Assessment

Activity 1:

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Activity 2:

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4. I think reading up on additional methods of data collection would be helpful for this lab. I had an idea after viewing others' projects and having them explain their methods, but I think it would be useful to know more detail on each method discussed.

Activity 3:

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4. I think it would be nice to have some more information on magnetic declination and how to fix this problem. Upon reading blogs from previous classes and this one, it seems a lot of people had an issue with, what I understand, to be magnetic declination. I currently have no experience with adjusting this and am not sure how to go about doing so in an accurate manner.

Activity 4:

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4. I would have loved to have more in depth information on the parts of the UAS's at the beginning of the class. We did learn a lot about the parts and the advantages and disadvantages of the systems, but maybe an assigned reading before actually looking at and going through the parts of the systems in person might be helpful in solidifying the information and provide a basis for asking more advanced questions and developing more in-depth thoughts during the time we have the opportunity to look at and handle the UAS's.

Activity 5 (Navigation Map Construction): 

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4. Having taken GIS 1 previously, I would recommend no other learning strategies. However, it is good to have a base knowledge of the coordinate systems and projections when creating these maps.

Activity 6:

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4. I think I would really only suggest that students take it upon themselves to experiment pace counting with different elevations to get a feel for how their pace might change.

Activity 7:

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4. I think a video of how to work the Total Station would be nice before going out to use it, however, the notes provided were sufficient to figure it out. I feel as though there is no real way to learn this better than to just go out and do it--use the tools. However, it is always good to suggest a reading to learn about how the tools work or how they are applied in the field to get an idea of what to do before you do it.

Activity 8:

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4. I would suggest reading the MAG or another GIS book to refresh your mind on domains, feature classes, and geodatabases if necessary. The only other suggestion I would have is to think through the project before going out to collect data and think of any possible problems that may occur with the domain values that you might face--perhaps make an outline of what you expect the project will be like.