Conclusion
Due to the large variety in scale with many of the hazards associated with Yellowstone National Park, it is difficult to encompass all of the hazards on one map making it more effective to breakdown and map each hazard separately. It also became apparent that each hazard was wide ranging in possible scenarios, making it difficult to establish the possible outcome of future events.
The use of tools designed to work with GIS products can be extremely useful for repeated functions with concise parameters, but are also associated with some major flaws and restrictions. They are often generated to work with very specific data sets and are not necessarily the best way to compute and present data. The VORIS tool, although useful when using smaller scale parameters, was unable to process the volume and extent associated with a large Yellowstone eruption.
The use of tools designed to work with GIS products can be extremely useful for repeated functions with concise parameters, but are also associated with some major flaws and restrictions. They are often generated to work with very specific data sets and are not necessarily the best way to compute and present data. The VORIS tool, although useful when using smaller scale parameters, was unable to process the volume and extent associated with a large Yellowstone eruption.