Author: jkquartson

For my final I created a Survey to collect data from students at OWU in order to find the best places to relax around campus. By understanding student preferences and experiences, the survey will map relaxation zones categorized by the features that make them calming and stress reducing.  It ask about their year in school which will help understand if relaxation preferences differ based on workload or study habits. The survey will ask about preferred relaxation methods (reading, socializing, spending time outdoors, etc.) to identify spots that cater to those preferences. Also knowing where students currently unwind allows the survey to identify popular and under utilized spots, potentially uncovering hidden gems. It will also allow them to rate  different preferences.  https://arcg.is/1Cj1T9

And then I also created an ArcGis StoryMap about homicides in Columbus. It gives data from this year and there is a video included that talks about the potential solutions. The map used for this pinpoints homicide locations throughout the city.  It gives details on each homicide like time of day, day of week, and victim demographics.  https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/7dc47bed7641464bb3aea9d07d479798

This tutorial was fine in my opinion, I did get stuck at step 5 but I managed to figure it out with some help. I feel like the 3D aspect about this tutorial was also interesting. To be honest I don’t have too much to say about it. This tutorial is probably ranked 3rd or 4th on my list. Not because of difficulty but just because I didn’t find it as intriguing as the rest. Using  the skillset from this tutorial though I think it’d be  cool to make an application about the population density in NYC but primarily the 5 boroughs.

What I liked about this chapter is that you can see exactly where something is and how it’s moving, all on a map. This chapter talks about  how to build dashboards that show this constantly changing information. It even explains how to use special tools to handle these live updates. Plus, there’s cool stuff about time sliders, so you can see how things have changed over time. This is probably the most interesting chapter for me. A potential idea I have is to use this application for  minor incidents in urban areas where other citizens could report to and help other people.

The reading basically  talks about how to properly use the Experience Builder within ArcGIS. It’s a guide for users, introducing them to the tool’s and different functions of it. It covers different aspects like selecting templates, choosing themes, designing layouts. Additionally, it talks about features like dynamic content, charting, filtering, triggers, and actions, providing users with a thorough understanding of how to leverage these tools effectively. I liked chapter 3 and I feel like the chapter 3 tutorial was the best one yet. It’s just really long and that can be a bit annoying  I’m not gonna lie. But it went pretty smooth and I was able to do it. The map making is complex but I can tell that knowing this information could probably go a long way over time. Can literally make a map for anything you think of.

My idea for the application is that we could setup a map around Delaware or anywhere in the Columbus area and it could show different locations of car accidents and whenever there’s an area with several reoccurring accidents we could highlight those areas differently than the rest. This can keep roads and neighborhoods safer if we spread the information gained.

This opening chapter goes over the fundamentals of Web GIS. It explores how the cloud revolutionized data storage and sharing, and how Web GIS software has evolved over time. While the chapter goes about the technical aspects of geospatial cloud capabilities, I found the historical background of Web GIS particularly interesting. Chapter 2 takes a deeper look into web app development within Web GIS. It talks about different features like feature layers. These features let you customize and style however you would like and this helps you create a pretty decent map. Something that I found really interesting was also the different type of mapping styles in chapter two. Like I have never heard of a vector field, a predominant map, dot density or comparing “A” to “B” map. I’m not gonna lie, I had a hard time trying to create an app so I will probably have to come in person to do that or I’ll probably just see if I can find some youtube videos that will show me how. Other then that though the readings were pretty fine. I found a map that showed different characteristics about the U.S population like the age groups of people who worked in different cities.