Ian's GIS Blog

Finding the right campsites under all those vector overlays During Week 10 of the course, I got to work with data of a somewhat discreet origin and in a complicated matter. We were basically to separate waterways, roadways, and land conservation areas to pinpoint where to right place was to plot down a tent.  This was an interesting lab where we got to use quite a bit more tools in Arc Map, namely Python. Python allowed me to enter in lines of code to filter out data not needed form that which was needed to analyze the geographical area.  It really was fun, but it had some challenging moments. I would say that I have learned a lot still about the features and tools in ArcMap. I do however look forward to continue learning more. I am one those people that will have go back over what we have already learned in the modules in spare time, if nothing more just for a refresher. ArcMap is really cool! I especially liked in this lesson how you can create varying buffers, an...

This post doesn't relate 100% to my course in GIS, but since this relates to Pensacola and a grocery chain which used to have a strong presence there, I thought why not? Actually there was a slight change in the property of one former Albertsons store location in Pensacola on Mobile Highway. I like going to the grocery store, and I really like Publix. They have awesomely well run and clean stores and lots of bogo sales! However I have good memories of shopping and renting movies at one particular grocery chain back in the day, and that was Albertsons. I also used to like Winn-Dixie as a child, but as time has gone on, their stores are not nearly as nice and clean as they used to be, nor do they have the great deals. Enough about my experiences though. Let me get right into the meat of what this post is really about: Albertsons past stores in Pensacola and their associated properties. To start off, let me explain that a lot of information I have is from another blog I discovered...

During the past week and a half, I have had the opportunity to work on a very fun lab! We had the opportunity to look up data ourselves, rather than having it provided to us. It was really cool going into the Florida Geographic Data Library to pick out several pieces of data that I needed for my map(s). Also, we utilized Labins.org for our DEMs and DOQQ's. In my case, Marion County was the subject of study. Marion County just happens to be one of (if not the largest) county in Florida (land area-wise). Obviously Monroe County in the Keys covers a larger area, but that county is mostly encompassed by water. Marion County's County seat is the city of Ocala. The raster data set showing wetlands (which I labeled "landcover") shows that the western half of Marion County is largely woodland with an elevation of around 71 feet or so. As you move over to the east of Ocala, the landscape gets lower, more marshy, and generally wetlands. What's especially interesting to ...