Chapter 7 was about web scenes. It first introduced the basics of 3d maps and web scenes and then explained how to navigate them and symbolize them properly. The first tutorial was just about navigating web scenes using the scene viewer. The second tutorial taught me how to create a thematic web scene. I created a local scene and then added layers from ArcGIS Online. I then learned how to change what attribute to visualize and that there are different ways to symbolize those attributes (both 2d and 3d). I then could change the color and range of the histogram. There were many different ways to style the layer to make it fit what this scene was meant to be used for. The third tutorial had me add two different layers and symbolize all of the different points. I had trouble with this tutorial at first; nothing was showing up until I opened it on a different browser but after that it was quite easy. 7.4 was about adding new features that could be moved along the z axis (above or below ground). I was able to put helicopters in the sky and also add buildings to the scene. 7.5 was about editing features in the web scene. I was able to add cars to the scene and learn how to change the size and direction they were facing. In the last tutorial I learned how to do basic analysis in a web scene. I was able to add shadows based on the day and time and watch the shadows change as the day progressed.
If I were to do an assignment from this chapter, I would create a web scene of campus and add different features to represent different areas of campus, e.g., cars for parking lots. I think it could be cool to create a web scene based on a place I have been because I could make it realistic and almost like a campus directory.