Hi, I’m Maddy Howard, and I’m from outside of Cleveland, OH. I’m a sophomore majoring in Environmental Studies and Geography, and I just took GEOG 291 so I’m interested to see what GEOG 292 is like.
Poking Around:
I’m not sure if it was the website or my laptop in general but it took me a while to load any of the options below “my profile”, especially the training portion, which is super annoying. I will see if this continues soon or if it’s truly just my laptop. (Note from a later date- OWU wifi was terrible and made it impossible to load any of the training resources)
Get Started: What is ArcGIS Online Read Through
I spent a good amount of time re-reading the explore content-view and use items section of the Get Started reading. There’s a lot of complicated parts to just looking at what you see on the website. Also, the notebook on the website seems like it would be useful but the interface, especially the edit menu, has a lot of information. Plus, I know nothing about coding so the thought of python scares me. I have a feeling that I will be referring back to this get started section a good amount of times.
Web Course: ArcGIS Online Basics
I thought this training was really helpful. It provided good insight into what this all is and what it can be used for. I found the exploring ArcGIS online content the most helpful, as I think it went into detail about the types of things included in the maps and apps.
2 training courses that seem of interest:
Field Data Collection and Management Using ArcGIS- I didn’t think of this as a use for ArcGIS. It seems like it makes field activities more accessible to wider audiences which is really cool!
Create Smart Surveys and Forms Using ArcGIS Survey123- This is an interesting addition to all the things ArcGIS does. If you had a presentation or something this allows you to get feedback on the same website.
GIS Application Areas Based on Keywords:
Florida Panther Telemetry- It’s really interesting seeing each panther’s activities. I looked up more about them through the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission and had no idea that they are endangered and some sort of unknown disorder affecting them. That makes maps like these really important so you can monitor the species. 
Hurricane Harvey Damage Assessment- Natural Disasters are interesting to me, and I know ArcGIS has some resources about it, so I tried to find a map relating to it. I came across this one which shows a lot of information about building damage in Houston after the hurricane. There is actually a complete tutorial on how to get to this final result that can be replicated for other circumstances, which is a great resource.
