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Chapter 4 

Chapter 4 was a lot of work with spatial databases and databases in general. The first part was straightforward and I got it pretty easy. However, tutorial 4-2 I ran into some problems. When trying to code GEOIDNum = !GEOID10! I kept getting error messages which took me to a webpage with a message from python saying the code was invalid. I’m not very tech savvy but I tried my best to figure it out. Eventually I had to move on from this section.  Moving on, section 4-3 was interesting. This section was about carrying out attribute queries. I was a little intimidated at first seeing what looked like lines of code in the book, but it was not that bad. Below is a picture from 4-3 with data from crime incidents.

 

Chapter 5 

This chapter was really interesting. I was happy to go back to working more with the shape of maps. The first section was fun. I was given a map of the world but with some distortions. Then I had to change the map projection to the Robinson projection, which is usually used when mapping the globe.  Below is a picture of that map in 5-1. Tutorial 5-2 was pretty straightforward. I ran into some trouble in 5-3. Everything was going smoothly, I added tracts and municipalities to the map, added tracts and layers and changed the outline color, so it was pretty basic stuff. Then I needed to change the coordinate system. There was no NAD 1983 so I could not finish this part of the tutorial. This chapter ends with working with real world data, which I thought was really cool. I like how I went to the actual US census website to use real data. However, I ran into yet another problem trying to finish this chapter. I could not figure out how to access the data to put into Microsoft excel. Downloading geospatial data seems like It will be important so I plan on going back to this part later.

 

Chapter 6 

This chapter was all about geoprocessing. 6-1 was pretty easy. I learned how to dissolve features to create neighborhoods and fire divisions and battalions. This is important for real world applications. I did not have the chapter 6 gdb so I could not export the selected features for part 6-2. I really liked 6-3 when I had to merge water features. Tutorial 6-4 was very simple and it was nice to have something easy. I simply imported two files and ran one of the tools. I will provide a picture of the data from 6-4 below. The last two sections were a little more tedious in my opinion. I am still not super confident when it comes to things like combining two sets of data.

 

 

Chapter 7 

I really liked this chapter. I appreciate any part of a chapter that does not require a lot of data input, and this first part was moving buildings to their correct locations. This was my favorite part, it was like a game being able to move all the buildings around. Below I will add a picture from 7-1 of moving the first building. The rest of the chapter had similar tasks using other cartography tools.

 

Chapter 8 

I was very pleased to see how short chapter 8 would be. This chapter is about geocoding. The first part is geocoding data using zip codes. I had to build a zip code locator, and then correct the unmatched zip codes. This part was challenging for me because at this point my brain was tired and ready to be done with GIS. But, I prevailed. The second part was really easy. 8-2 was about geocoding street addresses. I will provide a screenshot of the finished map from 8-2 below. First I built a street locator and set its geocoding option. Putting in all the data in the create locator pane was a little tedious, but very straightforward. Overall, I understood chapter 8 pretty well.

Chapter 4:

Chapter 4 was much easier to work through compared to the earlier sections. Importing data wasn’t too hard, but it did take some patience. Even though the process took a little time, I can tell that repeating these steps is helping me get better. One of the biggest improvements I’ve noticed is how much faster I can navigate ArcGIS Pro. I don’t have to waste time looking for tools like the Catalog Pane or the Toolbox—they’re starting to feel natural. It’s great to see that practice is making everything smoother. Some steps felt a little repetitive, but I know they’re helping me build a strong foundation for harder tasks later.

Chapter 5:

Chapter 5 really opened my eyes to how world map projections work. I never realized there were so many different ways to project a map, and it was cool to see how state shapes and sizes change depending on which one is used. This helped me understand how map distortion happens and why it’s important to pick the right projection. The chapter made me think about how different projections affect the way we see and use maps.

Chapter 6:

Chapter 6 was all about making a neighborhood map, which was fun and useful. One of the best parts was working with fire department and police station layers—it was interesting to see how these important services are mapped in a community. Being able to look at and adjust these layers made the activity feel more real, not just like a regular assignment. This chapter showed me how GIS helps with city planning and keeping people safe, which made it feel more important.

Chapter 7:

Chapter 7 was definitely the most fun and interesting so far. I really enjoyed using different tools to create maps—it felt both creative and useful. The hands-on practice helped me understand the concepts better than just reading about them. But I still have some questions. Iknow how to use the tools now, but I’m not sure when to use each one. How do I decide which tool is best for a certain task? What happens if I pick the wrong one?

