Class 11

Next week is GIS Day, something I've been looking forward to for quite some time. Today we prepped. It's our job to staff the GPS unit table, so we spent a good part of class outside learning how to save waypoints and navigate with the GPS units.
One of the points we saved is for a big oak tree close to the busy main road on AB Tech's campus, and I think it's going to be interesting to see what happens when we send people to that point. The units are usually off by 10-20 feet, so they may send people out into the middle of the road.
We also learned today that there is going to be pizza at GIS Day--something I am very excited about.

Class 10

Class 9: ESRI Tutorial

Class 8: Basic Spatial Analysis

Today we had our second test.
We covered Chapter 9, Basic Spatial Analysis, in lecture. Then we had an hour of class time to work in the software, in Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop Chapters 10 & 11.
In Chapter 10, Selecting Features by Location, we scouted for possible locations for a small retail store in Riverview, CA. Neighborhoods were selected if they contained a shopping center and were within 0.5 mi of a freeway. Using census data, location possibilities were narrowed based on population and household income. The maps below show the outcome.

Class 8: Mapping

Class 7

Class 6

Missed this class. Had some pregnancy issues come up, and I was put on bedrest over the weekend. Everything seems to be ok now, so I'll be working to get caught up.