Week 2

Met everyone in group 4 today, and formed a group with Peter and Sepideh.

Our homework for next week was to do some mapping analysis which will contribute to assignment 1 and 2.  For my part of the analysis as part of the group i chose land use.  Aside from land use i created a figure ground and transportation map to better understand the area as well as use them for further map underlays

Base Map

This map will be used as the underlay for the ongoing map studies.  The map was zoomed in and screen captured a number of times to gain greater detail of the study region.

The map was sourced from 

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Brooklyn,+NY,+USA/@40.6742345,-73.9897368,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c24416947c2109:0x82765c7404007886

Date of Buildings built

This map was produced in order to see when these buildings were built which could give a better understanding of the areas uses during different time periods.

Information from this map was sourced from

http://bklynr.com/block-by-block-brooklyns-past-and-present/

Figure ground Map

This map was produced to gain an easier understanding of how dense this particular section of Brooklyn is in regards to block size and building size.

Information for this map was sourced from

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Brooklyn,+NY,+USA/@40.6742345,-73.9897368,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c24416947c2109:0x82765c7404007886

Land use map

Understanding land use could possibly determine the growth of Brooklyn and the development around the Gowanus Canal.  

Information for this map was sourced from

Property Boundary Map

Property boundary maps are useful as you can quickly determine the extent of a selected site.  This will be valuable when the time comes to choose a site for the rest of DEH701

Information for this map was sourced from

http://maps.nyc.gov/taxmap/map.htm

Transportation Map

Understanding traffic flow can give another indication of how Brooklyn and surrounding areas have grown.  Breaking transportation down into colors can easily identify types of transport.

Transportation Map

Information for these maps was sourced from

https://www.google.com.au/maps/place/Brooklyn,+NY,+USA/@40.6742345,-73.9897368,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x89c24416947c2109:0x82765c7404007886