GIS5050: Module 6 - Network Analysis and Spatial Statistics Lab

    This Lab Introduced me to 3D data and LIDAR which I have not worked with thus far. The key learning outcomes included georeferencing images of UWF, Digitizing new polygons and line features using editing, hyperlinking photos in Arc GIS, preforming a multiple ring buffer, and and overlaying data in a 3D scene. 

    Georeferencing the images of UWF was a semi challenging and engaging part of this lab. I took the longest amount of time georeferencing the Heritage Hall Parcel Survey. Figuring out where to place control points was a challenge at first and it took some time to learn which layer was the known and which was the unknown. Now that I completed the steps I believe I could do it in future projects and it is A extremely useful tool I will be able to use to my advantage. Creating the hyperlink was very simple and is a step I will be able to incorporate into future projects easily. Using the Multiple ring buffer again was good practice and I am becoming a-lot more familiar and confident with the buffer tools. Creating the 3D scene was a first for me and a skill I can hopefully gain more confidence in for future projects. Overall, this lab was very productive and I both learned new skills and practiced old ones.

GIS5050: Module 5 - Spatial Analysis Lab

    This weeks lab focused on working with lat/long and DMS, creating and projecting X,Y data, preparing Excel data for GIS use, creating a web address locator, conducting address matching, and resolving geocoding issues. I was very nervous about future projects because I knew that the shape files would not always be given to me. After this lab I more so understand how shape files and feature classes are created and used by professionals. 

    Using Excel to prepare our data for the project was very useful to me because my biggest question is how I will collect my own data in the future. Downloading information from the Florida Department of Education and The US Census Bureau was a great key learning element. I have relatively 0 experience working with excel so the beginning of this lab was a challenge at first but after completing the lab I feel confident I can prepare future data and use excel for future projects. This lab was the first time I really felt comfortable completing the tasks we are asked to do without instructions and using the geoprocessing tools, data exporting, selecting by attributes, and making a web map. Setting up the address locator was a new skill, and it is one I think is very useful and will be a tool I use in many future projects. Using the address locator tool was not very different from any other geoprocessing tools. Mostly the default selections can be used. Matching addresses was very challenging however and took me a while to figure out. It was interesting using google earth to find my bearings and navigate to the unmatched addresses. The only problem I ran into was that one school was under construction and not open yet. I had to find the construction zone to match its address. The skills I practiced and learned in this lab were very important and will help me overall in improving my GIS proficiency. 

Below is my Web Map Link to this weeks Lab map.

Web Map Link: https://arcg.is/1nO4fz0 

GIS5050: Module 4 - Georeferencing and Data Quality Lab

    This map aims to communicate possible campsite locations in the De Soto National Forest. It includes the major water ways including rivers and lakes, Roads within the forest, and the highlighted colored areas are suitable campsite locations from smallest to largest. Measured in Hectares. the light colors are smaller and the darker are bigger. 

    In this lab, in order to make this map, we had to learn how to use the buffer and overlay geoprocessing tools in Arc GIS Pro. we completed both fixed and variable distance buffers as well as a compound buffer using the multi-ring buffer tool. I feel I was able to grasp the concept and can do this myself on later projects now. creating buffers is useful when trying to identify areas surrounding geographic features. Learning the Overlay tools is also a valuable learning outcome. I grasped this concept less than buffering but in the end was successful and think I could replicate the process in future projects. an overlay allows you too put multiple layers together so that the information those layers have can all be in the same place. preforming a union was the easiest way and the one I grasped easily. when I chose a different overlay tool to use it was a lot harder and took me a while to get the same result. to separate and exclude areas, I used the overlay erase tool which was a simple tool that worked. Overall I think I learned about two extremely useful tool sets that i will be able to use independently in future projects. 

GIS5050: Module 3 - Data Collection with ArcGIS Field Maps - G.I. Systems and Data Lab

    This weeks field maps and sharing maps lab was based around the Ac GIS field maps app and how to make map packages and Web layers. Collecting data using Arc GIS field maps was relatively easy and I feel that learning how to use it was a great learning outcome. adding conditions to my map so when I inserted the data from Field maps is a great learning outcome as well and something I fell I will be able to use in later projects. learning how to use the Arc GIS online platform will also serve me in later projects. working between platforms on the same project was interesting and Arc GIS Online made the sharing of my date a lot easier. Here is my Arc GIS Web Map Link. This link takes you to my Web map using the data I collected on Arc GIS Field maps. Overall I learned a lot in this lab. I learned the basics of three new platforms, Arc GIS Online, Arc GIS field maps, and Google Earth. I also learned how to export my map as a KML giving me the ability to share it to other people who do not have access to the mapping software I do. 

GIS5050: Module 3 - Projections Lab - G.I. Systems and Data Lab

    This weeks projections lab Features three different projections of Florida's counties. Albers, UTM16, and Florida State Plane. The highlighted counties are Escambia, Polk, Miami-Dade, and Alachua. (On my PNG map the Dade did not show up in the legend). The table shows comparative area calculations for each highlighted county in each projection. As you can see they are all slightly different as they have separate coordinate systems. 

    For this lab, the key learning outcomes succeeded in teaching me a lot. I gained experience working with different data in different map views, using the geoprocessing tools in each map view, changing the coordinate system in each view, and putting the UWF_n.jpeg image in the correct place in each view. I also had to sync my symbology choices up between map views. In this lab I used the attribute table to select each county I needed to highlight. making the layer from my selected features is something g I had never done before and a skill I will use in later projects. Setting the poly area using the calculate geometry attributes too be able to see the difference between the area of each county across map views was a useful learning outcome as well. overall this was a productive lab assignment and I learned a lot.