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GIS Worksheet 4a - Pearson Australia Media Resources

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Canberra<strong>GIS</strong> <strong>Worksheet</strong> <strong>4a</strong>Using pedestrian counts to identify the peak land value intersectionGo to Map\Layer Control and click on the Addbutton.When the Add Layer dialogue box appears,choose the Pedestrian_counts layer.Press Add and then press OK in LayerControl.The map showing the pedestrian count samplingpoints will reappear.Entering collected data into the browser tableSelect the Info Tool and click on one of thebusking locations to bring up the Info Toolwindow.For each symbol that you click on, go to theInfo Tool window and click onPedestrian_counts to modify the entry in thePedestrian_counts table.Type the appropriate site number in the ID field.Then replace the 0 in the Pedestrian_countsfield with the number of pedestrians counted inthe allotted time period (these are the valuesfrom Figure 1).Save the tableWhen the data has been entered for all locations,go to File\Save Table.Press Save.Page 6 of 12© <strong>Pearson</strong> Education <strong>Australia</strong> (a division of <strong>Pearson</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> Group Pty Ltd) 2006.This page from the <strong>Pearson</strong> Atlas CD may be photocopied for classroom use.


Canberra<strong>GIS</strong> <strong>Worksheet</strong> <strong>4a</strong>Using pedestrian counts to identify the peak land value intersectionViewing the browser tableTo view the data table in the browser window,go to Window\New Browser Window andchoose Pedestrian_counts.Press OK.Viewing the windows in this way allows you tocheck that all data has been entered.Additions can be made to the browser ifrequired.Close the browser when you are sure that alldata has been added.Step 4: Thematically mapping the data collected (mapping point data)The data can be mapped using symbols that range in size according to the number of pedestrianscounted. There are different ways of doing this.Create Thematic Map—Step 1 of 3Go to Map\Create Thematic Map, click ontype Ranges and select Point Ranges Defaultfrom the Template Name list.Press Next.Page 7 of 12© <strong>Pearson</strong> Education <strong>Australia</strong> (a division of <strong>Pearson</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> Group Pty Ltd) 2006.This page from the <strong>Pearson</strong> Atlas CD may be photocopied for classroom use.


Canberra<strong>GIS</strong> <strong>Worksheet</strong> <strong>4a</strong>Using pedestrian counts to identify the peak land value intersectionCreate Thematic Map—Step 2 of 3Next to Table, select Pedestrian_counts andfor Field also choose Pedestrian_counts.Tick Ignore Zeroes or Blanks.Press Next.Create Thematic Map—Step 3 of 3The Ranges and Styles may be modified byclicking on their respective buttons.In this example, the Ranges have been modifiedto show 10 ranges divided as natural breaks.Press Recalc.Page 8 of 12© <strong>Pearson</strong> Education <strong>Australia</strong> (a division of <strong>Pearson</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> Group Pty Ltd) 2006.This page from the <strong>Pearson</strong> Atlas CD may be photocopied for classroom use.


Canberra<strong>GIS</strong> <strong>Worksheet</strong> <strong>4a</strong>Using pedestrian counts to identify the peak land value intersectionThe box will now show the values for the datadivisions.Press OK once, to return to the CreateThematic Map—Step 3 of 3.To modify the styles used in the ThematicMap, press the Styles... button.Page 9 of 12© <strong>Pearson</strong> Education <strong>Australia</strong> (a division of <strong>Pearson</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> Group Pty Ltd) 2006.This page from the <strong>Pearson</strong> Atlas CD may be photocopied for classroom use.


Canberra<strong>GIS</strong> <strong>Worksheet</strong> <strong>4a</strong>Using pedestrian counts to identify the peak land value intersectionClick on one of the stars to select a symbol style.Choose a colour and symbol and press OK.Page 10 of 12© <strong>Pearson</strong> Education <strong>Australia</strong> (a division of <strong>Pearson</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> Group Pty Ltd) 2006.This page from the <strong>Pearson</strong> Atlas CD may be photocopied for classroom use.


Canberra<strong>GIS</strong> <strong>Worksheet</strong> <strong>4a</strong>Using pedestrian counts to identify the peak land value intersectionChoose the Size option beneath Auto Spread tochange to graded symbols, and then press OK toreturn to the Create Thematic Map—Step 3 of3 window.Click on the Legend... button to customise thelegend.Change the title to read Pedestrian Counts.Press OK twice to return to the map.Untick the eye beside the Pedestrian_countslayer in Map/Layer Control.View the map and legend together. From thisinformation, the location of peak pedestrian flowcan now be identified.Page 11 of 12© <strong>Pearson</strong> Education <strong>Australia</strong> (a division of <strong>Pearson</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> Group Pty Ltd) 2006.This page from the <strong>Pearson</strong> Atlas CD may be photocopied for classroom use.


Canberra<strong>GIS</strong> <strong>Worksheet</strong> <strong>4a</strong>Using pedestrian counts to identify the peak land value intersectionStep 5: Save the WorkspaceBefore moving on to <strong>GIS</strong> <strong>Worksheet</strong> 4b, it is agood idea to save the Workspace.Go to File\Save Workspace..., and save withthe file name Pedestrian_count_PLVI into the<strong>Pearson</strong>_Atlas_<strong>GIS</strong>\ACT\Workspaces folder.Proceed to <strong>GIS</strong> <strong>Worksheet</strong> 4b.Page 12 of 12© <strong>Pearson</strong> Education <strong>Australia</strong> (a division of <strong>Pearson</strong> <strong>Australia</strong> Group Pty Ltd) 2006.This page from the <strong>Pearson</strong> Atlas CD may be photocopied for classroom use.

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