🎯 Learning Intention

Today, I will create a simple point map in ArcGIS Online using a provided dataset and add meaningful attributes to each location.

✅ Success Criteria

I can import a dataset into ArcGIS Online, display points on a map, edit attributes, and save my work in my account.

🌍 Why Are We Learning This?

GIS tools turn location data into interactive, meaningful maps. This project is your first step toward creating professional maps for real-world applications.

🧠 Warm-Up – Tech Journal Prompt (5 min)

💡 Prompt:

If you could map any five locations that are important to you, what would they be and why?

📚 Word(s) of the Day

Dataset

• Definition: A structured collection of data, often stored in table format, used in GIS projects.
• Used in a sentence: “We imported a dataset of city parks into ArcGIS Online.”
• Why it matters: Datasets are the starting point for most mapping projects.

Geocoding