Well, here it is, the final project for Computer Cartography. This was a great project to end on, I certainly enjoyed working on it.
In this lab, we were instructed to convert data in ArcGIS to KML, use that file to help create a Google Earth Map, and then create a tour with the finished map.
Using ArcGIS, population, surface water, and county data were uploaded and then converted to a KMZ file using the 'Layer to KML' geoprocessing tool. The KMZ file was transferred and displayed in Google Earth. The resulting map was of the population of South Florida using dot symbology. The dots were layered over a map of Florida which included county boundaries and bodies of water.
The next step in this assignment was to make a tour of the map. This is where it got fun. Within google earth you can elect to add placemarks to areas of interest. That placemark will be shown at the extent in which it was placed. For the purposes of our map tour, we began with an overview of 23 counties in Southern Florida, then zoomed a little closer to show the Miami metropolitan area. From there, we zoomed to the placemark in downtown Miami. Likewise, we showed the cities of Fort Lauderdale, St. Petersburg, and Tampa during this tour as well.
Creating this map and the tour within Google Maps was much easier than I had anticipated it being. That being said, it was still very engaging, and I learned a lot from it.
No comments:
Post a Comment