Signature File Creation
Role
Select an area of the city of Louisville use recent four band aerial imagery (red, green, blue, near IR), a different community can be selected if four band aerial imagery is available. The area selected must be approved by your instructor prior to beginning the case study. Send to your instructor the cross streets to be used in the project. There is no need to send the actual map. At least six discrete classifications are required. The classification of the aerial image must use the near Infrared, red and green bands.
Problem
The problem is to analysis land features in the selected area to be classified.
Case Study Requirements
Technical Skills
Resources
Rubric
Required to be turned in:
40 Points
20 Points
1. Appropriate display of map elements
2. Appropriate color usage
Required Technical Skills Demonstrated
20 Points
1. Creation of Map Package
2. Appropriate conclusion drawn from the technical skills.
3. Embed maps into the technical document.
Creativity
20 Points
Creativity will include what is presented and how appealing it is to the user. Half of these points will be based on how well the designer accomplished the completion of the problem. The other half of the points in this section will be dependent on the functionality and appeal of the maps. The instructor can choose to award more than 20 points to maps that far exceed the requirements.
Select an area of the city of Louisville use recent four band aerial imagery (red, green, blue, near IR), a different community can be selected if four band aerial imagery is available. The area selected must be approved by your instructor prior to beginning the case study. Send to your instructor the cross streets to be used in the project. There is no need to send the actual map. At least six discrete classifications are required. The classification of the aerial image must use the near Infrared, red and green bands.
Problem
The problem is to analysis land features in the selected area to be classified.
Case Study Requirements
- Overview map of your region being analyzed
- Map showing the aerial image
- Map showing the classification of the aerial image
- Report discussing the methods and the conclusions
Technical Skills
- Clipping of an image from a service
- Creating a signature classification file
- Classification using a signature file
- Land area in acres of each classification
Resources
- ArcMap
- Historical Sanborn map, obtained by the student (optional)
- Four band aerial image service, such as can be obtained from Kentucky GIS department.
Rubric
Required to be turned in:
- Map Package
- Adobe PDF of all required maps
- A written assessment of what was done and the methods used, the report should include maps and analysis.
40 Points
- E-mail showing instructor approval of the region
- Maps must have:
- Title
- Legend
- Directional Arrow
- Scale
- Author Block
- Use of appropriate symbolism
20 Points
1. Appropriate display of map elements
2. Appropriate color usage
Required Technical Skills Demonstrated
20 Points
1. Creation of Map Package
2. Appropriate conclusion drawn from the technical skills.
3. Embed maps into the technical document.
Creativity
20 Points
Creativity will include what is presented and how appealing it is to the user. Half of these points will be based on how well the designer accomplished the completion of the problem. The other half of the points in this section will be dependent on the functionality and appeal of the maps. The instructor can choose to award more than 20 points to maps that far exceed the requirements.