Wheat Ridge
Analysis Series

Project Overview:

This documentation details the process and skills utilized in creating maps for Wheat Ridge. The project encompasses data acquisition, geodatabase creation, geoprocessing, and visualization, aiming to provide insightful spatial representations for this area. Identified stakeholders including potential homebuyers, real estate agents, urban planners, and city officials who may utilize the Wheat Ridge basemap for various purposes such as property assessment, urban development, and navigation.

Data Acquisition:

• Objective: Gather geographic data pertinent to Wheat Ridge.

• Sources: Acquired data from reliable sources providing information on Wheat Ridge's infrastructure, parks, schools, and other essential features.

• Data Types: Shapefiles, geodatabase feature classes, and potentially other georeferenced datasets.

• Documentation: Compiled metadata for all acquired datasets, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Geoprocessing:

• Objective: Prepare data for visualization, emphasizing relevant themes and characteristics of Wheat Ridge.

• Geoprocessing Tasks:

  • Considered visual hierarchy and designed a two-color system for identifying parcels.

  • Utilized classification methods to visualize parcels larger than 10 acres using symbology.

  • Applied the same method to visualize bus routes and schools based on respective attributes such as route type and school grade.

  • Used clipping to highlight the city boundary, ensuring it stands out prominently within the map.

Skills Demonstrated: 

• Data Acquisition

• Stakeholder Identification

• Data Management

• Data Scalability

• Visual Hierarchy

• Classification

• Clipping

Conclusion:

The creation of the Wheat Ridge basemap demonstrates proficiency in cartographic design and geospatial analysis, taking into account the needs of identified stakeholders. By implementing visual hierarchy, color coding, symbology classification, and clipping techniques, essential information about parcels, bus routes, schools, and the city boundary was effectively communicated. This project exemplifies skills in data acquisition, geoprocessing, stakeholder engagement, and visualization, making it a valuable addition to the portfolio.