Must use QGIS software (its free to download). the questions and the data sets are attached below. Chapter 5 data sets is for lab 4 and chapter 6 data sets for lab 5.
Lab 4
Geospatial Lab Application 5.1:
GIS Introduction: QGIS Version (24 points)
Question 5.1 (2points):
How many airports are being represented as points in the CalAirports dataset? (Remember, each
feature is a separate polygon.) How many trails are being represented as lines in the CalTrails
dataset?
Question 5.2 (2points):
What units of measurement (feet, meters, degrees, etc.) are being used in the CalTrails dataset?
Question 5.3 (2points):
What units of measurement (feet, meters, degrees, etc.) are being used in the CalAirports
dataset?
Question 5.4 (2points):
What “family” of projections does the U.S. National Atlas Equal Area projection belong to?
Question 5.5 (2points): What is the county FIPS code for San Diego County?
Question 5.6 (2points): What is the 2010 population of Los Angeles county?
Question 5.7 (2points): What is the 2010 population of the California county with FIPS code
065?
Question 5.8 (2points): Which county in California has the lowest 2010 population, and
what is that population value?
Question 5.9 (2points): Which county in California has the third highest 2010 population,
and what is that population value?
Question 5.10 (2points): What is the 3-letter FAA Airport classification code for San Diego
International airport?
Question 5.11 (2points): What is the (ellipsoidal) distance in miles from San Diego
International airport to North Island Naval Air Station?
Question 5.12 (2points): What is the total (ellipsoidal) distance in miles from San Diego
International airport to Montgomery Field, then from Montgomery Field to Brown Field
Municipal Airport, and then finally from Brown Field Municipal Airport back to San Diego
International airport?
Geospatial Lab Assignment 5:
Name:
GIS Spatial Analysis: QGIS Version
Textbook: pp. 211-225 (30 points)
Question 6.1 (2points):
In 2010, how many counties in California had a population of more than 500,000 persons?
Question 6.2 (2points):
In 2010, how many counties in California had a population of less than 50,000 persons?
Question 6.3 (2points):
In 2010, how many counties in California had a population of more than 50,000 persons but
also less than 100,000 persons?
Question 6.4 (2points):
In 2010, what was the combined total population of these three counties?
Question 6.5 (2points):
Why did we use “OR” as the Boolean connector between the queries each time instead of
“AND”? How would the results have been different if we had used “AND” instead of “OR”
each time in this compound query?
Question 6.6 (2points):
How many points are in the Firestations layer?
Question 6.7 (2points):
How many points are in the Hospitals layer?
Question 6.8 (2points):
How many fire stations are in Ventura County? How many fire stations are in Sutter County?
Question 6.9 (2points):
How many hospitals are in Ventura County? How many hospitals are in Sutter County?
Question 6.10 (2points):
What county is the Yurok Volunteer Fire Department located in?
Question 6.11 (2points):
What county is Ukiah Valley Medical Center located in?
Question 6.12 (2points):
How many fire stations are within a 1-mile radius of the hospitals?
Question 6.13 (2points):
Which county is the California state capitol building in?
Question 6.14 (2points):
How many hospitals are within 5 miles of the California state capitol building?
Question 6.15: (2points)
How many fire stations are within 5 miles of the California state capitol building?