For this lab, the goal was to work with vector data and display skills using ArcMap 10.1 such as Intersect, Dissolve, Clip, Buffer and Erase. The map below shows the end result, of bear locations and habitats within Marquette, MI.
Using ArcMap, I was able to manipulate data to discover the end result, viable habitats for bears within the Marquette County study area. Viable habitats involve areas within 500 m of a stream, as streams are important resources for food. I was then able to discover which areas within the 500 m range were within the DNR land area. This allowed me to portray on the map bear habitats would be located within dnr land. I also included on the map, in dark green, areas that are more than 5 km away from urban areas; these habitats would be prime locations for bears.
This data flow model represents the steps taken to produce the map components used in the end result. The blue areas are orignal shapefiles used, the yellow shapes are tools used in ArcMap to achieve the end result shapefiles, the green areas.
