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Cox – Final Exam
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Dodds- data inventory
Zip Code-contains all zip codes within Delaware County
Recorded Document-points that represent recorded documents in the Delaware County
School District-consists of all school districts within Delaware County
Map Sheet– consists of all map sheets within Delaware County
Farm Lot-consists of all the farmlots in both the US Military and the Virginia Military Survey Districts of Delaware County
Township– identify township lines.
Street Centerline-Centerlines depict center of pavement of public and private roads within Delaware County
Annexation-contains Delaware County’s annexations and conforming boundaries from 1853 to present
Condo-consists of all condominium polygons within Delaware County, Ohio
Subdivision– consists of all subdivisions and condos recorded in the Delaware County Recorder’s office
Survey-points represent the location of the survey plat
Dedicated ROW- all dedicated road right of way polygons in Delaware County
Tax District– all tax districts within Delaware County
GPS– GPS monuments that were established in 1991 and 1997
Original Township– original boundaries of the townships in Delaware County
Hydrology– major waterways within Delaware County
Precinct – Precincts are polygons that determine each voting precinct boundaries in Delaware County
Parcel– Parcels within Delaware County
PLSS– consists of polygons depicting the boundaries of the two public land survey districts within Delaware County
Address Point– has addresses for Delaware county
Building Outline– consists of building outlines for all structures in Delaware County
Delaware County Contours– 2018 Two Foot Contours for Delaware County
McConkey – Data Entry
Zip Code – This dataset contains all of the zip codes within Delaware county, which are sectioned to specific parcels of land.
Recorded Document – This dataset shows the location of assorted Delaware County documents and records such as surveys, annexations, centerline surveys, vacations, and subdivisions. The feature layer displays the location of said documents as a point shapefile layer.
School Districts – All the school districts (and the boundaries that make up them) within Delaware county are contained in this dataset.
Map Sheet – This is a dataset that contains all the map sheets within Delaware County. Map sheets are a map or chart in a series of maps.
Farm Lot – This contains all the farm lots in Delaware County recognized by the US Military and the Virginia Military Survey Districts.
Township – This data layer shows the 19 different townships making up Delaware County.
Street Centerline – The location of the centerlines of all public and private roads are depicted by this layer (line shapefile). The layer was created from data yielding from field observation and addresses from building permits.
Annexation – This dataset shows Delaware Conty’s conforming boundaries and annexations from 1853 to the present and is updated monthly.
Condo – This dataset contains information on as well as polygon shapefiles to represent all of the condominiums residing in Delaware County, which is recorded by the Delaware County’s Recorder’s Office.
Subdivision – This dataset contains all of the subdivisions and condos that have been recorded with the Delaware County Recorder’s office.
Survey – This shapefile consists of points representing all surveys of land within Delaware County. Older surveys may not be included.
Dedicated ROW – This dataset displays all the designated Right-of-Ways within Delaware County through parcel data.
Tax District – Published by the Delaware County Suitor’s real estate office, this dataset contains all of the recognized taxa districts in Delaware County.
GPS – This dataset shows data points corresponding to all of the GPS monuments established in 1991 and 1997.
Original Township – This dataset shows all the original Delaware’s townships and their boundaries before tax district changes altered the boundaries.
Hydrology – This dataset shows all the major waterways within Delaware County and is updated monthly.
Precinct – This data layer consists of the voting precincts in Delaware County as defined by the Delaware County Board of Elections.
Parcel – This dataset shows all the parcel lines within Delaware County through the use of polygons.
PLSS – This data depicts all the Public Land Survey System polygons within Delaware County.
Address Point – This data layer contains all the certified address points within Delaware County. Data of homes, schools, and businesses are all recorded.
Building Outline – This dataset shows all the building outlines in Delaware, Ohio. The building outline layer is different from the address point data set as multiple distinguished buildings may share the same address data.
Delaware County Contours – Data expressed as two-foot contours for Delaware county, which shows changes in topography and elevation.
DeMaggio- Data Inventory
Zip Code: This data set contains all of the zip codes inside of Delaware County. In 2003, Delaware County zip codes were carefully evaluated and cleaned-up based on cross-referencing between the Census Bureau’s zip code file from the 2000 census, the United States Postal Service website, and tax mailing addresses from the treasurer’s office. The zip code layer was then created in 2005 by dissolving all Delaware County parcels by their property addresses.
