Styles Map

This map was part of the Styles Exercise which taught me how to create new and save a specific style. Saving styles can save time. It allows your custom colors or symbols or "look" to be ready for use by simply loading from the Tools, Style custom pick list. Special symbols can take a long time to create. Saving them as a style will preserve your work.

Lucerne Park House Values

Try two different backgrounds here.  This map below has the aerial photo in the back ground.  The map above has a slight pink like muted background.  

Yeah.. Table Join with Name Suitability a Success

A little after the fact, but I finally stuck through it and figured this one out with the help of Pete. My final map I turned in cheated because I had 2 layers, one with names and one with suitability. I went so far with the annotation on that map that I ended up keeping in my final map. But... I least I feel better that I finally learned how to make the tables join and display name and suitability all in one table!

Exported Final Map

Removing data from a Geodatabase

I have looked through my current AshevilleBikeMap.gdb and it seems I have many Feature Classes I do not need, or choose not to use for my final map.  Wow, kind of crazy the amount of time I took building some of these Feature Classes because I thought I wanted to use them.  Realize I should have practiced more with the data to determine if it would or would not "fit" into my map presentation.  Wish I would have moved the feature class from the geodatabase as soon as I decided not to use it.  Now I can not remember what some of these classes were when I created them 6 weeks ago.  I feel sure I do not need, yet I am scared to start deleting away the following classes:
BikeCompPlan

BikeRouteNamesAnno
BuncombeBikeShopsAnno
BuncombeBikeShopsAnno2
BuncombeBikeShopsAnno3
BuncombeCountyCensusAddress
BuncombeHydroPolyAnno2
BuncombeHydroPolyAnno3
BuncombeMajorRoads
BuncombeMedicalSites
BuncombeMedicalSites_Clip
BuncombeMedicalSites_Clip1
Contour100foot
Contour20foot
Contour4foot
Lakes__Rivers__Streams_selectionAnnoMeter
NCStateRd
NCStreetsFoot
Political_BoundaryAnno
StateOwnedLand
Streams
Updated_Asheville_Bike_Racks
Waterbody

"Obscure" maps blog

Click here for a link that shows off "obscure" maps. The site displays plain weird phenomena.  Who thinks of this stuff, like yeah, I want to map that!

Which FONT to use?

Serif (natural)  and Sans Serif (cultural). Below is video about the what a battle it is to determine a winner font?

Project 2: Working with Labels and Annotation

Project # 2 allowed our class to learn about labeling and annotation in ArcMap. We all started with the same base map we clipped down to the WNC area. We were supposed make all layers of about equal importance without emphasizing one layer or their labels much more than the others.

The map above is my final work.

This was before converting to annotation

This map was straight up dynamically labeled features

Curious what the "clip" zip file did for us?

Remember that "clip" link we used early on in the project directions? I want to understand what that link and zip file did for us.  Was this a pre-defined coordinate system so all of us produce a map of the exact same area?

GIS software is now on my home computer

Yeah... I installed the GIS software on my home computer. This computer is at least four years old.

Emergency Response Area for Newbridge Landslide Area

This is my latest draft as of Sunday (5 mins before kickoff)

First mapping project since last summer. I am feeling rusty...
Project Description: The NC Geological Survey has been investigating a landslide in the northern part of Buncombe County, near the town of Weaverville, NC.  They have found evidence of a landslide area to be unstable and a potential threat to public health.  Staff is working with me, the Buncombe County Public Health GIS Specialist to help analyze threat to residents near the slide. I need to determine all residents living within 1/4 mile of the landslide location, help locate the closest fires station, locate the correct fire district as well as other relevant information.

 
Aerial Photos of Site from 1998 to 2009

It appears this parcel has a lot of land and earth moving activity over the last decade. It appears as though the majority of the parcel has some type of off-road trail system for dirt bikes.

Photo circa 1998

Photo circa 2006

Photo circa 2009

No Map For You... for now...

Sorry classmates.... No Arc on my home computer right now so I am unable to open much less post any maps on this blog.  I am at my work place today, Saturday, to try to post some of my work here on my blog.  I will have some maps up by Sunday.

Video Link Test

This is a test post to learn how to insert a video link on my blog.

Homework Assignment Number 1

Here is a LINK to learn more about ABTech's GIS Certificate blog.

Click HERE to link for printing the Application for an A-B Tech Certificate.

Entire world critiques my limited GIS mapping capabilities

I, as a student, have prepared this Blog to post class assignments and projects for the entire world to view ( probably just 3 other classmates and our instructor).