Hi, my name is Aestelle and I am a junior majoring in astrophysics, and I also took GIS 291 earlier this semester.
After receiving the wordpress and ArcGIS emails, I logged into my respective accounts for both services and then completed the quiz and emailed Dr. Krygier. After this, I did the ArcGIS Online Basics training, which explained what ArcGIS Online is and the various functionalities it offers, along with things like the various sharing levels available and when to use each, as well as where to find layers to add to your map.
One use I found for ArcGISOnline was for mapping rail network history: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.7227/tjth.25.1.5, however I couldn’t figure out how to access the article to find any maps.
Another ArcGIS Online application I found was a feature layer showing the locations of the heritage barns in Washington state, which I felt was a cool use of the software.
https://owugis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/mapviewer/index.html?layers=39e31e3c81f34a49a21344100bb46096Â
