Public Land Access for Populations of Wisconsin
We evaluated which populations in Wisconsin have the easiest access to public land. By observing the demographics of each municipality, we worked to understand which communities and which variables have a correlation with distance to public lands.
We completed Network Analysis using the Closest Facilities Tool and Service Area Network tools in ArcGIS. Our data was the Esri ArcGIS Wisconsin roads layer, DNR Managed Lands, Federal Lands, and Non-Profit Public Lands, and the United States Census.
As a group member on this project my fellow members and I worked to see the access to public lands in Wisconsin from Urban Areas. The study showed that overall access to public land is possible around the entire state and more depends on an individual's choice for which type of recreational activity they want to participate in.