GIS1: 2008 Fall semester (MU)
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The final project of the Geographic Information System 1 course requires students to produce a scientific poster that demonstrates the skills they have learned throughout the semester.
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Item Potential Factors Affecting Medal Winners in Olympics [poster](2008) Gray, TylerThe Olympics are one of the few events that bring most countries together for competition. It brings a lot of pride to the countries that are able to send the athletes to compete in the summer and winter games. Only the greatest competitors in the world are able to make it. However, are there some common factors behind the countries that send numerous amounts of athletes and come home with the medals? There are many different factors that play into the success of a country in the economic standpoint, but does economics play a part in the countries' athletes? There are certain characteristics of different countries that may play a part in the quantity and quality of athletes these countries send to the Olympics.Item BMW MOA Member and BMW Motorcycle Dealers: Who are these BMW riders and where did they get their bikes? [poster](2008) Cutts, James H.The BMW Motorcycle Owners of America (BMW MOA) was chartered in April of 1972 with the stated goal to “promote the camaraderie and friendship of individual members and BMW motorcycle clubs.” Since then BMW MOA has grown to be the largest brand specific independent motorcycle club in the world. The BMW Motorcycle is a bike that engenders fierce brand loyalty. However, there are relatively few BMW Motorcycle dealers in North America. There are a total of 156 BMW Motorcycle dealers nationwide. By way of comparison there are 115 Harley Davidson dealers in New York and California alone. (NY 42, CA 73) So the question is: Where do the BMW MOA members get their motorcycles?Item Analysis of Education and Income in the U. S. [poster](2008) Bley, JoshIt is commonly known that obtaining a Bachelor's degree or higher will help someone reach a higher household income. The process of earning a Bachelor's degree is timely and expensive, so it logically follows that people want to make the most of their degree. Upon obtaining a degree where is the best location to earn a high household income? The analysis focuses primary on the comparison of a State's percent of people 25 years + that have a Bachelor's degree or higher with the State's median household income.Item Location Trends and Analysis of the American Beer Brewing Industry [poster](2008) Barham, BenThe U.S. is the second largest beer producer in the world, accounting for 14 percent of the worlds' total market share. The 162 billion dollar industry directly employs 900,000 U.S. workers, and millions of workers indirectly through agriculture, packaging materials, and wholesaling. Beer drinkers in the US consumed 210 million 31 gallon barrels of beer in 2006. The per capita consumption for persons over 21 is 21.6 gallons. There has been a major paradigm shift in the brewing industry in the past 30 years. In 1980, 40 traditional breweries and 8 specialty breweries were in business. Today, there are 1,552 specialty brewers and just 20 traditional brewers. This GIS will look at total number of breweries by state and determine which states produce the most beer, which states consume the most beer, and which states have the highest production to consumption rates.Item Spatial Analysis of Externally Funded Research Activity at the University of Missouri [poster](2008) Oerly, DianeUnderstanding a place like the University of Missouri can be expanded by a visual representation of the activities that occur here. An example is the import and significance of externally-funded research. As an unusual combination of a land-grant research university, MU balances three major activities: teaching, research & outreach/extension. MU's FY08 Budget is $1.75 Billion. Externally-funded research in FY08 exceeded $200 million.