Unit 04: Analysis & Design Process (Assignment 1)

At first I was a skeptical about GIS after hearing the stories from the afternoon section of LA 280, but once I was in class and working with the program, it ended up being a really enjoyable experience and was one of my favorite projects so far. After learning how to add layers from the   catalog and edit them, GIS was not that difficult to pick up. After adding the same layers that we had added in the class demo, I went to the Indiana University website and began downloading various data layers to include in my map. For this project I added, wetlands, bike paths, brownfields, fire stations, schools, and libraries. These data layers only represent a small portion of the data that can be utilized. I was amazed and the different possibilities that can be achieved using GIS. I look forward to learning about the new possibilities of GIS.