Author: Jay Tyler McConkey

My name is Jay McConkey and I am a senior environmental science and geography major.

 I have already accessed my ArcGIS account from previous classes, but I updated my bio to include my graduation year and majors. I browsed through My Content and saw the maps I generated from GEOG 191. Next, I clicked Training and viewed the various modules, noting which ones are available for free and which are not.

About ArcGIS Online:

While ArcGIS Pro possesses the tools necessary for more complex analysis and customizability than ArcGIS Online, ArcGIS Online strength’s includes easy access to mapping software along with sharing or collaborating data or maps. ArcGIS is more accessible as you can log in on mobile devices or through web pages rather than being limited to a computer that is able to support ArcGIS Pro software. ArcGIS Online is great for sharing, exploring, and managing data as well as creating maps, scenes, and apps. Python coding can be utilized and be saved in Notebooks while data layers can be saved and published on ArcGIS Online as web layers. ArcGIS Online is a great tool to use when collecting data or mapping data in the field, where it can be further analyzed under ArcGIS Pro at a different time.

ArcGIS Online is a great tool to allow a select group of people or multiple groups of people to access and share relevant maps. It is advantageous for companies and large groups to use ArcGIS Online as it makes maps more accessible for other collaborators to join in. Scenes, which can be used in ArcGIS Online, allow you to visualize and analyze geographic information in interactive ways.

Two courses that interest me are Working with Raster Data Using Python (free) and ArcGIS Notebook Basics (requires maintenance).

I have already completed the Delaware Data entry.

Potential Applications:

Mubako, Stanley, et al. “Monitoring of Land Use/Land-Cover Changes in the Arid Transboundary Middle Rio Grande   Basin Using Remote Sensing.” Remote Sensing, vol. 10, no. 12, Dec. 2018, p. 2005. Crossref, https://doi.org/10.3390/rs10122005.

Using Landsat imagery from multiple years, these scientists were able to analyze and map land use/land cover changes in the Rio Grande Basin. Studies like these are important because they show patterns in development as well nature ecosystems and topography.

Antoniou, Varvara, et al. “An Interactive Story Map for the Methana Volcanic Peninsula.” Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management, 2018, https://doi.org/10.5220/0006702300680078. 

These scientists were able to make an interactive Story Map of the Methana Volcanic Peninsula and its special volcanic geoforms and cultural monuments. This information can be useful for geographers, volcanologists, students, tourists, or the general public.