GEO 426 – Final ProjectGEO 426 – Final Project

Crisp – Slowing The Gypsy Moth Crisp – Slowing The Gypsy Moth PosterPoster

Pt. I Data SourcesPt. I Data Sources

The Base Layer DataThe Base Layer Data

Obtained States, Counties, Area Obtained States, Counties, Area Boundaries From Gypsy Moth Foundation Boundaries From Gypsy Moth Foundation website at :website at :

http://www.gmsts.org/http://www.gmsts.org/

The Thematic DataThe Thematic Data

Information about trap Information about trap placements is stored in placements is stored in a database at MSU in a database at MSU in the lab that I work atthe lab that I work at

Data is represented as Data is represented as x,y coordinate pairs and x,y coordinate pairs and has numerical insect has numerical insect capture as the zcapture as the z

Most recent data from Most recent data from 20072007

How data was extractedHow data was extracted

select A.utm_east, A.utm_north,B.ZONE, A.state, A.county, A.usgs_code, select A.utm_east, A.utm_north,B.ZONE, A.state, A.county, A.usgs_code, A.grid, A.total_catch from gypsy.gm_historical A, gypsy.quad B where A.grid, A.total_catch from gypsy.gm_historical A, gypsy.quad B where A.usgs_code = B.USGS_CODE and A.year=2007 and A.total_catch>-1 A.usgs_code = B.USGS_CODE and A.year=2007 and A.total_catch>-1 order by A.stateorder by A.state

Created a surface from the datasetCreated a surface from the dataset

Brought the resulting Brought the resulting delimited text into a delimited text into a shapefileshapefile

Created a point Created a point coverage and converted coverage and converted to raster with IDWto raster with IDW

Searched 4 adjacent points within 1 KM radius because this is how the traps are laid out

Result was my interpolated surface with catch total as the Z value

Pt. II Map PurposePt. II Map Purpose

The Map PurposeThe Map Purpose

My lab needs a poster displayed in My lab needs a poster displayed in the Nat. Sci Building to represent the Nat. Sci Building to represent what we do.what we do.

This is intended to be viewed by a This is intended to be viewed by a general audience of students and general audience of students and faculty or stafffaculty or staff

It is intended as a map that tells a It is intended as a map that tells a story and to be read as opposed to story and to be read as opposed to glanced over.glanced over.

Pt. III Map DesignPt. III Map Design

Moth PresenceMoth Presence Borrowed idea of Borrowed idea of

embedded hill shading to embedded hill shading to represent moth presence represent moth presence as ‘elevated’ trap captureas ‘elevated’ trap capture

Accomplished this withan AML script to shadea tiff with the Z valueof the Grid surface

Breaks at 10/30/100/300-1000

Bringing it together with Bringing it together with project activitiesproject activities

Integrating with the existing data

The generally infested areaThe generally infested area

Generally infested area represents no Generally infested area represents no trapping, no actions. It a area where things trapping, no actions. It a area where things are overrunare overrun

Represented in solid gray-greenRepresented in solid gray-green A neutral colorA neutral color

The monitoring areasThe monitoring areas

This is where traps delineate the leading This is where traps delineate the leading edge of the insects spreadedge of the insects spread

Defines the action areaDefines the action area 2 areas varied lightness of blue because 2 areas varied lightness of blue because

order is implied primary - secondaryorder is implied primary - secondary

Action AreaAction Area

This is where treatment occurs on isolated This is where treatment occurs on isolated colonies ahead of the expansion frontcolonies ahead of the expansion front

Used lines and arrows to delineate and Used lines and arrows to delineate and infer movementinfer movement

No solid continuous color – why? No solid continuous color – why?

Finishing TouchesFinishing Touches

Added text ‘explainers’ to tell the story Added text ‘explainers’ to tell the story behind the projectbehind the project

The legend is a quick story as opposed to The legend is a quick story as opposed to only labelsonly labels

Counties are labeled because those are Counties are labeled because those are the smallest civil action unitsthe smallest civil action units

Questions?Questions?