Google Earth

For Module 12, we created a kmz file from our Module 10 Dot Density map for Google Earth and created a tour of Miami, Ft Lauderdale, St Petersburg, and Tampa, FL. Google Earth is an interactive 3D representation of Earth based on satellite imagery. Data can be uploaded into Google Earth and saved as a kml file that is accessible by any ESRI, KML, and Google Earth client. It is a simple way for users who lack GIS knowledge to access geographic data. To create the kmz file, I converted the appropriate features, Surface Waters and Florida Counties, to KML. To prevent ArcPro from crashing, I had to add an attribute field POP10000 on the dot density layer and calculate the field by using the Python expression: !Sheet0_Population!/10000. Once the new field was calculated, I used the Create Random Points tool for the dot density feature class. Then I ran the Layer to KML. I adjusted the legends for the features and dot density in ArcPro and used the snipping tool to save each image and added the image overlay into Google Earth. For the tour, I created placemarks for each location. I created the tour by recording each placemark and zooming in and around the area for an in depth view of the 3D buildings.