Week 6 - Projections Part 2 Lab Assignment

In this weeks lab we did more exercises in projections, but by far it was a very difficult lab. This was the first week where we ultimately had to make a map on our one without specific step-by-step directions. A part of the map layers for this lab is an aerial view of West Pensacola, major roadways in Florida, boundaries of Florida's 67 counties, a Quad Index to help distinguish what each section is hence West Pensacola being in its own quadrant, and last but not least petroleum tank storage locations in Escambia county. To get the data needed to create this map we needed to use the common sites where the data is located, such as, labins.org, and FGDL. Once we collected all of the data, we needed to make sure all of the layers were projected to the same Coordinate system. As a result we gained more experience with the Project tool. After this weeks lab, I feel more confident then ever that I can complete this class with high success.

Week 5 - Projections Part 1 Lab Assignment

In this weeks lab we made a single map showing three data frames presenting the data in three different projections of the state of Florida. In each of these data frames are the same four counties, but in each map the counties have a different square mileage due to the type of map projection they are. For instance, the UTM map projection is better suited for when mapping a smaller area, such as, a city and the Albers map projection is better suited for larger areas such as states. The main focus in this weeks lab was learning how to re-project shape-files, define projections, create new shape-files, making multiple map views, manipulation attribute tables, and working on raster projections. In my opinion the hardest part of the lab was trying to distinguish the difference between the projections and making sure they were inserted correctly. All around this wasn't a very difficult lab, I learned a lot and I feel more confident than ever in completing this course.

Week 4 - ArcCollector and Data Sharing Lab Assignment

For this lab we made many maps including a Story Map. The Story Map shows data of blue lights around the UWF campus, that I collected. At the beginning, trying to figure out the lab was a bit difficult but I soon understood how to setup a feature class and setting up the domain information. When it came to using the ArcGIS Collector app, it was very easy to navigate and I had no issues collecting the data. On the map you might notice a cluster of the blue lights and then one random one off in the distance, my goal in that was see if the blue lights in areas with low pedestrian traffic were in good shape. To make sure there were different ways of viewing the map with the data, we made a web map which can be accessed online, we turned the data into a KML (Keyhole Markup Language) file and then inserted it into Google Earth, and we made it into a map package to share to people who aren't on the local network. Altogether, this was a great lab and it has helped me further understand how to analyze and collect data.