Programming with GIS Data

Note: This assignment must be submitted in github classroom.

1 Data Description

In this assignment, you will pick one dataset from the following options:

1.1 Drug Distribution

Skim the PDFs included in the data folder before you start.

Buhaug, Halvard & Päivi Lujala 2005. Accounting for Scale: Measuring Geography in Quantitative Studies of Civil War. Political Geography 24: 399-418.

Data downloaded from http://www.paivilujala.com/drugdata.html

1.2 Lord of the Rings - Middle Earth

https://scholarworks.wm.edu/asoer/3/

Vector Shapefiles contained in the data/Middle Earth folder.

1.3 Natural Earth Data

Download data from https://www.naturalearthdata.com/downloads/10m-physical-vectors/

Use at least 3 different data sets to create a map showing features that you are interested in.

2 Assignment

Create a map that incorporates interesting features of the dataset you’ve chosen. You may add data from other sources if you would like.

Write 3-5 sentences explaining what you find interesting about your data.