Special Topics, Week 7: Network Analysis - Report Week - Hurricane Evac. & Supply Route Map Distribution

This week wraps up our venture into Network Analysis.  This week we created more specific maps for different aspects of a hurricane evacuation.  The first maps we created were evacuation routes from Tampa General Hospital to nearby St. Joseph's and Memorial hospitals.  These were inserted into an informational pamphlet to be distributed to patients and their families.  

The second maps we created were for the emergency workers and supply delivery drivers.  Three shelters were established throughout Tampa Bay and supplies needed to be delivered from the Armory located downtown.  These maps were crude maps in gray scale to be only distributed to workers and drivers.  There was a view of the overall route and close-ups or zoomed versions at intersections.  Step-by-step directions were also provided.  One example is provided below.

Route map for supply drivers and emergency workers leaving the Armory and heading to the Tampa Bay Blvd Elementary School shelter.

The final scenario that was provided was to create a map that would be distributed to the media.  This provided a very basic and simple map of a polygonal area and which shelter was located the closest.  Very little detail was added to this map, as simplicity is key when conveying information to the public.  This map was initially created in ArcMap and then exported to Adobe Illustrator for the addition of final details.  The title is printed in red as that color is often associated with emergency and "something to which to pay attention."  The shelter names and addresses are then printed in the correlating color of that area polygon.  

Map to be distributed to the media.  Attention grabbing, simple and easy to understand.  Which shelter is nearest to you?