Visual Interpretation
I began by uploading the tif file for this map and removed the base map. I created a feature class with the create feature class tool. The first feature class was titled “Tone,” which identified the various tones (very light, light, medium, dark, very dark) of the tif file. This feature class has a polygon geometry, which I used to outline the various toned areas. I created a new field in the attribute table titled “name” in which I labeled the tones. I then labeled each polygon and adjusted the font, size, and color. I also adjusted the symbology of the polygons. I then repeated this process with a feature class for “texture,” which included very fine, fine, mottled, coarse, and very coarse. I outlined the texture areas, added the attribute tables data, labeling, and symbology. I used this map to create a layout with a title, a legend, and credits. For this map, I began by opening a new map and added the Tif file. I also removed the basemap from my map. Next, I used the c...