Digitizing CSU campus into Esri's ArcGIS

Abstract

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) offer unparalleled opportunities to organize, analyze, and display data. For this project, a digitized map of CSU's campus was created in ArcGIS to act as a database for spatial information of layers such as buildings, streets, trees, bike racks and other prominent outdoor objects. Measurements and details about each layer were also recorded and included within attribute tables and captioned metadata listed inside the project. Steps of the project can be divided into collecting vast amounts of data in the field, organizing it into software applications using code and Excel, and completing small projects with the data within R and ArcGIS. The resources provided by this map offer many applications for students and faculty needing detailed spatial information about CSU and serve as great baseline data for more detailed and up to date mapping in the future.