Using ARC-GIS, I was able to map my group’s object’s (a ceramic well) journey. The map was generated through uploading a CSV file onto the ARC-GIS platform. The platform looked through my table and organized each row as a location. I thought that the process was pretty easy overall with a few exceptions. I did struggle to set up my table so that the program could read it well. I also struggled to export and embed the map into this blog post.
Map of Well Object’s Provenance:
All things considered, there is quite a lot of potential for these services. While creating the map for the well object I was reminded of a project I had an idea for this summer. A website that draws from a database on UFO data to provide insight into recorded sightings. In an effort to avoid my homework on Sunday night, I created the map using the same processes as before. This time though I was more experienced and found it quite easy. The only difficult I encountered was that my original dataset was too large. To combat this I cut the row numbers form 10,000 to 600. It was possible to upload them all but in order to that I needed a hosted layer which I did not know how to make.
UFO Sighting Map:
Looking at the UFO data, it’s easier to visualize hotspots of sightings. What is also interesting is that there are significantly more sightings in the United States than any other country. This makes me wonder what sort of locational trends align with the most sightings? How would the map look with the full dataset? Are there other layers we can imbed over the map to show certain correlations? How have these numbers changed over time?
All of these questions I think could be answered in a deeper dive into ARC-GIS. It seems as if the biggest limitation is one’s imagination of what can be achieved.
