Goals and Background
The background behind Lab 1 is as follows, I was to pretend that I am an intern working at Clear Vision Eau Claire. Clear Vision Eau Claire were some of the developers behind the "Confluence Project". From there I am to try and achieve the goal of becoming familiar with spatial data sets used for the Confluence Project and develop base maps based on the data.
Methods
The first thing I did in order to start this lab was to read all of the definitions that accompanied the instructions. They all helped along the way with vocabulary I didn't know. After that, I proceeded to start the portion of the lab that involved using ArcMap. The certain geodatabase that was found in the lab 1 folder was vital to the become familiar with in order to grasp the concepts in the lab. The geodatabase had information about the Eau Claire confluence project. After looking at the data in ArcCatalog and seeing all that it has to offer and what was missing I moved onto the next portion of the lab. Next, I had to digitize the proposed site for the Confluence Project. Through using the editing tool and also using the MAG book I finally digitized the area and moved on. Next was learning about the Public Land Survey System. I added a layer to the base map that represented the townships of the PLSS. I made the layer hollow with a bright outline so it was easier to see. Next was to create a brief legal description of the proposed site. The information for this was found online through the Eau Claire mapping services. After all of this I needed to build the final map that is pictured below. I created a data frame for all six maps (Civil Divisions, Census Boundaries, PLSS Features, EC City Parcel Data, Zoning, and Voting Districts). This was the toughest part of the lab for me. I had some trouble figuring out how to create the maps, but eventually was successful in the end.
Results
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| Figure 1: Lab 1 final product. |
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