Date of Award
5-30-2014
Document Type
Masters Capstone Project
Degree Name
M.S. in Geographic Information Science
Organizational Unit
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, Geography and the Environment
Keywords
Cultural resources, Walnut Canyon, Flagstaff, Arizona, Geostatistical and spatial analysis techniques of directional distribution
Abstract
Predicting locations of cultural resource in the Walnut Canyon Study Area near Flagstaff, Arizona was accomplished by using geostatistical and spatial analysis techniques of Directional Distribution, Kernel Density, and Average Nearest Neighbor. Known cultural resource sites within Walnut Canyon National Monument were analyzed to identify spatial patterns and densities to apply the results to the study area. Cultural resource sites are predicted to be highly clustered within 200 feet of fresh water sources as well as in woodland and shrub land vegetation types. Results can be used for land-use managers to identify areas to survey with high potential of containing cultural resources.
Copyright Date
5-30-2014
Copyright Statement / License for Reuse
All Rights Reserved.
Publication Statement
Copyright is held by the author. User is responsible for all copyright compliance.
Rights Holder
Laura Pernice
Provenance
Received from author
File Format
application/pdf
Language
English (eng)
Extent
52 pgs
File Size
3.3 MB
Recommended Citation
Pernice, Laura, "Using GIS to Predict Areas of Cultural Resources Within the Walnut Canyon Study Area near Flagstaff, Arizona" (2014). Geography and the Environment: Graduate Student Capstones. 56.
https://digitalcommons.du.edu/geog_ms_capstone/56