Land use/ Cover Change Lab I
In this lab, we began our research into land use and cover change in and around the Lewis & Clark College and Collins view area. Teams of three students were sent out into plot locations in Collins View, River View Natural Area (RVNA), and Lewis & Clark College. Once a centroid was established at each plot location, a kestrel drop was tied to the North side of a tree to collect humidity and temperature data over a twenty-four hour period. Following these twenty-four hours, the kestrel drops were collected and the data was examined. Land use/ Cover Change Lab II In the second lab, groups returned to their plot locations and began by measuring the tallest object in the area. After establishing the land cover classification code using the MUC field guide, each lab team used a GPS to measure 21.2 meters in each of the cardinal directions. Canopy and ground cover data was then collected by observing the presence/non-presence of photosynthesizing organisms every two paces within the 21.2 meter parameters. Land use/ Cover Change Lab III The third lab of our research in land use and cover change consisted of aggregating the pre-collected data and comparing the observed sites. We used Google Sheets to form an excel sheet to display the differences and similarities in humidity, temperature, tallest object, ground cover, and canopy cover of each of the sites and of Collins View, RVNA, and Lewis & Clark College collectively. Following, we looked at the possible implications of the data in the larger scope of differences between microclimates very close to one another. Land use/ Cover Change Lab IV The purpose of this lab was to create a map of the area we studied with our data integrated into it. We used ArcGIS and uploaded layered satellite images of the observed areas from 1939, 1961, 1982, and 2018. Continuing, we uploaded the data we aggregated in the previous lab to visualize it spatially and temporally through the ArcGIS mapping system. In our report, we discuss the possible implications of our research both spatially and temporally. Land use/ Cover Change Lab V Our fifth lab consisted of creating a story map on ArcGIS to better display the data and observations we collected. By using a story map, our group is better able to display the spatial and temporal changes in land cover and usage as the map portrays our collected data alongside our analysis and satellite images of the surrounding area. For this lab, we used the quantitative data collected by lab groups in conjunction with qualitative data provided during a panel of experts in the area.
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