Walk the Plank
Introduction and Background
Data Collection Methodology Spatial Analysis Results Problems and Errors Pirate Terminology

 

Data Collection:

In order to assist Bloody Henriques the Englishman and his crew aboard the Marauding Sea Monkey it was necessary to obtain data pertaining to the area in which they want to bury their treasure, the GVRD. This data was primarily found on the S Drive, however external sources were also used. Below is a table showing data sources used for the project:

 

Data Type Source
Landuse Information
  • S Drive/GVRD Landuse/ 2001 Landuse shapefile
Population Density Information
  • Extracted from census data using the census analyzer available through the S Drive
  • S Drive/ Geog 351 Assignment 2/ DA shapefile for the GVRD
Liquor Stores
  • BC Liquor Stores web site - www.bcliquorstores.com
  • S drive/GVRD/ GVRD postal codes shapefile
Streets
  • S Drive/ GVRD/ juststreets2 shapefile
Background Research and Information
  • Pirate Images http://beej.us/pirates/index.html
  • Pirate Ships http://www.inkyfingers.com/pyrates/ships/index.html
  • Piracy/ Pirates/ Blackbeard - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
  • Pirate terminology - A Pirate's Glossary of Terms http://homepage.mac.com/crabola/PirateGlossary/Menu22.html
DEM
  • S Drive/DEMs/ GVRD 50m DEM