Over the course of spring semester, the students developed a uniform geographic information system data base, learned the tools and technology associated with spatial analysis, created maps illustrating potential conflicts between the environment and development, and developed predictive models that attempted to anticipate future growth patterns. The elevation map shown to the right is an example of one of the the resulting base maps. The smallest area that the studio looked at is 30 meters by 30 meters. Slope and aspect are critical to the issue examined by the studio. Slope effects bulidability and rate of runoff.
Aspect indicates exposure to sun and wind.
The work of the spring semester should be regarded as an example of the possible results using a data base and existing analysis technology. It is not possible to address all the issues in one semester, nor is it possible to consider the values of every person. The students hope that their work will stimulate new questions and discussions, and that the city of Juneau can continue to use the data base and analyses to generate new information and answer emerging questions concerning the future of the area. The students performed a complex process of data collection, analysis and model-building, a summary of which follows.