Sunday, October 14, 2012

Lab 2

Lab 2 - 7.5 minute map questions

1. The name of the quadrangle is Beverly Hills, CA.
2. The adjoining quadrangles are Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Holliwood, Venice and Inglewood.
3. The quadrangle was first created in 1966.
4.  Planimetery derived from imagery taken 1978 and other sources. Photoinspected using imagery taken 1995. PLSS and survey control curent as of 1966. Boundaries, other than corporate, verified 1998. Selected hydrographic data compiled from NOS/NOAA chart 18744 (1964).The datum used to create the map was the  national geodetic vertical datum of 1927 (NAD 27), 1929 (NAD 29) and 1983 (NAD 83).
5. The scale of the map is 1:24,000.
6. a) 5 cm on the map is equivalent to 1199.6928 m on the ground.
    b) 5 inches on the map is equivalent to 1.89 miles on the ground.
    c) One mile on the ground is equivalent to 2.64 inches on the map.
    d) Three kilometers on the ground is equivalent to 12.499 cm on the map.
7. The contour interval is 20 feet.
8.  a) The Public Affairs Building: longitude is 11826’30’’W (decimal degrees: 118.441667⁰W)  and latitude is 34⁰04’30’’N ( decimal degree: 34.075⁰N). 
      b) The tip of Santa Monica pier: longitude 118°29'55W (DD: 118.498889⁰W) and latitude 34°00'30N (DD: 34.008056⁰N)  
      c) The tip of the Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir: longitude: 11824'35''W (DD:118.409722), latitude: 3407'10''N (DD: 34.119444)
9. a) Greystone Mansion: 550 feet or 167.68 meters.
    b) Woodlawn Cemetery: 140 feet or 42.67 meters.
    c) Crestwood Hills Park: 700 feet or 213.4 meters.
10)  The UTM zone is Zone 11.
11) 3763000N and 3615000W
12) 1,000,000 square meters
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14) The magnetic declination of the map is 14⁰to East.
15) The water in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon reservoir flows from North to South.
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