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- This was all fairly straightforward, but I was glad to familiarize myself more with the folder structure, as I\u2019ve never really used folders outside of this class before.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4-2: Deleting unneeded columns, adding a field and using the Calculate Field tool, joining a data table to a feature class attribute table, exporting a feature class, calculating a sum of fields, calculating percentages, and extracting fields.<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- Again, this chapter was pretty easy, but I did struggle with deleting unneeded columns at first because I couldn\u2019t find the \u201cDelete\u201d button. Overall, I thought that this subchapter included some pretty useful features that have very modern applications.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4-3: Viewing crime incidents, creating a date-range query, reusing a saved query, using OR connectors and parentheses, day-of-week range, and querying person attributes.<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- This was probably my favorite subchapter so far, because I felt like a detective or something like that, trying to find crime statistics and locations of certain crimes. Using actual code was something new that I learned, although it was pretty basic coding.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4-4, 4-5, 4-6: Building a spatial join, creating a central point feature class, creating a point layer, and making a one-to-many join.<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- These subchapters were all pretty straightforward, although I did run into some trouble with the Calculate Geometry Attributes tool, and was a little confused on the formatting, but I figured it out in a few minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\nChapter 5<\/b><\/p>\n
5-1, 5-2, 5-3: Using coordinate systems<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- This was also pretty useful information, as I was able to change the way that the map was oriented and focus on different locations and regions. I had no issues with these subchapters.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5-4: Shapefiles, adding x,y data, converting KML files to feature classes.<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- This subchapter was a bit more complicated, as I am still familiarizing myself with files and other computer features, but it didn\u2019t take me too long to figure it out.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5-5: Downloading census data and files, processing data in microsoft excel, adding data to ArcGIS, and joining data and creating a chloropleth map.<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- This subchapter was very hard for me, and I ran into a lot of problems using excel spreadsheets and downloading census data. The first time that I downloaded the Commuting Characteristics by Sex table, not all of the data was displayed in the spreadsheet, so I had to troubleshoot and redownloaded the data following the steps more carefully.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
5-6: Adding a land use layer, extracting raster functions, downloading contours from a government organization, and downloading local data from a public agency hub.<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- I liked this subchapter (and the previous one, excluding the issues I had) because it used data from Hennepin County in Minnesota, which is where I am from, so it was cool to apply GIS to something that relates to me. I didn\u2019t run into any of the issues like in 5-5, but it took me longer as I was very careful in following the instructions to download data correctly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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<\/p>\nChapter 6 <\/b>(Disclaimer: I completely forgot to take pictures of my work from this chapter, and will edit this post with pictures the next chance I get)<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n
6-1: Dissolve fields and dissolve block groups.<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- This was all pretty straightforward, but I did struggle a bit with the \u201cYour turn\u201d section as I had to retrace my steps from the first portion of the subchapter and was confused on exactly what to put in the input and output fields.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6-2: Creating a study area, creating study area block groups, and clipping streets.<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- I had no issues with this subchapter, as I am familiar with all of the features.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6-3, 6-4: Merging features, and appending features.<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- The merge and append tools were very easy to use, and I had no issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6-5: Intersecting features, summarizing street length.<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- This was all pretty straightforward, and I found the tools to be very useful.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6-6: Calculating acreage, and summarizing residential land-use areas.<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- This felt similar to some of the previous subchapters, almost repetitive at this point.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6-7: Using tabulate intersection.<\/span><\/p>\n
- \n
- This was something new, but I found the tool pretty easy to use. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Chapter 4 4-1: Importing data, setting up a folder connection, converting a shapefile to a feature class, importing a data table into a file geodatabase, and using database utilities. This was all fairly straightforward, but I was glad to familiarize myself more with the folder structure, as I\u2019ve never really used folders outside of this class before. 4-2: Deleting unneeded columns, adding a field and using the Calculate Field tool, joining a data table to a feature class attribute table, exporting a feature class, calculating a sum of fields, calculating percentages, and extracting fields. Again, this chapter was pretty easy, but I did struggle with deleting unneeded columns at first because I couldn\u2019t find the \u201cDelete\u201d button. Overall, I thought that this subchapter included some pretty useful features that have very modern applications.