For our final lab we were instructed to create an interactive Google Earth map with population dot density and hydrography data of the 23 counties in South Florida. Shown above is the screenshot of this map from Google Earth Pro. To create the hydrography layer, I added the data into ArcGIS Pro, symbolized it based on type, and changed the colors to match the legend. The legend jpg was already provided for us to overlay on to the Google Earth map so to match the colors on this legend, I used pickcoloronline.com to obtain the HEX values. Once the symbology matched the legend, I used the Layer to KML tool in ArcGIS Pro to make the layer accessible on Google Earth Pro. From there, I uploaded the legend onto my Google Earth map using the the Image Overlay feature and adjusted the legend to an appropriate size.
The next step in this lab involved creating a Google Earth tour that included: an overview of South Florida, Miami metropolitan, Downtown Miami, Downtown Fort Lauderdale, Tampa Bay Area, Downtown Tampa, and St. Petersburg. Before recording the video, I used the Placemark feature to pin all of the locations at the desired zoom level. For the downtown areas, I zoomed and panned around when recording to give a more detailed look of the cities. I spent the most time panning through Tampa since it had the most photorealistic 3D because most of those models are based on LiDAR data. I also showed a bit of the University of Tampa's campus, across the Hillsborough River from downtown which was my home for four years during my time as an undergraduate!
I took multiple takes of the video tour until I felt satisfied with the result. I just needed to get used to panning around without going too quickly, potentially making the viewer dizzy or too distracted with all the movement. Making the video on Google Earth was super exciting for me and it was a fun way to end this spring semester!
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