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The lab this week had us creating our own digital elevation models based on a location in the United States. At first I was going to pick a place that had an extremely high elevation, probably somewhere in the Sierra Nevada Mountains since they reside in my home state of California. However I decided to pick a canyon, specifically the Grand Canyon in respect to the childhood experiences I have had there and throughout the southwest. The datum used for these models is the North American Geographic Coordinate System of 1983. The Grand Canyon is located in the north west corner of Arizona, (36°6′0″ N, 112°6′0″ W) and is a massive rift in the Colorado Plateau (NPS, 2007). The lab this week was extremely fun and interesting, especially in regard to the 3D model. Creating each model was simple and enjoyable, unlike some past lab experiences.