Lab Two: USGS Topographic Maps!

1. The Quadrangle is Beverly Hills, CA.

2. The adjacent quadrangles are Canoga Park, Van Nuys, Burbank, Topanga, Hollywood, Venice, and Inglewood.

3. The Quadrangle was first created in 1966

4. This map has three datums: the North American Datum of 1927, the North American Datum of 1983, and the National Geodetic Vertical Datum of 1929.

5. The scale of this map is 1:24,000.

6. (a). 5 cm= 120,000 cm on ground. This is 1,200 meters.

(b).5 inches= 120,000 inches on ground. This is 1.8939 miles on the ground.

(c).1 mile= 63360 inches. We divide this by 24000, which equals 2.64 inches on the map.

(d). 3km= 300,000 cm. We divide this by 24000, which equals 12.5 cm on the map.

7. The contour interval on the map is 20 feet.

8. The approximate geographic coordinates of:

(a). Public Affairs Building= 34 degrees, 4 minutes, and 30 seconds N and 118 degrees, 26 minutes, and 50 seconds W.

(b). The tip of Santa Monica pier= 34 degrees and 37 seconds N and 118 degrees, 28 minutes and 26 seconds W.

(c). The Upper Franklin Canyon Reservoir= 34 degrees, 7 minutes, and 15 seconds N and 118 degrees, 24 minutes and 45 seconds W.

9. The approximate elevation in both feet and meters of:

a). Greystone Mansion: 620 feet (188.976 meters)

b). Woodlawn Cemetery: 140 feet (42.672 meters)

c). Crestwood Hills Park: 620 feet (188.976 meters)

10. The UTM zone of the map is 11

11. The UTM coordinates for the lower left corner of the map are 3763000 North and 362000 West.

12. 1x10^6 meters squared

13. Obtain elevation measurements, from west to east along the UTM northing 3771000, where the eastings of the UTM grid intersect the northing. Create an elevation profile using these measurements in Excel (hint: create a line chart). Figure out how to label the elevation values to the two measurements on campus. Insert your elevation profile: 

14. The magnetic declination of the map is 14 feet

15. The water in the intermittent stream between the 405 freeway and Stone Canyon Reservoir flows southward.

16. Crop out UCLA from the map and include it as a graphic: