Remote Sensing/GIS

Introduction:
Remote sensing is the use of satellites to scan the earth in order to obtain/view information about it. This can be used for operations that require information that cannot be seen from the ground or low flying aircraft. In this lab, ArcGIS Pro was used to complete a lesson as an introduction to remote sensing. The lesson chosen was "choosing the best site for a gourmet food hall."

Method:
In this lab, ArcGIS Pro was used to choose the best location for a restaurant. In ArcPro, Rome was zoomed into and analyzed to find said location. 3 different addresses were pinned on the map using the "Point Notes" tool. Once they were named in the table, the points were then made visible on the map with their respective names. After all 3 points were easily distinguishable on the map, specific fields were chosen in order to get a better understanding of each location. A couple of fields set were "Purchasing Power" and "Food & Beverage." Without collecting the data manually, ArcPro is able to show the potential of each site and show exactly where the specific site is. Lastly, the map was then made even more distinguishable with different colors and easy to read labels.

Discussion/Conclusion:
This specific topic was chosen to figure out the feasibility of a program such as ArcPro for companies that are not large scale corporations. A small business owner could use this program and go through the same process, with possibly more precision, to gain an understanding of where to build or start their restaurant. However, there were some challenges in learning the program and figuring out exactly how to do specific things. Once the program was figured out, ArcGIS showed the potential in remote sensing. It can be used on a large scale or even one as small as figuring out where to open a restaurant. Remote sensing has a lot of advantages over manually obtained data in a vehicle like a small aircraft or a UAS. From this, some operations that would be helpful to expand knowledge on remote sensing would be to do a very large scale survey on an area and be able to compare different locations from other cities as well as the locations found in Rome. Another operation that would be beneficial to learn from would-be forest fires and seeing how remote sensing can help in a situation such as that.