Map of Sacramento
By: Zoe Enders
2024-05-27
QGIS Map
Above is a map of California between Lake Tahoe and Point Reyes. The legend reveals the meanings behind the colors and symbols on the graph. I found the data from these websites: an outline of the State of California:
https://data.ca.gov/dataset/ca-geographic-boundaries
, main rivers:
https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/248c535bb8e5404ab987b5178445b7b8/about
,
https://data.cnra.ca.gov/dataset/national-hydrography-dataset-nhd
, major cities as dots:
https://hub.arcgis.com/datasets/06ce85b6fdf349d78c471d7c2ee8cb66_0/explore?location=36.856664%2C-119.981693%2C6.65
, major cities as boundaries:
https://data.ca.gov/dataset/ca-geographic-boundaries
, and terrain:
https://www.sciencebase.gov/catalog/item/542aebf9e4b057766eed286a
. I was able to find these websites by utilizing the keywords “gis shapefile Californias…” and then whatever I needed like rivers, cities, boundaries, etc.