You have downloaded points and tracks to the ArcExplorer program. Describe three things about the ArcExplorer program 1) Processes you used to project points and tracks 2) Things you liked about the program and process 3) Things you wish ArcExplorer would do.
After I downloaded my tracks and way points on the ArcExplorer program from the GPS, I had to find out how to create a line that would connect all the points on my tracks. ArcExplorer apparently shows different points at certain locations on the tracks and I had to figure out how to draw a line that could connect all the points and make it look more like a route than just points.
ReplyDeleteIf you didn't like how your map looked on the ArcExplorer, you can always change the Basemap. I recommend Bing Maps Hybrid because it's very clear and it shows the name of the streets and places.
I wish ArcExplorer can automatically know if the datas downloaded are either way points or tracks, so that it can create a line connecting all the points if it's a track.
When downloading my tracks to the ArcExplorer, I explored it and discovered that I could label each point and also connect the points. I could type in a starting point and an ending point and find out how long it would take to get there. Also, it would show the fastest and shortest route to get form place to place. I wish that ArcExplorer could zoom in more and be more clear. It would also be nice if it was more recent.
ReplyDeleteOnce I downloaded all my waypoints onto ArcExplorer I found it very difficult to do anything I really wanted. I wanted to put a picture of the place that each waypoint is...but that failed. I wanted to connect each waypoint just simply by adding one line versus what I actually had to do (click on each waypoint to connect them all together). What I did like was the fact you can label them whatever name/shape you want and can give a description of the waypoints. I also liked how detailed the map gets, I actually can see the outline of my house, the school, the public library...very awesome! Seems to a program much like google maps. I could find distances between the waypoints, surface area of all the points, and directions from waypoint to waypoint. All in all a good program.
ReplyDeleteOnce I was done downloading my way-points onto my computer I found out right away that you can measure the distances from one point to another. Also I found that you can rename the points to whatever you want to call them.
ReplyDeleteThe problems I found were that it can be difficult to find out it a data point is a way-point or a track so one improvement would be to make the tracks look like the tracks do on the GPS.
When I downloaded my waypoints, I found that their locations had been scrambled, for what reason I do not know. However, I could easily unscramble them and move them to desired locations by right-clicking on them and selecting 'move'. I placed a number of waypoints on some of my favorite and most frequented locations in this town including my house, my friends' houses, the school, Big Woods Lake and my dad's office. I changed the appearance of the waypoint icons to better suit their functions, giving my house a house icon, the school a school icon, and so on and so forth. I used lines to track my route school and my walk around campus, but I later retraced my routes with the measure tool that allowed my to see how far I had traveled. It would be convenient if ArcGIS allowed my to add sections of measured lines together because it is all to easy to sever a measured line by double-clicking.
ReplyDeleteWhen I used ArcExplorer 1500, I found the program as a whole to be much like that of the Microsoft Office 2007 programs, so that made it a little bit more familiar. Also the controls for moving around in the map section of the program was like Google Earth, so that made it more comforting. The one thing you had to do was remember to put a basemap on first before points so that way you could see where the points were. Putting points on was very easy, you just had to click on add data, and them you could import a text file with you points. I really like the GUI because as I said before, it reminded my of Microsoft Office 2007. Another thing I like was the whole presentation option you had, so you could show people where you went and show them the exact points you were at. I think that this programs was a very good one. The one thing I wish it would do, was have the option to automatically draw a line for the tracks you made, because it was a little tedious doing it yourself. Other than that, it was a great program
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