GIS 337

Goal and Background: The goal of this lab was to examine and learn how to delineate watersheds in order to understand the flow of the water, and in to further prevent pollution from entering the watershed.  By knowing the boundaries of a watershed, hydrologist professionals can understand how to protect and sustain the water quality in an area where water enters. Methods: Part 1: Data Processing To begin the lab, data about the Adirondack Park from upper New York State was unzipped as well as data from a hydrology shapefile from Cornell University.  In addition to that data, an digital elevation model (DEM North America) was used from ArcGIS online.  Using analysis tools, a 20 km buffer was created around the park boundary later so that the data would be presented more clearly.  The hydrology shapefile was projected to match the coordinate system of the park boundary layer, which happened to be North America NAD 1983 projection.  Raster clipping was then...

Goal and Background: The goal of the first lab of GIS II is to review content and information from GIS I, such as symbology within cartographic design, understanding attribute tables, and normalizing data. Methods: This lab requries students to follow specific lab instructions and follow up by answering eight questions provided by the instructor that correspond to the lab exercise. Question 1  "What are the Geographic Coordinate System(GCS), Projected Coordinate System(PCS), and projection of the ‘street’ shapefile in the ‘Lab1Data’ folder?" To answer this, I opened the properties of the 'streets' shapefile and looked under the source tab to find all three answers. 2.  In your own words, describe what ArcCatalog is. What are the advantages of using ArcCatalog instead of Windows Explorer? To answer this, I looked up the details of Arc Catalog and its advantages using the ESRI website, and then put the answer into my own words.   3.  What is the...