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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