Michael Loschiavo
Siena College
February 23,2014
Introduction
The Warren County Bikeway Extends from the southernmost point of Lake George, by the Million Dollar Beach, and ends in Glens Falls, where it connects to the Feeder Canal Park Heritage Trail. The trail experiences much elevation change along with varying road types and surface types, as well as multiple possible routes.
Objectives
• Using GPS Points, generate an accurate map of the bike trail, showing road type and surface
• Parking lots will also be mapped
• Mile markers will be shown for each mile
Methodology
Since the snow will have to melt in order to fully complete this project first I will map out parking lot locations for bikers. Once the trails become rideable I will go on the bike trail, taking GPS points. I will note which points are mile markers and also when road type and surface type changes so I can mark them on the map. This may take multiple days on the trail to complete to get every route and ensure accuracy. I may also take pictures at certain landmarks or views so they can be viewable in an interactive map. After all the data is collected it will be entered into an excel table and imported into ArcMap in order to create a map using the attributes within the table. To show elevation change I will also use a Digital Elevation Model.
Data Sources
- Streets basemap
- Aerial Imaging Basemap
- Digital Elevation Model
- New York state water body shapefile
- Streets shapefile
Deliverables
• A map showing the trail over a streets base map with road type and surface, along with points showing parking, landmarks, and mile markers. This may call for two maps showing each value separately so it can be viewed more easily.
• An interactive map will also be available with a satellite base map so people can zoom
into the trail as well as switch between layers.
Weekly Work Plan
March 22-29- Begin taking points of parking lot locations
March 29-April 5- Put points of parking lots into maps, also if snow is melted, begin taking
points on trail.
April 5-19- Continue riding trail, collecting necessary data.
April 19-May 3- Make table of data and import into ArcMap. Create Draft Map for revision. Add all required layers and export
interactive map to ArcGIS online.
May 3-10- Extra time if necessary if snow pushed mapping back,
