My name is Alida Askill and I am a junior majoring in Environmental Science and Zoology. I have taken the first module of this course, but it’s been a few semesters. I have completed the quiz. Since I took GEOG 291, I am already familiar with my account.
Get Started: What Is ArcGIS Online
Comment 1: What really stuck out to me is that you can view time maps, and the website gives instructions on how to do that. It’s important to be able to see maps over a certain period of time to draw the correct conclusions for the experiment. I also kept scrolling down and the create map section is going to be very helpful because it lists the five steps on how to create a map. The basement is the first step, followed by layers, styles, pop-ups, then saving the map.
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I looked into what an Arcgis notebook is, and I think that might be helpful to compile data if there are multiple maps and charts to use and look at. You can also easily share notebooks.
Web Course: ArcGIS Online Basics
Comment 1: Layers, maps, scenes are all important to use in creating a map image. You need to know what layer to use when and for what specific type of map and project.
Comment 2: The activities were helpful because it’s been a while since I have used GIS and have forgotten where some of the tools are. This is a beginner level course so it’s perfect for a walk through.
The first source I found is about sea turtle nests on a coast and where they can nest. The source is called Site Suitability Analysis for Sea Turtle Nesting Area by using AHP and GIS. Temperature of the sand, vegetation cover, beach slope, and sand particle size are all important factors in where sea turtles can make their nests on the Malaysia beaches. GIS can determine all of these factors. 10.1088/1755-1315/1217/1/01203
The second source I found is about the artificial reefs and beach restoration happening in Martin County, Florida. GIS is used heavily in ideas like this because it’s really easy to go back in time to see old maps and compare the habitat destruction to see how humans have the ability to now try and rebuild that habitat. Sea turtle populations are diminishing across the world and one of the factors to talk about is the fact that their nests are being disturbed by dogs and beaches are being destroyed. This makes hatching nests hard and reproduction even more so. https://www.fsbpa.com/2014TechPresentations/Carvalho.pdf