Chapter 8:

Chapter 8 was pretty simple and went by quickly. In section 8-1, I had a little trouble finding some buttons at first, but after looking around, I figured it out. Section 8-2 was even easier—I didn’t run into any big problems, and the steps made sense. It was nice to go through a chapter that was straightforward and reinforced my skills without being too difficult

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Chapter 3: I began by finishing the remaining tutorials for this section learning how to integrate with aspects of the online GIS system which was very interesting. I unfortunately could not get my maps to share with the online program, so to accomplish these tutorials I had to use maps already shared by classmates. However, I was able to accomplish and create all the other features on my own within the web system.

Chapter 4: The first two tutorials were interesting because I had to start from scratch and open a project with the regularly set base layers and build from there using database information in the esri folders. It was really helpful to learn how to do this, and I felt like I got much closer to actually being able to create a whole map from scratch on my own, which is obviously one of my goals in taking this course. While doing the third tutorial I was able to save and import the definition query but it would not appear in the mapping system again. I could not find what error was occurring so I moved on to the other queries in the chapter, which will definitely prove helpful in the future when working with large datasets and trying to understand different variables. Tutorial four was quick, it reminded me of how to create a map using simple data and graduated colors, it was pretty basic but at the very least made me feel accomplished. The next tutorial was pretty similar, I just had to add graduated symbols to the map which was a refresher but I was able to accomplish this with no issues. Finally, in tutorial 6 I was able to join the crime type data and manipulate the symbols to make data visualization easier.

 

Chapter 5: The first tutorial taught me how to change the type of distortion that is used in a 2D map of the world in GIS to be useful for different regions and have different rates of distortion. The second tutorial was the same but exclusively for the United States. Tutorial 3 was useful to learn more about how to use the coordinate systems within the maps and changing and manipulating the the coordinate system of a map. For the fourth tutorial, I was not able to locate the data file within the chapter 5 folder, it was not a part of my initial esripress download which is stored on my external hard drive. So I moved on to the fifth tutorial, which I spent a ridiculous amount of time extracting data from the US Census Bureau, but eventually found the proper way to integrate it all into the map. Finally, I moved on to the 6th tutorial, which involved adding even more data on things like bike stations into this map.

 

Chapter 6: I began with creating the map of New York City fire battalions which taught me how to dissolve and merge boundaries within the data of the map. I found this very interesting and I was able to execute all the actions without too much issue. Next, I used the instructions in tutorial 2 to clip the streets in the Upper West Side which was relatively simple. Then, tutorial 3 had me merge all the water features in the area of Manhattan. Tutorial 4 taught me how to merge two datasets into one with the police and fire stations of New York. Tutorial 5 was useful to find intersecting features which in this example were the streets of Manhattan and their fire companies. Tutorial 6 was all about calculating and comparing geometric attributes of the mapping data which in this case was the landuse of Brooklyn. Finally, tutorial 7 was useful to learn more ways to analyze counts of data within regions in this case the amount of people with disabilities within a fire companies jurisdiction. Overall this chapter was the smoothest one I’ve completed so far, and I actually remembered to take some pictures while I was doing it.

Chapter 4

With the first tutorial (Tutorial 4-1), I was immediately stumped. It was going well, until I reached the portion with the subheading Use database utilities in the Catalog pane. The tutorial asks the user to copy the Tracts feature class from YouthPopulation.gdb. There was no Tracts feature class under the YouthPopulation.gdb Database! I eventually figured out that I have the file in one of the folders with content on my hard drive. After this I imported the feature class into the database it should have been in. I copied the feature class to the MaricopaTracts database and continued on with my tutorials. During Tutorial 4-2 I ran into an issue with the instructions in the textbook. Under the Add a field and populate it using the Calculate Field tool I kept getting an error message. Step 7 tells the user “In the Calculate Field pane, double click GEOID in the Fields panel to create the expression GEOIDNum = !GEOID10!. However, When I did this I received an error message and the values of the GEOIDNum column remained completely empty. I figured out that writing the expression “GEOIDNum = !GEOID!” got my data entered correctly. I’m not sure as to why it was written differently than it functions. Nonetheless, I carried on. Overall I had an enjoyable time going through Chapter 4. My main mishaps that I ran into were very minor. I would click the wrong button, open the wrong pane, etc.

