Week 10-11 - Vectors Analysis 3

GIS 4043 L

 

 

 

This week's lab had us create a map of Possible Camp Site Locations with specific criteria.  I utilized several overlay tools within the Arc Toolbox to get the desired results. Some of the tools focused on this week were Union, Intersect, Erase, and Buffer.  With the Buffer tool I also learned how to work with ArcPy and do scripting for desired results.  As this was my first time working with ArcPy I found it very interesting and enjoyable to work with.  I found when trying to repeat the same tool several times ArcPy was a great tool to save time. We also used select by attribute tools to analyse our data to retrieve the desired results.

 

For the map design I tried to utilize a color scheme associated with the desired audience.   I found the green and tan (canvas) color very appealing to the eye.  Inially it looked a little too green on the screen, but after printing out the map I found that the layout actually looked quite good.