Week 2

Reading notes:

 

  • Web GIS serves as a central database with a global reach, providing a cost-effective solution for users. Its primary purpose is to facilitate data analysis.

 

  • Web GIS consists of five main types of content: data layers tools web maps + scenes and apps. 

 

  • Data can be used to publish web layers; web layers can be used to create web maps and web scenes; web maps and scenes and web tools can be used in apps or to create apps

 

In my application, I would aim to analyze the potential of a specific place of interest by visualizing job growth over time. To achieve this, utilizing relevant data, through the use of color or size, I will represent the progression from new to old job opportunities, allowing insight into the area’s economic development

 

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