Month: February 2025

Chapter 9:

Tutorial one taught me how to use the pairwise buffer tool to find select attributes around an area. Tutorial two expanded on this by teaching me how to use the multiple-ring buffer tool, which creates layers of rings around a point. Tutorial three taught me how to use these buffer tools to create a service area around a space.  Tutorial four taught me how to use network analysis to visualize the demand relationships between places. Tutorial five taught me how to perform a cluster analysis using the multivariate clustering tool.

Chapter 10:

Tutorial one was really enlightening.  It taught me more about how to use and manipulate raster data, which is really useful for remote sensing. Tutorial two taught me how to create a kernel density map, which is a useful way to visualize statistic data spatially. Tutorial three builds on this by teaching me how to use a kernel density index to create a risk model.

Chapter 11:

The first tutorial taught me how to explore a global scene, which is a map with elevation. It also taught me how to apply shading to more accurately depict certain times of day, which was cool.  Tutorial two taught me how to work with a TIN, which we just started talking about in remote sensing. Tutorial three taught me how to create z-enabling features, which lets you visualize things like trees. Tutorial four taught me how to use lidar data to generate different types of raster and determine elevations. Tutorial five taught me more about navigating and working with 3D features in arc. Tutorial 6 taught me  how to use procedural rules to visualize buildings, and how to visualize multi patch models. Finally, tutorial seven taught me how to create an animation, which was something I didn’t even know Arc could do.

Chapter 9

This chapter went over things like making buffers, service areas, facility location models and clustering. This chapter was pretty easy and self explanatory except I did have some issues towards the end of 9-3 so I just saved what I had and moved on to the next part which I had no problems with.

Chapter 10:

Chapter 10 covered topics like extract and symbolize raster maps, create hillside maps, smooth data, build raster based risk index and models. This chapter took me way longer than I thought it would because it was only 3 parts, but the parts were very long and had lots of steps in them with lots of reading. I enjoyed making the hillside map and creating the models weren’t too bas either just took a long time.

Chapter 11:

The last chapter, finally, involved exploring global scenes, navigating scenes, creating  TIN surfaces, create z enabled features, creating 3D buildings and bridged from lidar, working with 3D figures, using procedural rules and creating an animation. So lots of stuff was covered in this chapter and it was kind of overwhelming at some points but I got through it eventually. Again there were many steps and reading to this part. I liked working with 3D models and the TIN surfaced but in section 11-4  I had so much trouble with actually creating the 3D city and couldn’t even ge tot he bridge part. Everything else was pretty straight forward though and I thought the last part where I had to make an animation was pretty cool.

I would like to start this blog post by damning every tool within the GIS application. Throughout the entirety of part 2 anything with and output and a run button did not work because the tutorials are ‘read only.’

Starting about half way through chapter 5 just about every tutorial is about a specific tool, which eventually broke by he end. Most of them were straightforward enough to make plenty of sense even if the result I got was an error, but a few of the outputs that couldn’t be created in the read only folders and couldn’t be saved anywhere else did break whole tutorials later on.

Chapter 6 was a whole hullabaloo of issues considering that everything was some sort of exporting or changing of the base files that GIS didn’t want to happen. I think I have the general idea of what many of the tool do though.

In chapter 7 I encountered a different issue that I have probably looked for a solution for more than working on learning how to use the tools. For some reason no matter what I do after I select anything from the Tools section of the Edit tab I could not select any polygons to work on. Eventually I figured out that if I just opened the tool then went back to selecting normally I could select polygons to use with the tool, but then it just gave me more accessibility errors and I had to throw in the towel.

I don’t have much to say or share about chapter 8 because I couldn’t get past any of the steps and just had to pretend like they were happening to get through it.

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 was really weird When I went to set up my folder connection I was unable to do so and since I couldn’t do that I skipped most of the chapter

Chapter 5

For 5-3 after going to to projected coordinate systems>UTM, NAD 1983 wasn’t there, I moved on to 5-4. Council Districts saved in Chapter5.gbd was not available. I pushed through to 5-5, got to 5-5 and couldn’t get the table to download. I clicked ” download” but then I couldn’t find it anywhere. There was just a screen that said “Triggering Download…”. I went to tutorial 5-6. I couldn’t  get past the part where we add Saint Paul to my car. Bicycle _Count_Stations was not available. I went to chapter 6. I was sad that not a whole lot in chapter 5 worked.

