadowview Martel Elementary School Trinity Jubilee Center Using ArcGIS Georeference local maps Create play location polygons Differentiate location type and popularity with symbologies Discussion & Limitations Differences among current youth Unequal group size Privacy of yard play Data & Image Sources http://www.latrails.org/ US Census Data http://www.gettyimages.com http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/ appleton03.jpg Awknowledgments Supported in part by the Bates College Imaging and Computing Center, Trinity Jubilee Center, Martel Elementary School, Lewiston Housing Authority, and the Harward Center. Legend Roads Public Locations School Martel School District Ponds Rivers Streams Lewiston Contours Field Play 0 1-3 Facility Play 0 1 2-3 Park Play 0 1 2 3 4 - 16 Yard Play Lewiston Census Number of Families 50 - 187 188 - 298 299 - 397 398 - 559 560 - 1185 Meadowview 0 0.5 1 1.5 2 0.25 Kilometers 1:15,000 Blake Street Towers ¯ Maine Maine Androscoggin ¯ 0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.6 0.2 Kilometers 1:10,000 Trinity Jubilee Center Martel ¯ 0 1 2 3 4 0.5 Kilometers Martel Elementary School Trinity Jubilee Center Martel Elementary School Meadowview Blake Street Towers ¯ 0 2.5 5 7.5 10 1.25 Kilometers Lewiston, Maine

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Where Do the Children Play?Mapping play locations in Lewiston, Maine with ArcGIS

Kate Doria ‘10, Bates College

Historic Locations Trinity Afterschool Program

Project Goals Map favorite outdoor play locations •Compare locations between generations and cultures•

Data Collection PartnersBlake Street Towers & Meadowview•Martel Elementary School •Trinity Jubilee Center•

Using ArcGISGeoreference local maps•Create play location polygons•Differentiate location type and popularity with symbologies•

Discussion & LimitationsDifferences among current youth•Unequal group size•Privacy of yard play•

Data & Image Sourceshttp://www.latrails.org/•US Census Data•http://www.gettyimages.com•http://www.urbanphoto.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/01/•appleton03.jpg

AwknowledgmentsSupported in part by the Bates College Imaging and Computing Center, Trinity Jubilee Center, Martel Elementary School, Lewiston Housing Authority, and the Harward Center.

Legend

Roads

Public Locations

School

Martel School District

Ponds

Rivers

Streams

Lewiston Contours

Field Play0

1 - 3

Facility Play0

1

2 - 3

Park Play0

1

2

3

4 - 16

Yard Play

Lewiston CensusNumber of Families

50 - 187

188 - 298

299 - 397

398 - 559

560 - 1185

Meadowview

0 0.5 1 1.5 20.25

Kilometers1:15,000

Blake Street Towers

¯

M a i n eM a i n e

Androscoggin

¯0 0.4 0.8 1.2 1.60.2

Kilometers1:10,000

Trinity Jubilee Center

Martel

¯0 1 2 3 40.5

Kilometers1:30,000

Martel Elementary School

Trinity Jubilee Center

Martel Elementary School

Meadowview

Blake Street Towers

¯0 2.5 5 7.5 101.25

Kilometers

Lewiston, Maine