Lab6: DEMs in ArcGIS

     The region I selected for the Digital Elevation Model (DEM) analysis was located at the latitude and longitude coordinates of 36 51 27.03N, 117 44 23.82 W. The coordinates of the rectangle analyzed were as follows-- top: 36.9791666659, left: -117.805277779, right: -117.242777779, and bottom: 36.6699999993. According to Google Maps, these coordinates refer to the Death Valley National Park, specifically to S. Warm Springs Rd. in California. The Spatial reference utilized was the GCS_North_American_1983, referring to the Geographic Coordinate System using the datum North American 1983. The Death Valley National Park contains various geographic environments, ranging from valleys and salt flats to large mountains and canyons. In the particular area I chose within this national park, we see a rather large mountainous range surrounded by lower valley-like regions that are shaded in the Shaded Relief Map; the elevation for the mountainous region is clearly shown in the 3D map as well.