Blog Post 6

For the past two week I have been working on and finishing my maps.  Since my last post I have entered all the GPS points and then used the edit and draw tools in ArcMap to create the trail.
Using DEM files from USGS I converted them to rasters and displayed the elevation in feet using the values from the data.  The maps are shown below.  I also wanted to include an 8.5x11" version which can be printed out and taken with a rider if they choose to.

Fig 1. Final completed map

 Fig 2.  8.5x11" version

Fig 3. Digital Elevation Model with legend

Fig. 4 Final Poster

Conclusions
Doing this project made me experience firsthand the variables that may affect conducting field work, such as the weather, but still prioritizing tasks in order to reach a deadline.  I was also able to start a map from scratch and figure out on my own what I need to do in order to produce what I had promised to.  This will be extremely useful for not only GIS work, but all future projects, as I will need to use what resources I have available to accomplish a task, without having step-by-step instructions on how to complete it.