Chapter 5

Going into chapter 5 I was pleasantly surprised that there was such a basic map in Tutorial 5-1. I have been missing looking at maps instead of filing through different panes editing information (although the editing information sections are obviously extremely important).  This pleasant surprise quickly turned into being stressed again (haha). My first issue had arisen in Tutorial 5-3. I was going to change the map of California’s coordinate system. When I opened the Map properties pane and navigated to Coordinate Systems, I was instructed to select NAD 1983. NAD 1983 was nowhere to be found. I searched through the different files that came with the tutorials to no avail. I eventually chose to move on to the next Tutorial. Everything prior to this in Tutorial 5-3 was great though! In Tutorial 5-5 the textbook instructed me to download official census data. This is something that I have been specifically waiting to see if it would instruct me where to access this data. Along with actually accessing the data itself, Tutorial 5-5 actually walks you through how to process this data in Microsoft Excel. I have some (using that very lightly) experience using Excel, so this explanation was very helpful. As two things can be true at once, this was also very overwhelming at times. Doing the (VERY) rough math, the Excel spreadsheet had over 450 columns of data. At times it felt like my head was spinning. However, again, it was very nice to see this data outside the curated tutorials from the textbook.

Chapter 6

Chapter 6 opened with Tutorial 6-1 focusing on Manhattan. The tutorial walks the user through how to use the Pairwise Dissolve tool. Using this tool, the textbook teaches the user how to create neighborhoods, or in this case Fire Battalions. The explanations and work for this first tutorial are pretty straightforward. I did not struggle on this first Tutorial. Tutorial 6-3 was so short and self explanatory that I honestly though I missed something. It walks you through the steps of merging feature classes in order to make one feature class with all of the previously separated feature classes’ data. It was so short that the photo given for the beginning is almost the entire length of the actual tutorial. Along with 6-3, Tutorial 6-4 was extremely simple. I imported two files and ran one of the tools. At least 6-3 had a “YOUR TURN” section. Overall I thoroughly enjoyed Chapter 6. While it was challenging, It also felt like a ‘back to basics’ moment for a little bit as there was a lot of instruction regarding how to use tools with the maps, rather than staring at spreadsheets.

Chapter 7

Starting Chapter 7 with the first tutorial, I was kind of excited. The editing of polygon features is something that I have been looking forward to learning how to do. Sounds a little weird and nerdy when I type that out I guess. Although I was very interested in this portion of the software, this did not make it any easier for me to learn the “Edit Vertices” tool. In fact, I was actually lost for more time than I’d like to admit. However, once I realized the Construction toolbar was sitting right in front of my face I moved on rather quickly. Everything was going perfectly fine until I got just barely before the end of Tutorial 7-2. I created the feature class for parking lots to add to the map of the campus. However, when I went to the edit tab to actually map out and create the parking lots I was greet by every feature class aside from the one I just created. There was an error message telling me that the layer was marked not editable. It said that you can control the editability “in the List by Editing view of Contents pane.” I tried clicking through everything to find a toggle once again to no avail. I decided to count my losses and move on. For the final Tutorial, 7-4, I ran into a weird issue. When importing the HBH1 file, the StudyAreaBldgs feature class got messed up somehow? I’m not 100% sure what happened but some of the buildings were moved and scaled down from where they were supposed to be on the map. I tried my best to fix it, however I ended up just transforming the building to the comically small outlined building.

Chapter 8

Chapter 8 felt very overwhelming. I’m not sure if I was running out of steam, if it was genuinely as challenging as it felt, or a mix of both. However, the amount of different panes that I had to go through to successfully complete the tutorials was intense. There was just so much to enter and make sure that these tools are running properly that I kept either second guessing myself, or actually entering things wrong which put me back more and more. However, one big issue that I wasn’t able to troubleshoot was with rematching the attendee data by zip code. The book told me to enter the zip code (15230) into the Rematch Addresses tool, however it was automatically entered. I also could not run the tool. I’m not sure what the deal was, however I went through all the motions that I was able to. lthough it felt like cruel and unusual punishment at times I do know that my skills will be better because I committed to doing these tutorials (as) properly (as I could).

