Chapter 3
Chapter three show how to use apps to show how data changes over time. It also showed a various amounts of widgets that make map making that much easier. I really liked looking at this part. Maps that have a slider always seem so cool to me. I also think it is a great way to share scientific/technical findings with everyday citizens who may not know how to read maps. These maps combined with story maps are the perfect combo.
One application for this could be showing the growth of urban developement by a river and how the river changes over time.
Chapter 4
In this chapter, we looked at mobile GIS. I thought this part was really cool. I want to do field research someday, and the idea of being about to plot study sites on the go rather than having to sit down at a desktop was really cool. I think some of the VGI features were really cool too!
An application for this chapter could be used to determine animal sightings for hunters or conservationists. Another one I thought was funny was to use it to see where the police sit on the road the most to avoid a ticket. But that’s a joke.