Blog Post 3

The map is coming along.  A .KML file from Google Maps was added to the map file.  It includes start and finish, checkpoints, and the street route of the rally.  More needs to be done, but this is a huge breakthrough as before I did not have a .KML file or anything to base the map off of, besides .JPG images of the route.  Below is a representation of the map so far, using a ERSI ArcGIS Server basemap "World_Street_Map" file.

Blog Post 2

Today I began working on my map and collecting data.  I read through how to add .klm and .kmz files to ArcMap.  I will be using the maps posted from last week to create a file layer of the Gumball route. My next step is to collect more data on critical habitats and figure out how to compile it in a way to import into ArcMap.  Most likely as a table (maybe raster?).

Just found a hiccup, I will have to geo-reference the original pictures of the maps to create a file.  I could not find anything about the Gumball on google maps or any files pertaining to it.

Map of Gumball 2014 Route

Stage 1: USA

Stage 2: Europe

A more detailed description of locations and checkpoints can be seen on the Gumball website

Revised Proposal

Tyler Clausen
Siena College
Loudonville, NY 12211
October 13, 2014


Introduction:
The Gumball 3000 is an annual British 3,000 mile motor rally which occurs internationally on open public roads.  In the 2014 rally, 110 official "entered" cars registered and countless thousands of other "non-entered" racers drove along the route as well.  The starting line began in the Miami, FL, USA, passed through Atlanta, and ended in New York City.  Then the cars were loaded into planes and flown over to Edinburgh, UK, continuing through London, Paris, and Barcelona, before making to the finish on the island of Ibiza.  This took a total of 8 days to complete.
Cars are well known to cause negative impacts to the environment.  All of these cars traveling across the country would have been emitting carbon dioxide gases. In today's society, carbon emissions are heavily recorded and researched due to "global warming" and environmental impacts.  

Objectives:
This project will make use of carbon emission data collected from outside databases and studies as well as the route of the 2014 Gumball 300 to create a map using ESRI ArcMap.  These data points will be mapped according to how severe carbon emissions are on the route and the impacts they may have.


Data Sources:

• Areal photography
• Satellite imagery
• GPS point data
• Existing maps of the Gumball route
• Carbon emission databases

Schedule (Tentative):
10/9- Work on Project Proposal
Week of 10/13- Meet with Dr. M about pre existing CO2 data, do research
10/14- Revised project proposal due
Week of 10/20- Start creating map
10/21- Blog 2 due
10/28- Blog 3 due
11/4- Blog 4 due
11/13- Blog 5 due
11/18- Blog 6 due
11/25- Blog 7 due
12/2- Work on Project
12/4- Poster Presentations

Deliverables:
-Project Proposal
-Project blog with weekly blog postings and updates
-Comments on classmates' blog
-A final poster presentation

Proposal Draft

The Gumball 3000 and it's Impacts on Critical Habitats

Tyler Clausen
Siena College
Loudonville, NY 12211
October 7, 2014

Introduction:
          The Gumball 3000 is an annual British 3,000 mile motor rally which occurs internationally on open public roads.  In the 2014 rally, 110 official "entered" cars registered and countless thousands of other "non-entered" racers drove along the route as well.  The starting line began in the Miami, FL, USA, passed through Atlanta, and finished in New York City.  Then the cars were loaded into planes and flown over to Edinburgh, UK, continuing through London, Paris, and Barcelona, before making to the finish on the island of Ibiza.  This took a total of 8 days to complete.
          Cars are well known to cause negative impacts to the environment.  All of these cars traveling across the country would have been emitting carbon dioxide gases, disturbing wildlife, and bringing about other negative impacts.  There are certain species and habitats that are of great importance for many reasons.  We call these critical habitats, which are areas essential to the conservation of a threatened or endangered species under the Endangered Species Act.  Designation of critical habitats are essential to these species because they have the best living conditions for them.  The aim of this study is to analyze the impacts of this rally on critical habitats along the route.

Objectives:
          This project will make use of data collected from critical habitat data bases and the known route of the 2014 Gumball 300 to make data points in GIS.  These data points will be mapped according to how severe a species is impacted (how threatened or endangered; IUCN), and investigate to what degree the rally caused disturbance.

Data Sources:

• Areal photography
• Satellite imagery
• GPS point data
• Existing maps of the Gumball route

Tentative Schedule:
10/9- Work on Project Proposal
Week of 10/13- Meet with Dr. M about preexisting Critical Habitat data, do research
The rest TBD!