Author: sjbaer

Chapter 3

Chapter three show how to use apps to show how data changes over time. It also showed a various amounts of widgets that make map making that much easier. I really liked looking at this part. Maps that have a slider always seem so cool to me. I also think it is a great way to share scientific/technical findings with everyday citizens who may not know how to read maps. These maps combined with story maps are the perfect combo.

One application for this could be showing the growth of urban developement by a river and how the river changes over time.

Chapter 4

In this chapter, we looked at mobile GIS. I thought this part was really cool. I want to do field research someday, and the idea of being about to plot study sites on the go rather than having to sit down at a desktop was really cool. I think some of the VGI features were really cool too!

An application for this chapter could be used to determine animal sightings for hunters or conservationists. Another one I thought was funny was to use it to see where the police sit on the road the most to avoid a ticket. But that’s a joke.

Chapter 1
Chapter one was pretty fundamental. it goes over the basics and core concepts of Web GIS. it points out well how GIS isn’t just for Geography nerdz (yes with a z). GIS is really an application the can go toward any proffesion. The apps were also fun to search around for.

Chapter 2
Chapter two was a lot more specific as it went over the feature layers. it also brought together the idea of storymaps. I am a huge fan of story maps because it’s (in my opinion) the best way to get “non-science” citizens connected with the scientific community.

Overall between the two chapters it have been interesting. I think I still perfer using ArcPro for most work, however I can see that WebGIS is better and more applicable at times. I am excited to see the other ways it can be used in the upcoming weeks. And I am excited to see if it changes my prefence of software.

Hi! My name is Samuel Baer. I am a junior from Mt. Gilead Ohio studying environmental science and geography.

I took the quiz and I have made my appointments for weeks 2 and 3.

Poking around the account was interesting. I wish My ERSI was a little more accessible but it’s fine. Also I think it was funny to see some of the community posts. Some of them were interesting, and some of them were a little strange.

The starting page was fine. I felt like the training was better at explaining everything, but if I was trying to refresh myself this article would be fine. It is a really good spot to quickly trouble shoot any issues.

The training wasn’t as meticulous as I was expecting. I liked that we were doing the practice maps with mountains,  just because I like that kind of stuff. I also thought the 3D imaging was cool. To be honest I would do that to plan a hiking or backpacking trip.

One of the two applications I found was  of Indian Ocean Ostracod sites. Having these sites mapped out allows them to overlay them with other environmental factors like wind and temperature.

The second application I found was from the Kansas Geological Survey. The map is a lot, but it shows constructed, reconstructed, and plugged wells in Kansas. This could help the state evaluate water management during extreme droughts. or they could use it to evaluate where to put a new farm.

• Field Data Collection and management Using ArcGIS
• Take Your Web Maps Offline with ArcGIS Field Maps

I liked these because they both felt like extremely practical applications for GIS. They seem like they would be really useful longterm.