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 6

6-1 went great. 6-2 Chap 6 gbd. was unavialable. went ont o 6-3. everythign was goign fine until 6-6 table but kept going. Chapter 6 wasn’t bad.

Chapter 7

Chapter 7 went well only had issues in 7-2 when the parkign lots polygon trace feature wasnt working i just moved on and the rest was fine.

Chapter 8

Chapter 8 was good until i got to re-matching the ZIP codes in 8-1. so i moved to 8-2 the rest was fine.

Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Talked about (GIS) and their applications in spatial data analysis. It explains how GIS helps in managing, analyzing, and visualizing geographic data, and provides an overview of key components like maps, data layers, and tools. The chapter also guides users through the basics of ArcGIS software, including navigating the interface and performing simple tasks such as creating maps and adding data layers. It’s a hands-on approach that builds the foundation for more advanced GIS work.

Chapter 2

Chapter 2 focuses on the fundamentals of working with maps and layers. It introduces key concepts like navigating the interface, adding data, and symbolizing features to enhance visualization. The chapter provides step-by-step instructions, making it easy to follow along and practice within the software.

What I liked about this chapter was its clarity and hands-on approach. The exercises were well-structured, helping me build confidence in using ArcGIS Pro efficiently. The real-world examples also made the learning experience more engaging and practical.

Chapter 3

Chapter 3 covers data management, including how to organize, edit, and analyze spatial data. It explains essential tools for handling attribute tables, creating new features, and modifying existing ones. The step-by-step instructions make it easy to follow and apply the concepts in real-world scenarios.

What I liked about this chapter was how it emphasized the importance of data accuracy and organization. The practical exercises helped reinforce key skills, making it easier to understand how to manage GIS data efficiently in a professional setting.

GIS Tutorial for ArcGIS Pro

Chapter 9

I didn’t have too much trouble with this chapter, but I wasn’t able to figure out how to adjust the Output Fields upon expanding Fields parameter of the Spatial Join tool in Tutorial 9-3 so I had to call it quits on that tutorial. Also, not sure why, but I didn’t see the option to select Weight in the drop down for Field Mappings after clicking Import Demand Points in Tutorial 9-4, but I still ended up with something similar to the image in the book.

Chapter 10

Everything was fairly seamless for this chapter. I couldn’t find the Green to Yellow to Red color scheme so I picked my own fun colors. I routinely forgot to save my model so my Poverty Index Tool didn’t show parameters at first in Tutorial 10-3, but I quickly realized my silly error and got things to work.

Chapter 11

I ran into a couple issues in this chapter. I got a little lost in the sauce when digitizing the approximate location of the bridge in Tutorial 11-4, but I moved on and got to conduct a line of sight at the end of the tutorial. I also had some problems with the Summary Statistic tool earlier in Tutorial 11-4, which is weird because I feel pretty familiar with the tool, but I eventually got it to work. I wasn’t able to figure out how to create the movie at the end of Tutorial 11-7 either but, overall, not too painful of a chapter.

Chapter 9

 

I didn’t have too much trouble with the tutorials. I did start to notice that the directions were a lot less “hold your hand”, which I suppose I have noticed the last few chapters. But I especially felt with this chapter it was on me to remember how to find specific functions and what buttons I needed to click to get certain things to pop-up. I didn’t have too many issues throughout the chapter. In 9-4, I think I got a little lost going back and forth between tables and what exactly I was trying to achieve. 

Chapter 10

 

I didn’t have any trouble in 10-1. In 10-2 however, I thought I did some things slightly off in terms of the Kernal Density tool. I was still able to get the symbology to look similar in the end but not what appeared in the book exactly. However, I realized I had to relayer some things on the contents pane and was able to get my map to look like the example in the book. I didn’t run into any issues adding the thresholds either. 10-3 didn’t yield any comments or concerns. 

