Monday, November 5, 2012

Lab 5



ArcGIS was definitely a challenge to use. Having to constantly reposition the maps was very difficult and having to create the process over again because sometimes I would lose the map that I was creating because I would accidentally zoom in too far or to close. ArcGIS is something that definitely needs to be handled with care because some aspects are very difficult to understand.

The tutorial in some parts was not as specific as I wanted it to be like for instance when I was trying to recreate the data frame that took me a while to figure out. The beginning was easy but then the instructions started to become unclear and especially as a beginner more details are always best. ArcGIS can definitely improve on being more user friendly for people who have not yet mastered software programming which I feel like this is it.

With gradual practice I am sure ArcGIS will become a great tool to use whenever new projects have to be done for instance like urban planning, finding new locations for buildings, and just creating maps so that people have visuals references when they are planning something or want to explain a project to someone else.

With its pros and cons I am sure that people have used and will continue to use ArcGIS to its fullest potential. To discover new horizons and to map new locations of where people have never been, but will sometime need a map to get there.

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