LAB 5

Jeffrey Hessburg
Lab 5
GIS II

1)    Comment on the process of developing the geodatabase schema for your course project.
a.      What is the vision and purpose? Who may use it and why? Which type did you choose?
The vision and purpose behind my geodatabase is to gather all of the data that I will need in order to develop a region that would be appropriate for a new duck refuge. The database will be useful for anyone who is interested in the ecosystem of the Mississippi Flyway near Nelson, Wi, and Wabasha, Mn.
I chose to use a file geodatabase to store the data I am going to use.

b.      What are the geographic characteristics? (area extent, map scale, projection)
The area of extent would be near 10 square miles +/- 5 miles.  The main map’s scale will be near 1:70,000.  The projection will be NAD_1983_StatePlane_Wisconsin_Central_FIPS_4802

c.       Did you incorporate topology? How about annotations? Why or why not?
Topology for the data will be a topology base-map of the area. Annotations were included in most of the data.

d.      Do you have a plan for metadata? If so, what is it? If not, why not?
Metadata came included with some of the data. I didn’t feel the need to add any extra because most of the data is straight forward

2)    Comment on the components and behavior of your geodatabase.
a.      Enumerate and describe which datasets you included and why (raster, table, feature class, feature dataset etc). Describe the associated attribute fields and their content as well.

I included a polygon shapefile of migratory waterfowl zones. The important associated attributes are the shapes. This will help me narrow down the target refuge area.

A polygon shapefile of the watershed in my focus area. My hope is for the relocated refuge area to be in the same watershed as the first one. This shapefile will further narrow down the target refuge area.

A polygon shapefile of Important Bird Areas. This is data provided by the WIDNR of important areas for various birds. This shapefile covers my focus area and will provide me data that highlights good bird habitat.

A polygon shapfile of wetlands in the watershed for my focus area. This file contains habitat information that will lead me to determine the new refuge area.

A line shape file of roads in Wisconsin. For the new refuge area, I want there be a buffer from roads to improve the habitat.  

b.      Outline the behavior settings you have chosen for at least three feature classes, potentially including the subtypes, coded and/or range domains, split and merge policies, and default values that you utilize. If you did not use any of these, explain why not. You can organize your behavior responses into tables similar to Table 13.1 (p 395) and Table 13.2 (p 398) in your book.

Capture an image of your expanded geodatabase 

Technical Report

To begin, all of the data that is in this geodatabase was downloaded offline via zip files. Once the zip files were downloaded, the data had to be copied to my personal folder. Next, I created a folder where I wanted my geodatabase. In arc catalog, I connected the folder where I wanted my geodatabase, as well as the folders that contained the data going into the geodatabase. By right-clicking the folder and selecting New>File geodatabase, a geodatabase is created. Next, Right click the newly created database and select: Import> Feature Class (Single). This tool adds, and names each feature desired. Once all of the feature classes are added, the geodatabase is complete.  


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