1. Collect data
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Collect data about Hawaiian Islands - select only one island that has
the most data available and many beaches distributed around its coastlines
(select Maui Island)
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Determine how to represent beaches - small beaches on Maui, thus point
features
Search the internet for specific beach information - find beach
photos and airphotos if possible
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2. Organize data
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Rank beaches according to natural, artificial aspects and other values
such as quality of aquatic activities, safety, sand quality, etc...
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Store and organize all information in a GIS (ArcView and IDRISI)
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3. Perform spatial analysis
in IDRISI
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Include cartographic diagrams for all steps
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Do a variety of analyses
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network analysis combined with cost-distance analysis for time of travel
from main city to all other points along a coast
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spatial interpolation of various beach attributes to characterize coaslines
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multi-variable analysis for decision support demonstration
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4. Present all results in
a web page format
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Consider graphic design effectiveness and speed of transfer - limit
image sizes as much as possible
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