Geo 265 - GIS Practicuum Introduction to ArcGIS 8 Exercise 5 - ESRI Virtual Campus Chapters 1-2, ArcGIS Methods …

Geo 265 - GIS Practicuum

Introduction to ArcGIS 8

Exercise 5 - ESRI Virtual Campus

Chapters 1-2, ArcGIS Methods …

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Preliminaries

• Exercise 4 due today

• Use “What is ArcGIS” pdf file for reference

ArcGISArcGISArcView & ArcInfoArcView & ArcInfo

ArcViewArcView

ArcExplorerArcExplorer

ProfessionalProfessional

Desktop Desktop

ViewerViewer

SDESDE

MapObjects MapObjects

Internet MapInternet MapServerServer

DeveloperDeveloperEnd UserEnd User

ESRI GIS ToolsESRI GIS Tools

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Arc MapArc MapArc CatalogArc Catalog

Arc ToolboxArc Toolbox

ArcGIS 8 Combines AV & AI

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Data Formats

Geo-relational work directories Geo-relational work directories

ShapefilesShapefiles

ARC/INFO CoveragesARC/INFO Coverages

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GeoDatabases (all-relational)GeoDatabases (all-relational)

Stand-alone Stand-alone

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DBMS

“Object Orientation”

ArcCatalog ArcMap ArcToolbox

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Multi-User Database

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Version AVersion A

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Version BVersion B

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Version CVersion C

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ArcCatalog• Data management and browsing application

• Works with all ARC/INFO and new data types

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ArcCatalog

• Organize data and maps in a catalog

• Search and find data and maps• View properties

– Multiple views

• Create and manage metadata

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The user interfaceTitle bar: shows path to selected item

Status bar: describes selected tools and menu items

Contents panel: 3 views on tree items. Click tabs to change the view.

Catalog tree: navigate to folders

and databases.Tear-off and dockable.

Toolbars: tear-off and dockable. One per Content view.

Sizable! Drag dividers

Menu bar

Catalog toolbar

Context menus: right-click on items.

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The Catalog tree• Navigate to data

like Windows® Explorer

• Icons, Content panel identify data types

• Supports drag-n-drop

The CatalogDisk connectionFolder with GIS dataFolder with no GIS dataMS Access® databaseFeature datasetFeature class

TableARC/INFO coverageFeature class

Shapefile (feature class)INFO tableARC/INFO grid

ImageRaster dataset

ARC/INFO tinFiltered fileMap (ArcMap)Layer (ArcCatalog & ArcMap)Database Connections node

Add database connection

SDE database connectionFeature datasetFeature class

Table

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The Contents panel• Four views of data:

Everything

Maps & layers

Metadata

Geodata & layers

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View Documentation

MetadataMetadata

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Metadata in Arc 8• Documents elements in your

Catalog– Shapefiles, coverages, grids, etc.– Feature classes– Tables– Maps– Databases

• Each element can have Metadata

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Metadata in Arc 8

• XML format (“Web-enabled”)

• Saved as part of the dataset

• Can be saved as a separate metadata base (like a card catalog)

• Can be published on the web

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Arc Map

• Display maps• Build maps • Analyze maps• Publish maps• Create data to put on maps• Develop map applications

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All map-based tasks

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Exploring the map’s interface

Title bar: shows map name

Status bar: describes selected buttons and menu items; reports coordinates

Display area: Map features draw in the display area

Table of contents: Data views and

layer legends are listed in the

dockable TOC

Toolbars: tear-off and dockable

Menu bar

Standard toolbar

Sizable! Drag divider

Context menus: right-click on data or layers.

Draw toolbar

Add Data Button

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Designing your map• Focus on the map design• Add your map elements to the virtual page• Make your maps in layout view

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Organizing your data

• Layers appear in the TOC• Layers draw in their TOC order, bottom-up• New layers are smartly added in point,

line, poly order

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Keeping track of where you’ve been

• Spatial bookmarks– Creating bookmarks– Naming bookmarks– Returning to a bookmark– Editing bookmarks

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Find a feature• Search:

– All layers– Selectable layers– One layer by name

• Flash• Zoom• Identify• Spatial bookmark• Select• ARC Find **

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Generating reports• Prototype report writer based on 3rd party

software• Put attribute data on the map (not implemented at

beta)• You control the data you see• Customize the report style

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Charting your data• Prototype charting tool based on 3rd party

software• Choose from several different chart types

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Referencing positions on your maps

• Graticule• Map index• Measured

graticule

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Style sets contain:• Symbols

– Point– Line– Polygon– Text

• Graphic properties– Colors– Color ramps– Fonts

• Map elements– North arrows, scale bars, etc.

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LayersNew concept

• Maps contain a set of layers– Like themes– Define how to draw and work with

spatial datasets– Independent of the data

• Publish layers in the Catalog– Can be shared with other users

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Layers

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ArcMap + VBA

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Arc Toolbox Advanced geoprocessing toolbox

• Organizes geoprocessing tools

• 120 tools

• Wizards for advanced tasks– Map projection– Data conversion

• Easy to use

• Local or remote geoprocessing

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Using Arc Toolbox• Compose job with Arc Toolbox on Windows• Execute locally or remotely

1. Compose job1. Compose job

ArceditArcedit

ArcplotArcplot

ArcArc

2. Perform geo-processing2. Perform geo-processing

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ArcToolbox?• Menu interface for coverage processing & conversion

• Data loading for Geodatabase• Works well with ArcCatalog (drag-n-drop)

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The user interface

Tool description: describes selected

tools and wizards

Menu bar

Context menus: Options for Tool tree items.

Tool tree: Organizes tools and wizards by function.

Wizards: For complex tasks

Tools: For basic tools

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The Tool Tree• Navigate to tools like Windows®

Explorer• Tools organized by function• Tree is only 3 levels deep -

easy to find tool you want• Tree objects are:

Tool sets

Information screens

Tools

Wizards

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• Four tool sets:

Data Management

Analysis

Conversion

Custom

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Working with wizards Explanation & guidance

Not just new users

Helpful graphics

Smart defaults!

This is the Buffer wizard

One operation at a time

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Perform Geoprocessing

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Schedule

• Virtual Campus, free module– Learning ArcGIS I, Basics of ArcGIS– www.geo.orst.edu/esri_distrib.html#vc

• Certificate due to Janine by Wed., Oct. 29th, 5:00

• Exercise 6 starts next Wed., Oct. 29th

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