Geo 265 - GIS Practicuum Introduction to ArcView Chapter 2 of GIS Concepts and ArcView Methods Review Chs. 1, 4, 10
Dec 22, 2015
Geo 265 - GIS Practicuum
Introduction to ArcView
Chapter 2 of GIS Concepts and ArcView Methods
Review Chs. 1, 4, 10
ARC/INFOARC/INFO
ArcViewArcView
ArcExplorerArcExplorer
ProfessionalProfessional
Desktop Desktop
ViewerViewer
SDESDE
MapObjects MapObjects
Internet MapInternet MapServerServer
DeveloperDeveloperEnd UserEnd User
ESRI GIS ToolsESRI GIS Tools
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ArcGIS 8.xSeveral More Products
Database Database EngineEngine
Cad ClientCustom
Apps
Coverages
Map Libraries ArcStorm
Shapefiles
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Arc MapArc MapArc CatalogArc Catalog
Arc ToolboxArc Toolbox
ArcView 8.x as part of “ArcGIS”
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Data formats• ArcInfo Coverages
– info directory– multiple files
• ArcView Shapefile
• Many import formats
• Output to printer, file, image etc.
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ArcView Shapefile• Triplet of files, *.shp, *.shx, *.dbf
• Shapefile “counties”– Counties.shp - points, lines, areas– Counties.shx - index file– Counties.dbf - attribute file
• No topology stored!
• .zip versus .e00
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ArcView and Extensions• ArcView 3.x
– Spatial Analyst– GridHandler– ChartViewer– Network Analyst– 3D Analyst– ArcView Internet Map Server/ArcIMS– Support Products, e.g. Manuals, CD-ROM
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ArcView Components• Project: collective storage for maps,
charts and tables
• View: display set for geographic data
• Theme: One attribute or data layer, part of a display
• Table: spreadsheet-type flat file of attributes and records
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ArcView Components (2)• Extension: An extra part of ArcView for
specific enhancements, e.g. Spatial Analyst, GridHandler.
• Layout: Full set of properties, settings, and components that generate a specific map
• Chart: “business graphic” display of data in a table
• Script: a program written in ArcView’s programming language called “Avenue”
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The WIMP Interface• Windows: Multiple, scroll, resize,
elevator bar
• Icons: Represent windows, tasks, etc. Can use drag and drop, click to activate etc.
• Menus: Pop-up, pull-down, pull-right. Messages
• Pointers: Mostly the mouse. Can use digitizer, track ball etc.
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Windows: The active window
• Projects, views, tables, charts, layout, and scripts all have their own windows
• Only one window is “active” at a time• To make a window active, click on it
or select it from the menus• The title bar will be highlighted in
color when the window is active
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Icons: Buttons vs. Tools
• Buttons - top layer of icons– Push once, something will happen
• Tools below buttoms– Must do something with mouse to make
something happen
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Help
• Help menu on right of tool bar
• Help topics launches indexed user guide
• How to get help is a guide to help
• Toolbar icon of arrow with ? Gives context-sensitive help
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File menu• New project
• Open project (.apr)
• Close project
• Save as
• Extensions
• Exit
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Project and View menus• Properties
• Customize
• Rename and delete
• Add table INFO, dBASE (.dbf), ASCII
• Import (projects, older versions)
• SQL connect window
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Helpful Techniques...
• OVERLAY– integrates 2 or more layers to create a
new layer
• BUFFERING– creates new features (polygons) from
existing features
• CLIPPING– extracts and/or deletes features from one
layer that overlap with another layer
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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