Welcome to my blog!
This will be a collection of my progress for the William K. Collins Park GIS mapping project.
It is my goal to create a clear, visually compelling map, highlighting some of the major features within this area.
This map is to serve as an interpretation of the surrounding features to the public, and act as a tool for the Town of Clifton Park when making land management decisions.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011

Collins Park Features Map


Collins Park Reference Map


These maps will be going on my final project poster. I plan to add one more map with the features of Collins Park without the Bing Imagery Basemap. This will make it much easier to see the layout of the park.

Sunday, November 20, 2011

Okay so here is the second up-date on the Collins Park map. This will be 1 of 3 maps that I am working on, this one in particular is with the Bing Aerial Basemap.

Monday, November 7, 2011

This map gives you a basic idea of the area I am working with and some of the points I have plotted so far.

Tuesday, November 1, 2011

Week of October 24-28th
On Saturday, October 22, 2011 I took my first trip to the Collins Park site.
For this visit I collected the following GPS coordinates:

Bench Areas: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Bike Stand
Swing Sets: 1, 2, 3
Children Play Area (includes- swing set 2, slide, & sandbox)
Pavilion Area (includes 3 grills, 9 picnic tables)
Playground: 1,2,
Picnic Area: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Ropes Course Points: Start, 1, 2, 3, 4, End
Ropes Course Sitting Area
Volley Ball Net


The following week I proceded to plot these coordinates in excel, and begin the formulation of my map on ArcGIS.


Pictures will be up soon, with more information to come.