So, this probably seems a little odd, but I just thought of a way to outline a city's metro area. So, just draw a line from the center of the city to the farthermost suburb. Draw a line in each general direction (NW, N, NE, E, SE, S, SW, W, with occasional exceptions). Then connect all the ends of the lines together, then you have an outline of the metro area. Now for some examples of mine:
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How do you define what counts as a suburb and what doesn't?
And how do you determine the center?
Quote from: 1 on October 26, 2014, 04:48:30 PM
How do you define what counts as a suburb and what doesn't?
Well, you know, suburbs are suburbs. I may count the beginning of a suburb or the end of one (city limits that is), but it just depends. As said, a suburb is a suburb.
Quote from: empirestate on October 26, 2014, 08:54:24 PM
And how do you determine the center?
Well, the heart of a city; the heart of downtown. Pretty self-explanatory.
compare: http://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/maps/2010ua.html
Quote from: adventurernumber1 on October 26, 2014, 09:11:45 PM
Well, you know, suburbs are suburbs. I may count the beginning of a suburb or the end of one (city limits that is), but it just depends. As said, a suburb is a suburb.
In other news, the world is shocked by the revelation that water is wet.
Quote from: adventurernumber1 on October 26, 2014, 09:11:45 PM
Well, you know, suburbs are suburbs. ... As said, a suburb is a suburb.
Suburbs are suburbs. That's a great definition you got there. A suburb is a town/city where more people commute out of than into.
Quote from: adventurernumber1 on October 26, 2014, 09:11:45 PM
Quote from: empirestate on October 26, 2014, 08:54:24 PM
And how do you determine the center?
Well, the heart of a city; the heart of downtown. Pretty self-explanatory.
Not quite. I would say the center should be the geographic center, since the "heart of downtown" can lead to ambiguous results.
Quote from: Ren97 on October 26, 2014, 11:13:36 PM
In other news, the world is shocked by the revelation that water is wet.
:rofl:
Quote from: Zeffy on October 26, 2014, 11:16:26 PM
Not quite. I would say the center should be the geographic center, since the "heart of downtown" can lead to ambiguous results.
Yay Anchorage.
Quote from: adventurernumber1 on October 26, 2014, 09:11:45 PM
Well, the heart of a city; the heart of downtown. Pretty self-explanatory.
You'd think that, but then https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=12519.0 (https://www.aaroads.com/forum/index.php?topic=12519.0)...