Lab 3 - Tsunami's

GIS 4048

 

 

For this weeks lab we continued with Natural Hazards and creating maps to help mitigate the impact of such hazards.  The lab was two-fold this week.  First we outlined areas that would be affected by radiation due to the Fukushima Power Plant disaster.  Secondly we outlined Evacuation Zones for those areas affected by the Tsunami. 

 

This lab had me using several different tools to return desired results.  In particular I utilized the Multi-Ring Buffer Tool to outline those areas up to 50 miles away from the Fukushima Power Plant radiation leak.  Using select by location I was able to identify populations that would be affected by the leak.  Risk assessment could then be done to highlight those that would be directly impacted by this threat.

 

In the Tsunami portion of the lab, we revisited the CON tool, and worked with Raster DEM's to analyze those areas that would be directly impacted by the Tsunami event.  Those areas were then broken down into Evacuation Zones based on the height of the water.  We were also able to utilize the Evacuation Zones to highlight those cities, roads, and nuclear power facilities that would be directly impacted by the tsunami event.

 

Overall I really enjoyed learning these new methods of analyzing different types of disasters and creating a map that will server to mitigate any risk involved.