Recorded Document: This data set has specific points representing recorded documents in the Delaware County Recorder’s Plat Books, Cabinet/Slides, and Instruments Records which are not represented by active subdivision plats. They are documents such as; vacations, subdivisions, centerline surveys, surveys, annexations, and miscellaneous documents within Delaware County, Ohio.
School Districts: This data set consists of all School Districts within Delaware County, Ohio. The data was originally created via the Delaware County Auditor’s parcel records of the school districts. This dataset is updated on an as-needed basis and is published monthly.
Map Sheet: This dataset consists of all Delaware County, Ohio map sheets.
Farm Lot: This data set consists of all the farm lots in both the US Military and the Virginia Military Survey Districts of Delaware County. The dataset is maintained on an as-needed basis where new surveys have been recorded.
Township: This data set consists of 19 different townships that make up Delaware County, Ohio. This dataset is updated on an as-needed basis and is published monthly.
Street Centerline: The State of Ohio Location Based Response System (LBRS) Street_Centerlines depict the center of pavement of public and private roads within Delaware County. It is intended to support appraisal mapping, 911 emergency response, accident reporting, geocoding, disaster management, and roadway inventory that conforms to Ohio Department of Transportation Roadway Inventory Standards.
Annexation: This data set contains Delaware County’s annexations and conforming boundaries from 1853 to the present. This dataset is updated on an as-needed basis once an annexation has been recorded with the Delaware County Recorders office. It is published monthly.
Condo: This data set consists of all condominium polygons within Delaware County, Ohio that have been recorded with the Delaware County Recorders Office.
Subdivision: This data set consists of all subdivisions and condos recorded in the Delaware County Recorder’s office. This dataset is updated on a daily basis and is published monthly.This data set consists of all subdivisions and condos recorded in the Delaware County Recorder’s office.
Survey: Survey points is a shape file of a point coverage that represents surveys of land within Delaware County, Ohio. These surveys are found in documents in the Recorder’s office and the Map Department.
Dedicated ROW: This data set consists of all lines that are designated Right-of-Way within Delaware County, Ohio. This dataset is updated on a daily basis and is published monthly.
Tax District: This data set consists of all tax districts within Delaware County, Ohio. The data is defined by the Delaware County Auditor’s Real Estate Office. Data is dissolved on the Tax District code.
GPS: This dataset identifies all GPS monuments that were established in 1991 and 1997. This dataset updated on an as-needed basis, and is published monthly.
Original Township: This dataset consists of the original boundaries of the townships in Delaware County, Ohio before tax district changes affected their shapes.
Hydrology: This dataset consists of all major waterways within Delaware County, Ohio. This data was enhanced in 2018 with LIDAR based data. This dataset is updated on an as-needed basis and is published monthly.
Precinct: This dataset consists of Voting Precincts, and is maintained by the Delaware County Auditor’s GIS Office under the direction of the Delaware County Board of Elections.
Parcel: This dataset consists of polygons that represent all cadastral parcel lines. Information or attributes regarding individual parcel records is maintained in the Auditor’s CAMA (Computer Aided Mass Appraisal) system.
PLSS: This data set consists of all the Public Land Survey System (PLSS) polygons in both the US Military and the Virginia Military Survey Districts of Delaware County. This data set was created to facilitate in identifying all of the PLSS and their boundaries in both US Military and Virginia Military Survey Districts of Delaware County.
Address Point: The Address_Points data set is a spatially accurate representation of all certified addresses within Delaware County Ohio. The Address_Points layer is intended to support appraisal mapping, 911 Emergency Response, accident reporting, geocoding, and disaster management.
Mazabras-Week 5
Chapter 6:
For me Chapter 6 was a bit confusing, I first did not really realize that there is a link between ARCPro and ARCOnline. I certainly didn’t realize that the maps created in ARCPro are able to be viewed in the Online ARC app. When I got to the online part I was not able to view my work in my Online account. This is probably because I did not link it correctly and or was not signed into the account on the desktop. I am not sure why there was no link after the second time because I made sure I was logged in. I still was unable to view the map in my Online account so I had to move on.
Chapter 7:
While making this map here I was not able to download the Roads file, but I shortly realized that there was already a road feature in the map. This feature was already built into the map so the Road connection file was not needed for this part of the chapter. The Create locator image shows that there was no road link, just street address. This means the roads are already there and in the attribute table there are already general street addresses linked to the road file.
