Lab 01

http://laist.com/2010/10/05/map_porn_density_maps_overlaid_with.php#photo-1

     This map was originally from an environmental impact report filed by the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and was blogged on the website LAist. It shows the population densities of neighborhoods in Los Angeles County in relation to LACMTA transitways and rail lines. I find this map interesting because of the way that the rail lines hug and bisect through high-density areas. It shows the role that geographic data plays in policy related to public transportation in Los Angeles County. 

http://www.zerogeography.net/2012/04/interactive-wikipedia-mapping-tool.html

     This map was posted on the blog Zero Geography and is from the Oxford Internet Institute. It shows the distribution of Wikipedia authors across North America, inferring a correlation between population centers and number of Wikipedia authors. This map is interesting because like the McDonald's map shown in lecture it could be mistaken as a satellite image of North America at night.

http://museumsanfernandovalley.blogspot.com/2011/02/red-car-celebrating-100-years-of-van.html

     This map was pulled from the blog for the Museum of the San Fernando Valley and was originally from the Pacific Electric Railway. It shows the routes of the Red Car electric train lines that used to service the greater Los Angeles area before they were taken out and replaced with roads and highways. Also shown in this map are motor coach routes. This map is interesting to me because when compared to the first map above, the number of trains servicing the public in the Los Angeles County area reduced dramatically as the twentieth century progressed.