Chapter 4

Chapter 4 was about working with databases. It was a bit funny to me, though, how once all of the additions were made to the Maricopa Tracts geodatabase then the directions said to delete it. It also made me mad, but I think that deleting the Maricopa Tracts geodatabase messed with something because there were no tracts to be found when I was trying to complete the second tutorial of the chapter. After that blunder, I moved on to the next section about attribute queries which are building on the SQLs from the previous chapters. This went smoothly since it was review from before. First you change the symbology to count, and that is followed by writing out expressions. Expression writing was followed by spatial joins which connect sums of a certain feature to polygons on the map; in this case, the counts were burglaries, and the polygons were neighborhood boundaries. The final section was about creating an attribute table for the neighborhood burglaries followed by creating a point layer. After the bumpy beginning, my proverbial DesktopGIS road smoothed out for the remainder of this chapter.

Chapter 5

Moving on to Chapter 5, the preface of the first tutorial boasted how many coordinate systems and map projections are in ArcGIS Pro. The first task was to look at a distorted map projection of the world, then, to change the coordinate system to Hammer-Aitoff in order to remedy the distortions. Moving from the entire world to just the United States, the second section required playing around with the coordinate systems of the US to show the country through the Albers equal-area projection. The next section continued with changing the projections and coordinate systems according to different map scales while manipulating some symbologies along the way. Getting through the projections led to working with shapefiles which will be pertinent for using the Delaware Data for the final exams. Everything with this went according to plan. Then, next was working with the US Census data. This section was a bit tedious, but I had a chance for redemption for my failed choropleth map from Chapter 2.

Chapter 6

Halfway through Part 2, Chapter 6 was a bummer. The chapter started off well. Working with the Pairwise Dissolve tool was alright, and the rest of the first two sections were well. The third tutorial threw me off. I could not find the merge tool. I searched for it- exactly how I searched for everything else up until then, but I could not find the tool. I was either fogged by my influenza or fogged by the frigid temperatures of the Science Center freezing my peeper over, but I could not find the tool. Moving on from the disappointment of the previous section, I was back to the Pairwise tools, and everything was fine. I fabricated some inputs and outputs then commanded statistics of the Manhattan Fire Company, and I proceeded to the sixth section. Staying in New York, the next section was about the neighborhoods in Brooklyn. First was working with attribute tables again, using the Union tool, performing calculations using GIS, and then making some queries. After this section, I encountered an issue using the Tabulate Intersection tool. After inputting the data, it was not working properly. I tried again and encountered the same result, so I moved on. 

Chapter 7

Moving and rotating the polygons in the first tutorial of Chapter 7 was fun. With that said, the process of saving the changed location of the polygons is inefficient. Each time I would click outside of the area to establish the new location of the polygon; it would move a bit. I feel like the apparent advanced nature of ArcGIS Pro would have a better way of keeping polygons in their proper positions- especially since they boast about the capabilities of their system. Besides my gripes, the movements were fun compared to the devastation of codes and the other minor things that have not worked properly for me. Exporting and moving the computer-aided design drawing was great; it was a nice reinforcement of what I had done before in the chapter, and it elaborated on other features in the program. The drawing looks like an overhead view of one of those spaceships from Star Wars, so that added an extra layer of whimsy to the GIS adventure.

Chapter 8

Chapter 8 was a heartbreaker. My geolocator code would not work. I tried to fix it, but it still would not work. This chapter was more difficult than the others for me because I kept messing up the inputs for the tools. I did manage to eventually make some of the tools work, but I ran into many roadblocks with the geocoding sections. I believe that I may have very bad luck, for I may not be meant to input simple data in ArcGIS Pro.

Chapter 4 was about file geodatabases. I had no idea what these even were before (perhaps I wasn’t paying enough attention in GEOG 292), but now I get that they’re basically Esri’s way of organizing spatial data. I learned that you store all your feature classes, raster datasets, and other related files in a geodatabase. I guess it’s more efficient that way. The chapter showed how to import data into these geodatabases, modify tables (like adding and deleting columns – which I’m always a little nervous about, making sure I don’t delete something vital!), and even how to write little expressions to calculate fields. That was a cool connection back to some basic coding stuff. Joins were also covered, which is about linking tables together based on a common field. It’s like saying, “These two tables have a column in common, so stick them together!”

