UWIN 2 Activity
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UWIN 2 Activity: History of Denver and Exploring Parks via GIS
The following activity serves as your UWIN 2 Post-lab. During class (and after class if you do not finish), you will explore GIS by learning more about the history of Denver and exploring one Denver-metro UWIN park. As you go through the activity, you will answer the following questions. This document will be submitted to the UWIN 2 Post-lab assignment link. Please type
your answers in a different color to make reviewing your submissions easier.
UWIN 2.1 – Science and Society Revisited
Link: https://gwmke.maps.arcgis.com/apps/Cascade/index.html?
appid=3661f4dbe77e45c9951b4879c7401986
Question 1:
Look at the graph titled “Environmental Risk Factors by HOLC Neighborhood Grades
for All CSN Cities”. Describe the trends that you note for the following variables when comparing
A, B, C, and D neighborhoods.
a.
Land surface temp:
b.
Impervious surface:
c.
Tree canopy cover:
Question 2:
Look at your answers above regarding trends for the three variables. How do you think this may impact plants and wildlife occupation and use of these neighborhoods?
Question 3:
As you move through the story map, you will see a map of outlined neighborhoods (in different colors to represent their grade) and the corresponding tree canopy cover as another layer. What is the climate advantage for neighborhoods with denser tree canopies?
Question 4:
As you move through the story map, you will see a map of outlined neighborhoods (in different colors to represent their grade) and the corresponding impervious surface cover as another layer. What are the disadvantages to higher amounts of impervious surface?
Question 5:
Heat Vulnerability Index (HVI) is a measure of the ability of neighborhoods to minimize the effects of extreme weather events, such as heat waves. On the map, choose 1 block from the following neighborhoods and record the HVI:
d.
Elyria
e.
Belcaro
f.
South Platte
g.
Country Club
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Question 6:
The next layer shows flood vulnerability across different Denver neighborhoods. Identify three neighborhoods that are at the HVI Top Quartile and have a 1% annual chance of flooding. What grade are these three neighborhoods?
Question 7:
Summarize two ways in which Groundwork Denver is working with communities to address issues related to neighborhood redlining.
The remainder of the story map have example case studies for several Denver neighborhoods. I encourage you to skim through those to see some exciting initiatives and applied research to help promote well-being of citizens in those neighborhoods.
Before you start the next UWIN sections, your TA will pull up a spreadsheet. Everyone will choose a different park that they will explore as a part of the UWIN 2 Post-lab. This does NOT need to be the park you plan to visit for extra credit nor the park that you and your group focus on for your Children’s Book.
Question 8: What is the name of your UWIN location?
Tip: Your TA can remind you where your section’s UWIN location assignments are located. UWIN 2.3 - Google MyMap
Make sure you are signed into your Google account. This will allow you to access all of the features and will save the map you make to your Google Drive. Please follow the instructions in the lab manual. As you are working through the steps, please use the following questions to record your findings. Paste the link to your map:
Question 9: Based on the instructions in the lab manual, what did you name your map?
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Question 10: Provide a screenshot highlighting the three new layers you created (i.e., Distance to water, park area, and distance to nearest habitat):
Tip: To make it easier for your TA to provide you credit, please try to crop/zoom the image to highlight the layers that you created.
Tip: Figure captions are not necessary here
Question 11: Provide a screenshot highlighting the new pin you created (i.e., Science Building):
Tip: To make it easier for your TA to provide you credit, please try to crop/zoom the image to highlight the pin you created.
Tip: Figure captions are not necessary here Question 12: What was the distance that you found between your UWIN location and the nearest body of water?
Tip: If you are having trouble finding a source of water nearby, use your best judgement to find one. Question 13: When you were drawing the line around the boundary of your park, what was the
area of the polygon that you created?
Question 14: What was the distance that you found between your UWIN location and the nearest habitats?
A)
Distance to closest fox squirrel habitat:
B)
Distance to closest mule deer habitat:
Question 15: What are the latitude and longitude coordinates for your UWIN location?