\u00a0 4-3: Viewing crime incidents, creating a date-range query, reusing a saved query, using OR connectors and parentheses, day-of-week range, and querying person attributes. This was probably my favorite subchapter so far, because I felt like a detective or something like that, trying to find crime statistics and locations of certain crimes. Using actual code was something new that I learned, although it was pretty basic coding.\u00a0 4-4, 4-5, 4-6: Building a spatial join, creating a central point feature class, creating a point layer, and making a one-to-many join. These subchapters were all pretty straightforward, although I did run into some trouble with the Calculate Geometry Attributes tool, and was a little confused on the formatting, but I figured it out in a few minutes.\u00a0 Chapter 5 5-1, 5-2, 5-3: Using coordinate systems This was also pretty useful information, as I was able to change the way that the map was oriented and focus on different locations and regions. I had no issues with these subchapters.\u00a0 5-4: Shapefiles, adding x,y data, converting KML files to feature classes. This subchapter was a bit more complicated, as I am still familiarizing myself with files and other computer features, but it didn\u2019t take me too long to figure it out. 5-5: Downloading census data and files, processing data in microsoft excel, adding data to ArcGIS, and joining data and creating a chloropleth map. This subchapter was very hard for me, and I ran into a lot of problems using excel spreadsheets and downloading census data. The first time that I downloaded the Commuting Characteristics by Sex table, not all of the data was displayed in the spreadsheet, so I had to troubleshoot and redownloaded the data following the steps more carefully.\u00a0 5-6: Adding a land use layer, extracting raster functions, downloading contours from a government organization, and downloading local data from a public agency hub. I liked this subchapter (and the previous one, excluding the issues I had) because it used data from Hennepin County in Minnesota, which is where I am from, so it was cool to apply GIS to something that relates to me. I didn\u2019t run into any of the issues like in 5-5, but it took me longer as I was very careful in following the instructions to download data correctly.\u00a0 Chapter 6 (Disclaimer: I completely forgot to take pictures of my work from this chapter, and will edit this post with pictures the next chance I get) 6-1: Dissolve fields and dissolve block groups. This was all pretty straightforward, but I did struggle a bit with the \u201cYour turn\u201d section as I had to retrace my steps from the first portion of the subchapter and was confused on exactly what to put in the input and output fields.\u00a0 6-2: Creating a study area, creating study area block groups, and clipping streets. I had no issues with this subchapter, as I am familiar with all of the features. 6-3, 6-4: Merging features, and appending features. The merge and append tools were very easy to use, and I had no issues.\u00a0 6-5: Intersecting features, summarizing street length. This was all pretty straightforward, and I found the tools to be very useful. 6-6: Calculating acreage, and summarizing residential land-use areas. This felt similar to some of the previous subchapters, almost repetitive at this point.\u00a0 6-7: Using tabulate intersection. 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- This was something new, but I found the tool pretty easy to use. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
- This felt similar to some of the previous subchapters, almost repetitive at this point.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- This was all pretty straightforward, and I found the tools to be very useful.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- The merge and append tools were very easy to use, and I had no issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- I had no issues with this subchapter, as I am familiar with all of the features.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- This was all pretty straightforward, but I did struggle a bit with the \u201cYour turn\u201d section as I had to retrace my steps from the first portion of the subchapter and was confused on exactly what to put in the input and output fields.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- I liked this subchapter (and the previous one, excluding the issues I had) because it used data from Hennepin County in Minnesota, which is where I am from, so it was cool to apply GIS to something that relates to me. I didn\u2019t run into any of the issues like in 5-5, but it took me longer as I was very careful in following the instructions to download data correctly.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- This subchapter was very hard for me, and I ran into a lot of problems using excel spreadsheets and downloading census data. The first time that I downloaded the Commuting Characteristics by Sex table, not all of the data was displayed in the spreadsheet, so I had to troubleshoot and redownloaded the data following the steps more carefully.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- This subchapter was a bit more complicated, as I am still familiarizing myself with files and other computer features, but it didn\u2019t take me too long to figure it out.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- This was also pretty useful information, as I was able to change the way that the map was oriented and focus on different locations and regions. I had no issues with these subchapters.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- These subchapters were all pretty straightforward, although I did run into some trouble with the Calculate Geometry Attributes tool, and was a little confused on the formatting, but I figured it out in a few minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- This was probably my favorite subchapter so far, because I felt like a detective or something like that, trying to find crime statistics and locations of certain crimes. Using actual code was something new that I learned, although it was pretty basic coding.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
- Again, this chapter was pretty easy, but I did struggle with deleting unneeded columns at first because I couldn\u2019t find the \u201cDelete\u201d button. Overall, I thought that this subchapter included some pretty useful features that have very modern applications.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n