Week 4: Data Collection

     So far this lab was the most enjoyable and engaging. It so cool to see that each step actually made the feature layer, then to plot the points and watch them actually become a part of the map I made. Plotting the points was so much fun, because I tend to take walks on campus to clear my head meaning I got to take my normal walk and get work done. Not only that everything worked as it was supposed to for once. I even started this lab early on Monday in hopes of not making it late, because I thought to my self that it was time to break a bad habit. I actually went to lab every day but Tuesday to work on this in the GIS lab. 

     When I realized that the lab was on public safety, the first thing that popped into my head were the "Blue Lights" which my family called the emergency poles. My family has been walking on the nature trail since I was very small and once I got bigger I asked what the pole was for and from then on thought that they were a very important safety precaution. I appreciate these installments of infrastructure even more since I walk almost daily on the nature trail and other areas that tend to not have many onlookers alone. I am not necessarily afraid, but the knowledge that the Blue Lights are there gives me some peace of mind. So, I did not intend to rip off the lab instructions, but once I realized that my idea of public safety measures/infrastructures worked for the lab and seemed like an easier choice I immediately jumped on the prospect and made the data collection based around the blue lights.

     The lab itself was done, all I had to do was the final step of the Process Summary where I had to reword the sharing steps. I was finally proud of myself. I even made sure to take the reading test because I had a feeling I would need to. Should have listened to that feeling and also finished the process summary as well because once I was on the way home I got bad news and then to top it all off our only car broke down and probably wont be starting again. When I Finally got home it seemed that a nap was way better than eating or anything because I didn't sleep a wink last night. This nap turned into a 7 hour nap. The only reason I woke up was because my boyfriend called me off the hook to make sure I woke up to finish the lab. Somehow slept through over a dozen calls and messages, at 11:43. Well, I got the process summary done and turned in making yet another late lab. 

     I did enjoy the lab a lot and felt like I am learning something, but hindsight is 20-20. 

     Hope whoever is reading this had a good day and such,

     ~Jo Snow. 

I am also including the story map I made for the lab, as is required the link is below. 

Story map: 

http://pns.maps.arcgis.com/home/item.html?id=60a97ac43cc243169f5e1086405b5ca5