Question 16: What is the radiance value for your UWIN location?
Link: https://www.lightpollutionmap.info
UWIN 2.4 - Google Street View
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Please follow the instructions in the lab manual. As you are working through the steps, please use the following questions to record your findings. Link: https://maps.google.com/
Question 17: Does your UWIN location have any Google Street View or panoramic photos available?
Note: Not all UWIN locations may have nearby images from Google Street View. If your location doesn’t have any nearby images, please complete the remainder of UWIN 3.3 using the Science Building on Auraria Campus.
Question 18: Does your UWIN location have any historic imagery (e.g., previous years/seasons) available?
Question 19: Describe the available wildlife habitat at your UWIN location:
Tip: Try your best to describe the habitat you see in your own words.
Question 20: Provide a minimum of 3 screenshots from google street view that help you document the habitat at your UWIN location:
Tip: To make it easier for your TA to provide you credit, please try to crop/zoom the image to highlight google street view.
Tip: Figure captions are not necessary here
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UWIN 2.5 - eBird
Please follow the instructions in the lab manual. As you are working through the steps, please use the following questions to record your findings. Link: https://ebird.org/hotspots
Question 21: What is the name of your eBird hotspot?
Note: Not all UWIN locations may have nearby eBird hotspots. If your location doesn’t have any nearby hotspots complete the remainder of UWIN 3.4 using the Science Building on Auraria Campus.
Question 22: How many bird species (year-round, all years) have been seen at your hotspot?
Question 23: Provide a screenshot of the bar chart for your hotspot:
Tip: Depending on the number of species, you may need to take multiple screenshots.
Tip: If you have a lot of species observed, review all of the bar charts and provide a screenshot for up to ~30 species.
Tip: To make it easier for your TA to provide you credit, please try to crop/zoom the image to highlight the bar chart
Tip: Figure captions are not necessary here
Question 24: Describe bird community at your hotspot:
Tip: Try your best to describe the bird community at your hotspot. Use the example in the
lab manual to help guide your description.
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UWIN 2.6 - MyTreeKeeper
Please follow the instructions in the lab manual. As you are working through the steps, please use the following questions to record your findings.
Link:
https://denverco.treekeepersoftware.com
Question 25: Does your UWIN location have MyTreeKeeper
data available?
Note: Not all UWIN locations may have MyTreeKeeper
data available
. If your location doesn’t have this information available, complete the remainder of UWIN 3.5 using the Science Building on Auraria Campus.
Question 26: Provide a screenshot of the MyTreeKeeper map that helps you document the trees present at your UWIN location:
Tip: To make it easier for your TA to provide you credit, please try to crop/zoom the image to highlight the map
Tip: Figure captions are not necessary here
Question 27: Describe the trees observed around your UWIN location:
Tip: Try your best to describe the trees you see in your own words.
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UWIN 2.7- iNaturalist
Please follow the instructions in the lab manual. As you are working through the steps, please use the following questions to record your findings.
Link: https://www.inaturalist.org/
Question 28: Does your UWIN location have iNaturalist
data available?
Note: Not all UWIN locations may have iNaturalist
data available
. If your location doesn’t
have this information available, zoom out in your Map Area until at least 10 species show up.
Question 29: Provide a screenshot of the iNaturalist
map that helps you document the observations around your UWIN location:
Tip: To make it easier for your TA to provide you credit, please try to crop/zoom the image to highlight the map
Tip: Figure captions are not necessary here
Question 30: How many species were observed around your UWIN location?
Question 31: What were the top 10 species were observed around your UWIN location?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10. Question 32: What were three species that you didn’t expect to observe around your UWIN location? And why was their presence surprising to you?
Tip: If none of the species were unexpected (uncommon response), please write why
1.
Species 1
a.
Name:
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b.
Reason it was unexpected:
2.
Species 2
a.
Name:
b.
Reason it was unexpected:
3.
Species 3
a.
Name:
b.
Reason it was unexpected:
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