Chapter 4
I learned more about attribute data tables and how to manipulate them to see what I want to see. I also learned how to create attribute queries. This was the more practical use of the software I have experienced yet. I learned how to create new attribute information. I also learned how to join and relate information. I think that 4-3 was the more difficult part, as I had a lot of difficulty locating the files and getting it to open properly. That part took me longer than any of the rest of it, even though that was a shorter part.
Chapter 5
In Chapter 5 I learned how to edit geographic data. There was a lot of focus on creating and modifying classes. I learned to add new classes. I had trouble at first selecting the correct layers before making changes and had to go back a few times. I had some trouble at first because my files kept saying that it had to fix errors. This chapter took me longer than any other because of this. I had a lot of trouble undoing mistakes and had to keep going all the way back. This chapter really focused on the reliability of the data.
Chapter 6
Chapter six focused a lot on the different tools. This is where it really felt like we were getting into the things that ArcGIS can be used for. It was more fun to do than the other chapters too. Within the attribute tables, I learned to analyze information. Selecting by location was also helpful to know so that I could look at features that intersect and distances. I learned more about combining data and dissolving data. I was able to learn to use the merge tool.
