Stonehouse - Map Possibilities

Now that I have investigated a range of different ways in which other people have mapped areas I need to use this information and my own understanding of the project to both decide on one or more elements to map, and also the method by which I intend to map them.  Below is a list of all the different possibilities I can think of in terms of what can be mapped in the Stonehouse area:

• Population - can be separated into specific types e.g men, women, animals, plants etc
• Height - topography according to my own interpretation
• Light levels - daylight and shadow, artificial lighting
• Traffic - people traffic, popular routes, how busy areas are
• Hard/soft - material mapping of the area
• Organic/man-made - how much of the area is one or the other - relating to human impact on environment
• Sound levels - noisiness of a location
• Regeneration - level of rate of change in the area, has it been changed lots, or very little (temporal - over time), is it changing now?
• Economy - level of wealth throughout the area based on the people who live there
• Historical - importance of areas in terms of their historical context
• Litter - levels of cleanliness in the area
• Wind - wind flow strength throughout the area
• Heat levels - are there areas that are cooler or hotter?
• Hertzian space elements - levels of technology used in the area e.g. Bluetooth (will focus on later on in the year so currently not that viable)
• Commercialisation - Amount the area is used by businesses
• Surface quality - linked to regeneration and area usage, how used and worn are the surfaces?
• Age - linked to regeneration and history, how old does an area look in comparison to its surroundings?
• Views - what are the good viewpoints in the area?  places that have a distant horizon, and places where the horizon is intercepted by other objects, houses etc.
• Built up areas - areas of space that are overcrowded and full in comparison to areas that are left open.
• Communication and power - Main routes for overhead power and phone lines
• Use of energy - areas and routes where energy is used most e.g. houses, cars, businesses

There are also many different brush types available to me that I can use to create my map.  These are shown in the images above in line form, and in the shape of a circle (to view a larger version simply click on the image you wish to view). These images may also be useful in inspiring me as to how I intend to map any given element in terms of shape and line properties. This is because I may wish to use more than one type of vector shape in my mapping and so I use the different brush possibilities to explore that. I now need to use this information to decide upon what my map is going to be.