Chapter 5 was a lot. It was about different types of spatial data, and where to find them. It started with map projections, which are ways to show a round earth on a flat map. There are a bunch of different map projections for representing different things, all with trade offs, so you gotta choose the correct one. Then it went into projected coordinate systems, which are like grids laid over the map to make measuring distances easier. The chapter also talked about vector data formats (like shapefiles, which I’ve seen before) and, most importantly, where to get all this data. It turns out there are tons of sources, like the US Census Bureau. I never realized how much data the government collects and makes available. There was also a section on exploring sources of spatial data like ArcGIS Living Atlas.

Chapter 6 was about doing stuff with data, which is where it gets fun (and sometimes frustrating!). It’s called “geoprocessing,” which is a fancy word for manipulating spatial data. The chapter covered a bunch of tools that let you extract parts of your data, combine layers, and do all sorts of useful things. One tool that stood out was “Dissolve,” which lets you merge polygons together based on a common attribute. For example if you have a map of city blocks, and you want to group them into neighborhoods – Dissolve can do that. Another tool was “Intersect,” which finds where features overlap. So, if you have streets and fire company zones, you can find which streets are covered by each company. I had a little trouble with some of the parameters, especially making sure I had the input and output layers right. Sometimes I felt like I was just clicking buttons and hoping for the best! But I eventually got it to work.

Chapter 7 was about creating your own spatial data, which is called “digitizing.” It’s basically tracing things on a map to create points, lines, or polygons. I was surprised at how much you could do with this. The chapter showed how to edit existing features, like moving buildings around or changing their shapes. You can even add and delete vertices (those little points that make up a polygon). There was also a section on using something called “procedural rules” to create 3D models, which looked really cool but also a bit intimidating. One thing that I got stuck on was the snapping. I kept forgetting to turn it on, and my lines weren’t connecting properly.

 

Chapter 8 was about geocoding, which is turning addresses into points on a map. It’s basically giving spatial context to location data. I learned that you need two things: a table with addresses (the “source table”) and a map with streets (the “reference data”). ArcGIS Pro then tries to match the addresses to the streets. The chapter went through the steps of building a “locator,” which is like a set of rules for geocoding. You have to tell it which fields in your table correspond to the address, city, state, and zip code. Then you run the geocoding tool, and it tries to find a match for each address. One thing that was emphasized was that geocoding is not perfect. It uses “fuzzy matching” because addresses can be messy (misspellings, abbreviations, etc.). So, you get a “match score” for each address, and you can set a threshold for what you consider a good match. I thought that was pretty smart, but it also means you have to double-check the results, especially if accuracy is super important.

Chapter 4: Working through Chapter 4 felt much smoother compared to earlier sections. Importing data wasn’t difficult, though it required a bit of patience. The process took some time, but I can see how repetition helps reinforce these skills. One of the biggest improvements I’ve noticed is my ability to navigate ArcGIS Pro more efficiently. I’m no longer spending extra time searching for tools like the Catalog Pane or the Toolbox—they’re becoming second nature. It’s rewarding to see how practice is translating into better workflow efficiency. While some steps felt a bit tedious, they’re definitely helping to build a solid foundation for more advanced tasks ahead.

Chapter 5: Chapter 5 was an eye-opener when it came to working with world map projections. I hadn’t realized just how many different ways a map could be projected, and it was fascinating to see how even at a continental scale, state shapes and sizes could shift depending on the projection used. It really put into perspective how map distortion works.This chapter definitely reinforced the importance of choosing the right projection and understanding how data interacts with spatial features.

Chapter 6: Chapter 6 focused on constructing a neighborhood map, which was an engaging and practical exercise. One of the highlights was working with fire department and police station layers—it was interesting to see how these essential services are mapped and analyzed within a community. Being able to visualize and manipulate these layers added a real-world element to the tutorial, making it more than just a technical exercise. This chapter reinforced how GIS is used for urban planning and public safety, which made the work feel especially relevant.

Chapter 7; Chapter 7 was by far the most interesting and enjoyable for me. I really liked working with the different tools to create maps—it felt both creative and practical. The hands-on experience made the concepts click in a way that previous chapters hadn’t. That said, I was left with some lingering questions. While I now know how to use these tools, I’m still wondering about the best scenarios for applying them. When should I choose one tool over another? What are the real-world implications of these choices?

