Monthly Archives: April 2011

Area Calculations Comparison Lab

Posted on April 27, 2011 by pel2

Using the KML Tools, the area of the reservoir was calculated as 28.3 acres. View Area Calculation Comparison in a larger map And I can’t resist putting in this picture of skunk cabbage from the wet area at the north… Continue reading →

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Report on The Woods in Your Backyard

Posted on April 21, 2011 by pel2

For Forest Management Practices, I am asking students to read The Woods in Your Backyard and write their impressions on its content and how it presents the information. Following are the questions that they will be using.The Woods in Your… Continue reading →

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Stream Buffers

Posted on April 20, 2011 by pel2

Protection of streams is critical to maintaining water quality. In Pennsylvania quality standards for streams have been set in Chapter 93 of the Pennsylvania Code. Below is a map of the Michaux State Forest showing streams going through the forest…. Continue reading →

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Develop an Elevation Profile

Posted on April 1, 2011 by pel2

In surveying we have been making elevation profiles from differential leveling data for as long as I have been teaching the course. Recently, I came across a help page from the University of Georgia that uses ArcGIS to associate data… Continue reading →

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