Lab 3

The lab was on overview of ArcGIS introduction to the tools associated with creating spatial maps and managing data associated with it. 

Our main focuses
ArcToolbox- Tools to work with spatial data
ArcMap- Viewing, manipulating, and quantifying spatial data
ArcCatalog- Organizing spatial data.

ArcGIS Geodatabase: "At its most basic level, the geodatabase is a container for storing spatial and attribute data and the relationships that exist among them. Geodatabases are created, edited, and managed using the standard menus and tools in ArcCatalog™ and ArcMap™." 
(Note: not widely used in the sciences though Miles notes that one day it will be due to it's efficiency The slides give a lot of information surrounding the database but it will not be covered much in the class)

Geographic data (2d, 3d)
Spatial: Location, shape, relating features (Layers: Vectors, Rasters, surface, images)
Descriptive data: defining attributes and characteristics of spatial features.