Course reflection

GIS 520 Course is very advanced level GIS spatial and analytical problem solving course. Through excellent instruction by video lecture, Power Point presentation and reading, this course has been providing a lot of impact on me and enjoyable to me. Reading, video lecture and ESRI online course is very helpful to learn the concept step by step and applying step by step process how to solve a real world scenario. It develops my critical thinking power, organization power as well as problem solving power through working with real world vector as well as raster data, how to conceptualize the data and work through ArcGIS software. GIS 520 has the capability to develop the fundamental concept in Arc GIS software. GIS 520 course has gave me an ample opportunity to learn a more productive and advanced level GIS software operating capability to solve any kind of real world complex problem or task with the authentic data. 

In order to perform GIS analysis, I used data from different sources and in different file formats varying from Raster to Vector data, dbf file, CAD, GPS, etc. I can share my map through map package, toolbox, personal Geodatabase file(.mdb) and Geodatabase(Gdb) file format. By observing the map with associated problem, authorities would be able to make decision and solve the real-world problem.

This course conveyed geospatial data issue through Geocoding tabular data and AutoCAD integration assignments. It portrayed Geospatial analysis with vector data through Data Cardinality, Working with US Census data, Spatial Pattern analysis and Linear Referencing assignments. This course conveyed Geospatial Analysis with Raster data through using Raster data for Site Selection, Suitability Analysis and weighted overlay and Image Classification. Through the process of Customizing toolbar and menus anybody can make any toolbar or any menu according to the need and work can be less time consuming.

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