Geovisualization Portfolio GEOG 5540
Illinois Projected 2020-2030 % Population Change
This map shows predicted population change in Illinois for over the decade 2020-2030. Where white is a stagnate population, darker blues are higher population growth, and darker reds are higher population loss. It can be observed that Chicago suburbs are growing at a large rate whereas former industrial hubs like East St. Louis or Moline are shrinking.
NCAA DI Enrollment
This map shows the total student enrollment at NCAA Division 1 institutions. The overall distribution of schools mirrors the population distribution of the US. Where there are cities, there are colleges, and where there are rural areas, there are not colleges. Many state operated schools are larger and distributed across the state. Private schools might be much smaller and located in an urban area to attract a more specialized enrollment body.
Income vs Family Size in Nebraska
This map shows the bivariate distribution of median family income versus average family size in Nebraska. The legend is categorized into nine bins, with each variable having three subcategories. Many of the suburban areas of Nebraska have higher income and larger family sizes. Farming areas and Native American areas have lower family incomes and large family sizes. Areas with tourism industries have higher family incomes and smaller family sizes. The Nebraska Sandhills have lower family incomes and smaller family sizes
COVID-19 in Illinois
This dashboard shows various transmissibility factors of COVID-19 in Illinois. There are four maps which describe infectivity, mortality, posotivity, and testing. The map features customization of number of classes used and which classification method will be used. The maps are choropleths.
Iowa Tracks
This website visualizes every running track in Iowa. It displays the shape of the track as well as the color fo the track. When clicked on, it will redirect the user to the OpenStreetMap object of the track.
Iowa Roads
This series of maps of Iowa represent the distribution of road suffixes by county. The user is able to select what suffix they would like to examine. The user is able to select between the length of road and the amount of traffic the roads recieve.
Yearly Precipitation
This map shows the average precipitation each year in Iowa. The map uses interpolation methods to smooth data since there is only a limited number of weather monitoring stations in Iowa.