Spatial Analysis Reflection

During my spatial analysis, I was observing gas stations around the Edwardsville area. I noticed that the gas stations around the Edwardsville area are very sparse. There is quite a distance between two gas stations. In the St. Louis area, there are a lot more gas stations, having one almost every block it seems like. This impacted me because I drive on campus, and like to go out to eat regularly, so I use a lot of gas. So, I have to get gas, and knowing the closest and farthest gas station from where I am is pretty helpful. I feel that others’ experiences would be impacted around the same way as mine. It would determine what gas station that they would go to to get gas. Since St. Louis is a very large area with a large amount of people, there is bound to be more than just a couple of gas stations. This is both for money distribution to other people, and so that not everyone is in one area trying to get gas at the same time. I think that the amount of gas stations is reflective of the amount of people in the area. If there are more people in the area, then there is a need for more gas stations to give people more opportunity to get gas. I do not believe that there is an element of spatial injustice involving the gas stations in the St. Louis and Edwardsville area. Overall, I think that there is a vast difference between the gas stations in the Edwardsville area and the St. Louis area.