Module 2 GIS 4035


 This week's lab was about identifying different types of land use. Identifying features in different areas allows you to determine what the land is used for. We utilized a small section of Pascagoula, Mississippi to start identifying the different land use codes. This area was mostly residential, but there were pockets of business, services, industry, as well as transportation. I have vast experience in identifying these features from my prior experiences as a GEOINT analyst in the Air Force. I was a Collateral Damage Estimation Subject Matter Expert. In the CDE process, our main goal was to identify all structures around a target location to minimize risk to the civilian population. I became pretty good at identifying locations based on shape, size, and attributes on and around the structures.

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