1. PUB POL 224 Introduction to GIS Isla Yuechuan Yao Midterm Presentation Gasoline Prices in Santa Monica, CA

2. *Source: losangelesgasprices.com (by GasBuddy.com)

3. Objectives and Data Acquisition Factors that influence gasoline prices (zip code) Attributes: population density, poverty rates, race, household median income, vehicle costs, highway distribution, etc. Zip code shapefile: UCLA Map Share Demographics: UCLA Simply Map Gas station locations and gas prices: losangelesgasprices.com (Oct 30, 2012) US highways: 2011 Tiger/Line Shapefiles

4. Demographic Information: Santa Monica Estimated current population: 92,043 White: 75,366; Black: 4,500; Hispanic: 11,813; Asian: 10,419; Hawaiian: 364; Indian: 987; Other: 4,798 Male: 44,415; Female: 47,628 Avg House Value: $581,380 Avg Household Income: $60,067 Median Age: 40.76

5. *Source: losangelesgasprices.com (by GasBuddy.com) Data accessed on October 30, 2012

14. Next Steps One-month interval to investigate gas price fluctuation Major highways and home prices of the cities A macro-level analysis Buffering, Distance, etc.

15. Skills Used Inset map Attribute sub-sets selection Boundary sub-sets selection Geoprocessing Join data Custom shapefile creation

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