…unfortunately the home of Precious Moments
Carthage, MO
R-9 School District
New High School building
proposal.
by: Michael Montague
Introduction
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The Carthage R-9 School district is
busting at the seams with students.
The current High School was built in
1904.
I was born and raised in Carthage,
and am very familiar with the area.
2006 School Bond Issue Campaign
brochure.
Introduction
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School bond was voted on in April 2006,
and was passed.
New High School will help the whole district.
Only one new school has been built in the
last 40 years.
The average growth rate of enrollment for
the last seven years is 2.7%. The
enrollment growth rate from 04-05 is 5.1%.
Introduction
http://www.yescarthage.com
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Main Goal: To use aerial photography
to show the placement and the need
of a new high school in Carthage, MO.
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Objective: To educate you why the city
of Carthage needs a new high school.
Objective: To show you where the new
high school will be built with aerial
photos.
Objective: Download a digital elevation
model, and construct a 3D mock build up
of what the future high school might look
like.
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Objective: To use a pair of aerial
photos to show how the city of
Carthage has expanded over the
course of the last two years.
Objective: To use the aerial photos,
and my personal knowledge of the
city, to propose a second possible
build site for the new high school.
Study Area
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The area studied is a field in the SE
part of Carthage, MO on River Street,
between Airport Drive and Fir Road.
The city of Carthage is located in the
center of Jasper County.
Study Area
http://msdisweb.missouri.edu/
Data Used
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I am using two aerial photographs of
Jasper County. One is a 2003 image,
and the other is a 2005 image of the
county.
I acquired these images from
http://msdisweb.missouri.edu/.
Flowchart of Methodology
Methodology
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Download 2003 and 2005 aerial
photos of Jasper County, MO.
Observe Images, and clip necessary
parts.
– Clip: A tricky process.
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Creating polygon shapefiles to show
future build site for high school.
Methodology
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Showing new construction from 2003
to 2005.
– Compare 2003 image to 2005, make new
polygon shapefiles to show these areas.
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Giving new polygon shapefiles
transparency.
Original proposed site for new high school
Current high school location
Methodology
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Extract 3-D map of DEM.
– Add aerial photo of Jasper County.
– Place 3-D buildings, trees, roads, cars,
etc.
– Make a really cool 3-D animation!
3-D mock build up of future school
http://www.yescarthage.com/GRAPHS/NEW_SITE.jpg
Methodology
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Proposing alternative site for new high
school.
– Used aerial imagery, personal knowledge,
and DEM to decide on a location.
– Again used polygon shape files to show
alternative site.
Alternative build site for high school
Results
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With new high school being built,
student placement will be
redistributed.
http://www.yescarthage.com
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Results
http://www.yescarthage.com
http://www.yescarthage.com//
Results
My proposed alternative build site
would probably never work.
Positives:
- Located right next to Hwy 71.
- Plenty of Space.
- Located in south end of town where
new construction is occurring.
- Already inside city limits.
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Results
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Negatives:
– Safety of being so close to highway.
– According to the DEM, and personal
knowledge, location has flooded before
under heavy rain.
– Currently occupied by citizens of
Carthage.
– Surrounding land is planning on being
developed commercially, not residentially.
Results
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Only 2 main problems with the favored
site:
– Area restaurants will take a hit.
– Location not inside city limits.
Problems
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One problem with the DEM and 3D
extraction.
– The 3D model ended up a little
exaggerated.
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Downloaded 2003 image of Jasper
County was infrared image.
– Still served purpose.
Conclusion
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Confirmed the truth that geospatial
science can be used in a number of
different applications.
Understand why Carthage needs a
new high school.
With more time, I would build the
entire 3D model of Carthage.
References
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http://msdisweb.missouri.edu/
http://www.yescarthage.com/
http://www.carthage.k12.mo.us/
http://www.yescarthage.com/GRAPHS/NEW_SITE.j
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http://www.support.esri.com
Brochure – Carthage High School 2006 School Bond
Issue Campaign, Carthage R-9 Committee.
http://www.carthagepress.com/community/
http://www.topix.net/city/carthage-mo