Week 9: Vector Analysis II Map

Question 1: I decided to use the intersect overlay tool because it made the most sense to me for connecting the water and roads layers. I did not notice any difference between the union and intersect overlay tools.

Question 2: Used the erase tool to exclude areas of conservation areas that overlapped the potential campsites once again because it made the most sense because we were subtracting and not connecting portions of layers.

Question 3: There were a total of 748 features within the potential_sites layer. The area of the smallest feature was 748 and the area of the largest feature was 7,765,034 square meters.

Extra Credit Assignment

This assignment was actually kind of fun, because we got to use a lot of the things we have learned over the last few weeks and gave me a little more practice on things I really needed to refresh my memory on with out feeling under the gun. I would have added more features to the map but thought it might get a little crowded so I just added the cities and roads. Wow, I can't believe nine weeks have passed already! Brian

Week 7: Data Editing Map

Week 7 only presented minor problems with the snapping feature. I was finally able to tie the new road segment in with the already established roads feature by using the edge of the feature itself instead of using a vector which is what I was originally trying to do. Even though the ESRI labs might be considered boring and too instruction riddled, they help drive the point home with repetition and I found very helpful in completing the later lab assignment.