Week 1: ArcGIS Overview

 

For the first lab, we explored ArcGIS Pro a bit and practiced how to make a basic map from a data set. This map had two layers: the Cities layer and the World Countries layer. Initially, I misread the lab instructions and displayed the cities with graduated colors based on their populations, and I didn't turn on the World Countries layer. I was somewhat confused because there was no POP_2007 field to choose from to get the values for the graduated colors, so I selected POP_RANK instead. This meant that my map's cities were different colors and all the countries were the same color. I didn't realize my mistake until I saw the example map in the lab, which had black dots for the cities and different colors for the countries. This was a good way to learn to read the instructions more carefully and to reread if anything seems wrong!

I had some trouble adjusting the map layout, so I couldn't get the map to exactly the size I wanted it to be on the white field. Otherwise, I thought this lab was pretty straightforward.

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