Chapter 11

 

The keyboard shortcuts in 11-1 were very useful. I know I get frustrated with using just the mouse sometimes so I feel like the shortcuts were a little more accurate. When trying to change the vertical exaggeration, this function would not pop up, so I moved onto the next step of the tutorial. I did get the illumination to change, and there was a difference but it didn’t seem too dramatic. I didn’t run into any issues until 11-5. I think that the Duplicate Vertical tool was acting a little glitchy because it kept closing before I could even change any of the field or hit duplicate. I eventually got it (I think). I think through the glitching too many floors were added, but I was afraid to redo it and not be abel to get the Duplicate Vertical appeal to work again. I did get the slider tool to work though! I didn’t have any issues with the rest of the tutorial after this though. I think the most trouble I had this whole chapter was on 11-7, attempting to get the animations to work properly. I tried this several times following the instructions, and the add animation button was always greyed out and I am not sure why. I was able to get the timeline to pop up but couldn’t get things added like it was said in the book. I asked someone who was in the lab for help and they couldn’t get it to work either. 

 

Chapter 9: Chapter nine was a chapter I found to be relatively easy ring buffers were a cool thing to learn and again relatively easy to figure out. This time around my outputs all worked and I experienced no issues with this. I also liked the ability to add the names of the pools onto the map I liked the look of this (Images are submitted below).

Chapter 10: Chapter ten was one of the harder chapters for me, although I was able to work through it, the code was a bit complicated. I did not realize that you had to double click the symbols and data to input them into the code. However once I figured this out it was relatively easy to type. Just a hefty amount of typing and enaming and selecting properties (Images are submitted below).

Chapter 11: Chapter eleven was also relatively easy. I liked how we were shown more ways to add images like trees in the model. I also like being able to use 3D buildings and features. Overall this chapter fulfilled my creative side and was one of my favorites (Images are submitted below).

Here is the definition sheet for the Data Inventory as well as the map:

GIS Summaries

To start off I really had issues saving and reloading information from previous tutorials. I couldn’t find my data that I had submitted for Ch3 on the ArcGIS Online site. When I opened my ArcPro  in the computer lab, my maps did not change when I was clicking buttons to do the Ch 4 tutorials. I continuously had issues altering my maps and view my previous projects. Maybe I had done something wrong when saving all of my progress, but I couldn’t find any of my old work or make new progress in the tutorials. So I didn’t have a ton of notes on getting all this done, but I did manage to get it finished.

Week 5: GIS Software II – GIS Tutorial for ArcGIS Pro

Chapter 4: File Geodatabases

This chapter covers the management and organization of spatial data using file geodatabases. The tutorials demonstrate how to create a new project, connect external folders, and convert shapefiles into feature classes. Attribute table modifications include renaming fields, deleting unnecessary columns, and performing SQL queries. Spatial joins allow the combination of data based on location, while central point calculations differentiate between centroids and central points. These techniques help in structuring and analyzing geographic data more efficiently.

Chapter 5: Spatial Data

This chapter focuses on projections, coordinate systems, and working with external geospatial data. It highlights the importance of selecting the correct coordinate system to ensure spatial accuracy. The tutorials explain how different projections affect data representation and how external datasets interact with ArcGIS Pro. Working with U.S. Census data and adjusting coordinate systems is emphasized to maintain consistency across datasets.

Chapter 6: Geoprocessing

This chapter introduces key geoprocessing tools that help automate spatial analysis. Tutorials include dissolving features, extracting study areas, and merging datasets to enhance organization and visualization. Symbolizing data using graduated colors makes population density patterns clearer. Labeling and adjusting map properties ensure the readability of spatial data, making geoprocessing essential for refining and structuring geographic information.

Chapter 7: Digitizing

This chapter covers the creation and modification of spatial features. Tutorials guide users through adding new features, editing existing ones, and transforming polygons. The Split tool is introduced for precision in dividing features while maintaining dataset integrity. Digitizing is essential for creating accurate and detailed maps, requiring careful manipulation of spatial data.

Chapter 8: Geocoding

Geocoding is the process of converting addresses into geographic coordinates. This chapter explains how to use address locators and refine match rates for accuracy. The tutorials explore batch geocoding and handling errors in address-based datasets. The ability to transform raw location data into meaningful spatial insights is a key application of GIS technology.