GIS5100 Module 4: Coastal Damage Assessment
We're back again on the East Coast, specifically in New Jersey, to continue where we left off. This week, we're building on Module 3's flooding assessment with Module 4: Coastal Damage Assessment. Thankfully, this lab did not throw me into a whirlwind in comparison to last week -- things went very smoothly! Module 4 consisted of 3 parts: tracking Hurricane Sandy from its formation and pathway until it made landfall, a Survey123 damage assessment form, and a case study in New Jersey's local community where structural damage was analyzed. Part 1 provided background on Hurricane Sandy. We prepared point and polyline data of the storm to track its pathway. This part brought me back to the Cartography course thanks to its section on symbology and labeling. I felt confident with this part since I had already made a fair amount of custom icon points for the choropleth map of wine consumption in Europe, where I created a unique grape icon from scratch. It's fulfilling to ha...