Final Project: Bobwhite-Manatee Transmission Line

The Final Project finally came! For our last assignment, we were to run an analysis on whether or not the location of the Bobwhite-Manatee Transmission Line was viable. The objectives were to make sure the surrounding communities, land owners, and environmental lands were impacted as minimally as possible. After collecting the data, producing maps, and analyzing multiple queries and selections, I deduced that the location was definitely in an ideal location. Please check out my powerpoint and read the transcript below to get a more in depth interpretation of this project. Thank you!

Powerpoint Link
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1XsPi3kEvjDej-EzFN1T-VzZX_Zjgndtc

Transcript Link
https://drive.google.com/open?id=1K2PB1fpjq7ry4sOKYcB9Viq7CTFhK9hH

Geocoding and Model Builder

This week we focused on geocoding and did an ESRI training exercise about Model Builders. The Model Builder used tools to input data and create output data in a diagram. It taught another way to create buffers. We learned how to make a route analysis and geocode addresses by using the geocoding tool and the network analyst tool. Below is a description of the steps I took:

1.       TOC > EMS Table > Geocode Addresses > MyAddressLocator > Geocoding_Result > Geocoding Options > Minimum match score = 75 and minimum candidate score = 10 > rematch

2.       From here, I had the Lake County, FL  EMS Stations site opened, and I highlighted each unmatched station in sequential order. I added an aerial basemap to ArcMap, and viewed each address on the stations website in satellite view. This made the process go by much quicker as I was able to use surrounding features that stood out to orient myself and locate where each station was.  When I was positive I had the location on ArcMap, I would Pick Address From the Map, and click directly on the map. Then, I would press rematch to clear it out of my list in the rematch window. I followed this process until everything was geocoded!

Week 13 Lab: Georeferencing

This week's lab we took a journey into georeferencing distorted raster images and editing point and polygon features on a map. We started by adding control points by determining the most easily identifiable buildings (polygons) to begin the hunt for a low Root Mean Square (RMS) error. The RMS is an indicator of spatial accuracy and our goal was to get that number as low as possible-but definitely lower than 15! I found this process to be fairly quick and easy and got a 7.62963 on my first attempt! I did have to delete about 3 control points along the way but it was not frustrating in the least. We were introduced to the editor toolbar and used this to create a polygon over one of the campus buildings and to create a polyline for a section of road by following the centerline. Again, this was very quick and easy for me. But, I do this at work so I have had some practice. The subject of the map was creating a conservation zone for an Eagle's Nest and to do this we created a protection buffer using the Multiple Ring Buffer in the toolbar. The following was the process:

1. When I created the hyperlink, I had to save the EaglesNest.jpg to my student Google Drive. From there, I copied the shareable link. When I inputed it into the attribute table, it would not accept more than 65 characters. To solve this problem, I went to bit.ly.com and shortened the url link. When I updated the attribute table, the link now worked.

2. TOC > EaglesNest > Properties > HTML popup > check Show Content > Choose As a url radio button > select Picture Field > OK. From here, when you click on EaglesNest with the identify tool, an attribute window pops up and the lightning bolt is a clickable link to the picture.

3. Customize > Customize Mode > Commands > search Multiple Ring Buffer > selected and dragged to editor toolbar > right click and selected Image and Text.

Below are the two map deliverables. One is a 3 dimensional map we created in ArcScene!

UWF Eagle's Nest Conservation

 UWF Campus-3D