Chapter 8:
Here in Chapter 8 we had to create a working animation map on the violence in Philly. We created a 3d map of where the high risk areas are throughout the city. Instead of making a graduated color map we put the map on its side and show the data through height of “towers” These columns that are shown in the map show the number of thefts in the area and if the column is higher than the one next to it then in that specific area there has been more theft and violence.
Chapter 9:
Chapter 9 was I think the longest chapter of them all solely based on the sheer amount of maps that we had to create. We had many different layers in our map that showed many different things. We made an elevation map, a vineyard plot map and two hillshades one with a set sun and one from the camera. In ARCPro we were able to create our own shade because there is a function that lets you choose azimuth and altitude of the sun. This will affect the look of the map because the location of the sun is being changed. The only issue that I had with this chapter was that I was unable to run the suitability part of the lab. Even though I was unable to do the last part of the chapter I felt that I learned and reinforces my skills with elevation, hillshade and plot maps.
Chapter 10:
Chapter 10 was a little choppy for me because I really wanted to finish the chapter but after a couple of times of running the function I was just unable to finish it. I got the first part of the map done with the wifi strength throughout the area. Once I got to the last section I tried to run the function 3-4 times but there was no change or adaptation to the map. The legend and scale part of the chapter was very simple because I have done so many of them before just learning where the button is in ARCPro was nice to find out because the location of that feature changed.
Chlebowski – Weeks 4 & 5
Chapter 1:
No button to expand outline or to enable outline or turn it off
Due to this, I just turned off the outline color for the School Walking breaks
No specific fill tab to color, I just picked red like they asked (lame, bottom tier color).
No clustering tab in content pane, had to click aggregation tab to find clustering
Chapter 2:
Catalog pane is a small icon hiding at the top with geoprocessing and full extent
Unimportant to the technicalities of the exercise, but it is interesting how the heavy air pollution centers of the U.S. like in Southern California and on the upper east coast get balanced out by the less polluted urban areas to make the U.S. have less than 40 PM concentrations. I would assume the U.S. to not be in such a decent standing by PM concentrations.
Chapter 3:
Us_cnty_enc.shp attribute table was not able to be opened
Export features did not have separate output location and output name categories, only one category for output named output feature class
I just ran it in the default output location with no fancy name
Important note: any mention of the attribute tab is talking about the feature layer tab
Chapter 4:
Literally isnt a domain column in the WaterLines attribute table grrrrrrrrrrrr
Chapter 5:
Chapter 6:
Chapter 7:
Exercise 7b number 8: candidate A is not 2407 Southmore, Houston, TX, 77004
In fact this address simply is not even in the unmatched category like was requested
Page 264: the expression Median_HHI is greater than 63250 was not able to be made because Median_HHI was not an option on the initial input for the expression
Chapter 8:
After running the Optimized Hotspot Analysis tool, my map had many grids with empty data after many attempts at rerunning it and making sure the data imputed was the correct ones
Then, the Create Space Time Cube By Aggregating Points tool would not run, gave me this error (probably based on the above problem)
Chapter 9:
Planting_sites did not have an option for hollow fill in the symbology so I just used gradient fill instead
The third reclassify tool with Hillshade_ned_3 did not have any values, nor any start or end columns to enter data into
Chapter 10:
By the way I did realize how to adjust the transparency of layers, forgot it was under feature layer whoops
adjusting the position of the layers on the paper was difficult i just did my best to make it look at neat as possible without messing everything up
Mazabras-Week 4
Chapter 1:
I found chapter one to be pretty simple and straightforward in ARCOnline and was able to create all of the maps except one of them. I had a bit of trouble finding my information/data for the request and speeding map. This was the only issue that I had in this chapter and I think it is due to either my initial link to the data got messed up or the information was in the wrong place so I could not find it.
Chapter 2:
I would say this is the easiest one that I have done so far because I have also done this in a separate class with Krygier. I have done a lot of work in ARCPro now so finding where the toolbox is and the location of all the functions are pretty easy to find for me. For some of the measurements and population numbers I found the largest population, China to be 14,608,512. I was also able to get a couple of distances from the measure function so the distance between Toronto and NYC are 350 miles and Calgary to Toronto is 1627.86 miles.
