Using Geographical Information Systems to Analyse the Effects of Population on Erosion Rates on the Outer Banks

GIS technology has only recently been applied to erosional analysis in selected areas of coastal environments. This project attempted to use rudimentary GIS data to examine whether there was a correlation between highly populated areas of the Outer Banks(OBX) and the erosional rates of those areas.

My initial proposal was to do an analysis of many different factors affecting, but for lack of proper data, I limited my research to population.

For questions or comments: Heather B. Maloney

This website was developed for Imaging the Earth, a class at Davidson College. To see other student projects using GIS go to: http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/midorcas/GISclass/projects.htm

To see my review of using GIS for Waste Mangement and other student reviews on GIS use go to: http://www.bio.davidson.edu/people/midorcas/GISclass/GISwebpages.htm