Sunday, June 28, 2020

Mapping Tools: Summary

Hello again. In the journey towards biodiversity stewardship and conservation, one vital tool that should never be underestimated, mapping. 

Why? It provides a bird's eye view of our area, a different perspective from the ground level view. This allows us to better appreciate our area from all angles. 

Please know that I do not claim to be an expert at mapping. This is where I hope to elicit help from followers. 

I have provided a map view utilizing GoogleMyMaps as well as ArcGIS. GoogleMyMaps seems to be an excellent novice level mapping tool, limited functionality, providing a good foundational level of the area. ArcGIS is quite the opposite. It provides a high level of functionality, requiring a significant level of technical expertise. I have provided an excellent resource on tutorials for ArcGIS. I highly encourage taking a moment to go through the lessons. 

Please take a moment to take a look at the difference between the two images. MyGoogleMaps seems to be quite user friendly with limited detail, whereas ArcGIS seems to provide no detail at the base level but possesses the ability to provide a quite a technical map.

I am open to answer any questions that may arise from either. 

ArcGIS tutorial lessons:  https://learn.arcgis.com/en/

Thank you to all.

Regards,
Home to Sea




ArcGIS image


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