Chapter 3:
This Chapter was going well until I got to the shapefile step because when I went to input the shapefile into the map there was no Shapefile to be found. The steps leading up to the shapefile went well, I was able to see the fips codes and how they divide each state, county and town up with different number codes. Below I have the catalog open in ARCPro where the shapefile should be, I am not sure why it is missing from the folder but this could be because the folder link to the map was incorrect or the file is in a different location.
Chapter 4:
I feel like I have not linked any of these chapters correctly in ARCpro because everything was going well in the chapter until I got to open the attribute table and found that there was no domain section in the table view. Because the rest of the information is in the table I believe the table must have had a screw up because every other section is found in the table but the one DOMAIN section I was looking for.
Chapter 5:
Some of the information found here are things like fatalities, thefts, riots and protests and this was also another easy chapter to get through. I believe I did 5b a little wrong because I see more points on my map then I do in the book but the function behind the data was pretty easy to follow. I will definitely be using these attribute table skills on my projects later on this semester.
McConkey – Week 5
Chapter 6:
This chapter was meant to focus on collaborative mapping, using ArcGIS Pro, ArcOnline, and the app ArcGIS Field Maps to manipulate data (shapefiles), publish maps, and input data across interfaces. The chapter starts out okay but there’s a domino effect of errors that unravels quickly. I pretty much had the same issues that Holling and the others specified. For instance, I was able to get one tree symbol, but I wasn’t able to figure out how to change its status value or add more trees. I also had errors when trying to publish features such as the topography layer not being supported. I wasn’t able to figure out how to publish my map as the book instructs, so I eventually was not able to proceed through the rest of the chapter. Instead, I decided to read through the remaining instructions and follow them as much as I was able.
Chapter 7:
This chapter deals with geocoding or the process of transforming a description of a location such as a pair of coordinates, an address, or a name of a place to a location on the earth’s surface. This chapter has you analyze data from Houston, Texas to perform geocoding tasks such as symbolizing by color for median household income and creating buffers around bike lanes. Something was wrong with my median household income data and I wasn’t able to tell if it was joined properly. In summary, I did not have as many problems with this chapter compared to the others and I admired its examples of proximity analysis.
Chapter 8:
Chapter 8 covers analyzing spatial and temporal patterns by having you create a kernel density map, perform a hotspot analysis, visualize the hotspot analysis in 3D, and animating the data. I came across a couple of problems with this chapter, but they were mostly manageable or resulted from my own errors. For some reason, I had more crimes for the robbery_jan layer when selecting by attribute than what appears in the book. I made sure the date range was the same, so I am not sure what went wrong. Animating the data was weird. I could not tell if the animation was just being choppy but running properly or whether I had messed up somewhere in the instructions. I retraced my steps, but I did not notice any errors. All in all, it was interesting to see how the interpretation of the map could easily change when converting it to 3D and by editing the symbology making the 3D map more readable.
Chapter 9:
Chapter 9 instructs how GIS can be used to determine which areas are most suitable for a land-use change/purpose, a common use for GIS. This chapter took me a while, although some of it was more so review for me as I have performed some of the many of the same functions under other GIS projects that also dealt with determining suitability. You first start out the chapter by learning how to use the Extract by Mask tool to clip a digital surface model or DSM. The chapter then teaches you how to merge raster layers (the DSMs) by using the Mosaic To New Raster tool. The rest of the chapter deals with analyzing the landscape for suitability through various means: aspect, slope, and hillshades.
Chapter 10:
Chapter 10 details how to properly present your generated maps by showing you how to optimize your symbology and create a readable page layout. I had some troubles in the first half when altering the symbology, some resulting from the change in interface. One error I had was that the different values had the same color symbology even though I selected Unique Values. I figured out that I was editing the wrong layer because I had them named wrong. After I used the right layer, the problem solved itself and I was able to get different colors for the varying values. Formatting the page layout for the final maps was a review for me, but a much-needed one. I already knew how to add a north arrow and legend, but editing them as well as adding the spatial reference was informative. I had a problem adjusting the maps to the areas of interest so I adjusted the map manually by comparing them to the images in the book. My resulting maps resemble what the book has, but they are not exactly the same. In conclusion, this was a good chapter even though I encountered some problems, and I believe this is the best topic to end on.
