Chapter 3: This chapter taught me how to create a web experience with both 3D and 2D data. It was super cool to see how the different maps were able to show the data in different ways. This chapter also went over the process of adding widgets to the maps. The widgets are very useful because they make the data interactive and narrow the data down to show patterns to the viewers. The widgets also helped in organizing the map so that it was easier to navigate and understand. Something else that was mentioned in this chapter was the use of GIS software on different devices, like mobile devices. This is super useful because it makes the software easy to access and edit. In turn, this also makes the software more accurate because users can update it as needed.Â
If I were to create a map using my own data for this, I would do something along the lines of tracking the population growth in cities in Ohio over the years.
Chapter 4:This chapter taught me how to create a survey and analyze the results of the survey. I did run into a few issues with the viewing of certain questions. One of the questions was only supposed to be viewed if a certain answer was selected on a previous question. However, I think the program from the book and the current program are different because I was not able to edit it in the way the book was describing. The pictures from the book also didn’t align with what I was seeing on my computer. I was able to use information from the survey to create a map with certain lines and points representing the specific incidents within an area.
A way that these aspects could be applied would be to report utility work that needs to be done on campus. For example, broken showers and toilets. Another example of an application of this would be tracking animal sightings in a nature reserve. People could submit a survey of where they saw the animals. The sightings could be turned into points, and a line could be drawn between close sightings of the same animal to infer its daily activity and travel.