Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

01.    Why we are interested in the particular map.

The map shows the landscape use of the United States. The USA has a diverse land use and land cover that ranges from commercial purpose to agriculture to forestry cover. 

The various layers used in the map are;

a)    USA Rivers and Streams

b)    USA Major Cities

c)    USA Railroads

d)    The World Traffic Service

e)    USA Cropland

f)    USA Forest Type

g)    World Population Estimated Density 2015

02.    Where we got the layers from??

The layers were obtained from

The layers have been obtained from “Browse Living Atlas Layers” tab in ArcGIS Online. The layers are part of Living Atlas of the World and include categories such as imagery, land use, earth observations, demographics, land cover, transportation, etc.

Labeled items:

1.      California State - – Most populated state in the USA

2.      Lake Superior, Michigan, United States - The largest lake in the USA

3.      Missouri River, Missouri, United States – Longest River in the USA

4.      New York City; New York – Most populated city in the USA, 8,175,133 people in 2010

5.      Tongass National Forest, Alaska – The biggest national forest in the USA

6.      Washington DC – The capital city of USA

7.      Wrangell-St Elias National Park - McCarthy Rd, Copper Center, Alaska – Largest Park in the USA

The USA map 

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