pub pol 224 introduction to gis isla yuechuan yao midterm presentation gasoline prices in santa...
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PUB POL 224Introduction to GIS
Isla Yuechuan Yao
Midterm PresentationGasoline Prices in Santa Monica, CA
*Source: losangelesgasprices.com (by GasBuddy.com)
Objectives and Data Acquisition
• Factors that influence gasoline prices (zip code)
• Attributes: population density, poverty rates, race, household median income, vehicle costs, highway distribution, etc.
• Zip code shapefile: UCLA Map Share• Demographics: UCLA Simply Map• Gas station locations and gas prices:
losangelesgasprices.com (Oct 30, 2012)• US highways: 2011 Tiger/Line Shapefiles
Demographic Information:Santa Monica
• Estimated current population: 92,043
• White: 75,366; Black: 4,500; Hispanic: 11,813; Asian: 10,419; Hawaiian: 364; Indian: 987; Other: 4,798
• Male: 44,415; Female: 47,628
• Avg House Value: $581,380
• Avg Household Income: $60,067
• Median Age: 40.76
*Source: losangelesgasprices.com (by GasBuddy.com)Data accessed on October 30, 2012
Next Steps
• One-month interval to investigate gas price fluctuation
• Major highways and home prices of the cities
• A macro-level analysis
• Buffering, Distance, etc.
Skills Used
• Inset map
• Attribute sub-sets selection
• Boundary sub-sets selection
• Geoprocessing
• Join data
• Custom shapefile creation
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