Month: September 2017

Around the turn of the twentieth century, a number of hurricanes struck Louisiana and eastern Texas. Central Louisiana and the area around Austin, Texas, experienced the most hurricanes. This maps of storm paths could provide insight into various contemporary economic and cultural phenomenon. Hurricanes often leave swaths of devastation. Thus, the areas hit the hardest … Continue reading Hurricanes in Texas and Louisiana

For this project, I georeferenced a 1908 Sanborn map of New Orleans, Louisiana. In particular, I focused on the intersection of St. Philip and Chartres. While studying in the Sanborn map, I recorded what the function of each structure was (what was the type of building), the address, and the number of levels in each … Continue reading Georeferencing New Orleans Buildings

The map we created provides a visual representation of the distribution of the United States population in 1850. The choropleth map offers several insights into politics, culture, and economy of America a decade before the Civil War. From a political standpoint, the map helps explain contemporary congressional debates. The same year officials collected the census … Continue reading United States Population in 1850

During major disasters, maps can provide vital information about at-risk regions. In the case of Hurricane Harvey, we added the locations of local Toxic Release Inventories (TRIs) to a map of Houston flooding. In rescue efforts, maps, similar to the one we created, allow officials to determine which areas of the city are in the … Continue reading Using Maps to Analyze Hurricane Harvey