Chapter 8:Chapter 8 was fairly straightforward. It felt very short and fast. In 8-1, I ran into a few minor hiccups when trying to locate certain buttons, but overall, it wasn’t too challenging. After a little searching, I was able to get everything working without too much trouble. 8-2 went even smoother—I didn’t encounter any major issues, and the steps felt intuitive. It was nice to have a chapter that flowed easily, reinforcing skills without too many obstacles.

Chapter 4:

Chapter 4 started with a bit of confusion trying to find the catalog pane, but I eventually got the hang of it. The rest of the chapter focused on importing data, adding it to a geodatabase, and using it to make maps. I also learned how to modify attribute tables and filter data, which was really useful. The coding part was a bit tricky, but following the tutorial helped me through it.

Chapter 5:

Chapter 5 started off easy but got a bit more complicated. I learned about coordinate systems in ArcGIS and how to use them. Then, I worked with vector data and shapefiles. The section on census data was challenging, especially when I had to join two data tables to create a map, but I eventually figured it out.

Chapter 6:

Chapter 6 was about geoprocessing, and I learned how to dissolve features to create neighborhoods. I wasn’t sure what dissolving was at first, but it made sense after following the tutorial. The chapter was pretty straightforward, and I created a map that could be useful for emergency response teams.

Chapter 7:

In Chapter 7, I worked with polygons, learning how to split and trace them. The tutorials helped me get comfortable with managing features and using cartography tools. The final part showed me how to transform and export data, which was pretty useful.

Chapter 8:

Chapter 8 was about working with zip codes and geocoding street addresses. It felt a bit strange at first, but I can see how it’s helpful for mapping. It wasn’t as straightforward as the other chapters, but it was still interesting.

Chapter 4:
I thought chapter 4 went through pretty easily. I had to go through the book a lot because I wasn’t able to find several things but I in the end I did. There were times when I had errors but quickly fixed them.

Chapter 5:
I found Chapter 5 pretty cool, doing world map projections and comparing. I did have some trouble importing data for a little bit but ended up figuring it out. This chapter took me the longest just because something happened with the computer and I had to reload but overall, it was fine.

Chapter 6:
Chapter 6 gave me no issues. I enjoyed working with the fire departments.

Chapter 7:
Chapter 7 I liked using shapes. Also, this was probably my favorite map that I created I found it very cool.

Chapter 8:
Chapter 8 went well, I did not have any trouble. I found it cool working with all of the zipcodes.

Chapter 4:

Chapter 4 goes more in depth with working with databases which are basically just places where a collection of data is held for a certain topic. The first task in the tutorial was learning how to import data into ArcGis, putting a data table into a file geodatabase and then utilizing the database into the map. Then continuing on with tables the next part covered how to modify attribute tables and joining a data table with an attribute table. After this, it was a lot of in depth tasks of getting useful information from these tables like filtering the range of when certain crimes occur. Coding has come up a lot in this chapter which was very confusing to me since I know nothing about coding but for the most part if I followed the tutorial I was fine. Overall I feel like I’m starting to get the hang of things and this chapter went by pretty fast. 

Chapter 5:

Things started out pretty simple and easy to follow but I feel like as the chapter went on it took me a lot longer to find things and the tutorials have started to get less descriptive. To start out I learned about all of the coordinate systems that ArcGis has, where to view them and put them to use.I found this part pretty easy and the tutorial matched up well with the software and other websites I had to visit to gather more information from.  After this the tutorial goes over working with vector data, using conversion tools to import shapefiles into geodatabase so that they can be used on the map and converting other various file types. The next part got a bit more complicated with working in outside websites for the US census maps and data tables. For some reason section 5-5 took me too long and I had to do a lot of guessing and rereading to figure out how to get the end product and I struggled to join the 2 data tables together in the end to make the choropleth map. 

Chapter 6: 

 

Chapter 6 was all about geoprocessing which is basically a framework and set tool for processing geographic data. The purpose of this is to build study areas and perform various tasks. Firstly, I started out with dissolving features in Manhattan, New York to create neighborhoods. I didn’t really understand what dissolving really was but with a lot of these new things that I am learning with ArcGis, you kind of have to trust the process. The data from this section was then used to create a useful map in which emergency response teams can easily identify fire divisions and population. Overall though this chapter went by pretty fast and wasn’t too hard to do.