Georeferencing Lab

After few trials and  errors I was able to get the .jpg's to fall into place or I have managed to move UWF to outer space. Thank you Don for your advice on shifting the layers to get rid of the pesky black over print - Whoda Thunk.

Week 5 Lab - GIS Data Search

Monroe County is located in the South West portion of Florida. It consists of both National and State Parks that span the entire county. This lab was again a challenge with some rewards and a lot of failures - so goes learning.

 

 

 

Week 4 Lab Projections

I found this to be a interesting project and that it reinforced the basic skill need for multiple maps display. While I did encounter some problems with the actual map projection conversion, I freely admit it was my own doing and will continue to revisit the procedures.

Haiti relief map

Now that there is some stability coming to the massive emergency response required, some of the maps that will be produced should give a more clear detail of that Emergency Support Function.

WeeK 3 Lab Intoduction to ArcGIS

The Week 3 - GIS Cartography exercises introduces the manipulation of cartographic data. We were challenged to transform data into a presentational format and in doing so to convey a clear picture of the data. These exercises gave the opportunity to become familiar with two of the ArcGIS software suite programs. ArcCatalog is the data management application which is the primary tool for building and managing GIS databases. I am still getting use to the feature and over time will become more versed in navigating around the program given the extra added fun of dealing with an overloaded mainframe.


The second suite is ArcMap in which the actual base map is created and the required overlay layers of data are assembled. This particular assignment dealt with the creation and manipulation of symbols and using the layout feature to present the final product. The program is robust and in time should be come easier to understand the magic.

Week 3 Lab Map 1 the Administrative States of Mexico

Map 1 presented the challenge to create a map of the Administrative States of Mexico and to use the population density data to present a Choropleth map. The data was gain by the use of the database SQL routines and then using the Symbology routine to assign the color and Label routine to annotate the names of the states.

Week 3 Lab Map 2 Presentation of more spatial date within Mexico

Map 2 intensified the acquisition of data and changing the symbology so there would be some organization to madness of information. I found the Roadway database to be fragmented and trying to fit an entire county in a small space was a challenge. The scaling and converting labels to annotation caused some problems. Now if I can convince my TV to allow me to place multiple TV frames within the TV frame, I could save money.