Fondran Week 3

Chapter 3:

This chapter was pretty straightforward and quite fun. I always love the assignments where we can make something that we can publish. I ran into a problem during 3.3 and ended up having to skip most of the chapter since I could not figure it out. It was nice to learn another important part of online GIS work and how it can convey such important information.

Chapter 4:

This chapter was interesting because we got to learn a new skill by making a survey. I also found it interesting how GIS has adapted to the changes we are experiencing with the increased use of devices. I also thought a lot about how much I use Apple Maps on my phone and how each of our lives run on GIS. I found tutorial 4.7 to be the most interesting because of how cool the QuickCapture app is. Overall, this chapter covered many important aspects of mobile GIS.

Application:

The Survey123 feature could be used for such a wide variety of things. I think that this could be applied to monitoring invasive species such as garlic mustard. Since there is so many options for inserts I could insert choice questions, map, file upload, and email to make data collection easier.  People in the Delaware County area can provide where, how much, if they tried to remove it, and any other information. This could promote community involvement in removing these species thus eradicating them easier.

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