Domani's GIS Journey

  This map shows the location of the University of West Florida Main Campus, including an inset map demonstrating the location of Escambia County within Florida. It also includes major highways, rivers, and cities within Escambia County. In this module, I learned about and experienced the cartographic process. I learned what essential elements I must include in all my maps from here on, as well as how to include them. Principles of design and layout creation were major learning outcomes. I also gained experience finding and exploring metadata. First, I learned to view and explore metadata within ArcGIS, and using these techniques, I noted important information about the sources and forms of the data used in this project. Second, I created a basic map layout, starting with an inset of the state of Florida, followed by a larger spread zoomed into Escambia County. Third, I edited the data representation on the larger map by clipping major rivers and major highways using the Escambia Coun

  This is my first map created in GIS! In this lab, I learned the basics of folder setup for ArcGIS, particularly in application to accessing it through the ArgoApps system. I learned how to access the file repository that will be used for data and file access throughout the semester, and I created a hierarchy of folders for my own project. Then, I became familiarized with ArcGIS through navigating its settings and options and using provided data to create the above map. It includes countries and major cities, and I edited the symbols before exporting it as a PNG. In this lesson, I also learned the terms map extent, active view, explore tool, and pane.

 Hello! My name is Domani, and I am a student at the University of West Florida. I am double-majoring in General Biology, B.S. and Studio Art, B.A. Currently, I am taking a combined lecture-lab in Geographic Information Systems. The purpose of this blog is to document my learning journey throughout this course. Thanks for following along!