Assessment

Activity Eight: Using ArcCollector
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This lab went very smoothly and was fun to carry out. The whole element of using our smart phones as a way to collect data proved technology is at our fingertips. If I were to repeat this lab it would be helpful to have more information about the specific elements of the domains in the geodatabase. I ran into problems in the field and cannot change the domain at that point.


Activity Seven: Topographic Survey and Total Station
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The topographic survey and total station data collection was a steep learning curve, however, once I understood the process and set up data collection was a lot quicker. For this lab it would have been helpful to have some guide to specifically state how to navigate the telsa and total station unit.


Activity Six: Priory Navigation Part Two

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Navigating through the woods of the Priory with only a map and a compass was very fun and educational. I previously knew very little about how to use a compass, despite many attempts to learn, and after this activity I feel way more confident in my compass using abilities. The only suggestion to give would be to double check the course points, because one of ours wasn't marked, however, that was a learning curve as well. Great activity!!

Activity Five: Priory Navigation Part One

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This lab was good in practicing what is necessary to include in a navigation map and what can be left out. I wish we would have been given more direction about how many decimals to include for our grids, but otherwise I enjoyed and benefited a lot from this lab.


Activity Four: Unmanned Ariel Systems

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This activity was great in how we were able to explore UAS on our own. I would not change the set up of this lab.




Activity Three: Distance Azimuth Survey

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This activity was well thought out, and I believe the right amount of the direction was given in order to complete this activity. We had the freedom to select a location and features we wanted to survey and that allowed the process to be more education when we had to think through the type of data we were collecting and what we wanted to show on our maps.


Activity Two: Visualizing and Refining Terrain Survey

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It was great we were able to listen to other groups struggles and successes before refining our methods. The only thing I would suggest to improve this activity is to go into more detail about the other methods that are used. We briefly discussed this however we all used the same grid based sampling so that was the major focus.

Activity One: Creation of Digital Elevation Surface

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I thought the instruction we received before the lab was just enough to perform the activity without any major frustrations. The tips were helpful and it was very beneficial to review previous blogs before starting.

Directions
1.       Prior to this activity, how would you rank yourself in knowledge about the topic. (1-No Knowledge at atll, 2-Very Little Knowledge, 3-Some knowledge, 4-A good amount of knowledge, 5-I knew all about this)

2.       Following this activity, how would you rate the amount of knowledge you have on the topic (1- I don’t really know enough to talk about the topic, 2- I know enough to explain what I did, 3-I know enough to repeat what I did, 4-I know enough to teach someone else, 5- I am an expert

3.       Did the hands-on approach to this activity add to how much you were able to learn (1-Strongly Disagree, 2-Disagree, 3-No real opinion, 4-Agree, 5-Strongly Agree)

What types of learning strategies would you recommend to make the activity even better?