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IUCN Sri Lanka, Country Ofce
Dilhai Weagodatenna
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Table of Content
Introducon......................................................... 1
1. Gengstarted.................................... 2
2. Geo-referencing.................................. 6
3. Digizing(CapturingtheData)............................... 10
4. Tablesandaributeinformaon.............................. 13
5. Calculangeldvalues..................................... 14
6. ModifyingtheTheme.................................. 15
7. MapScale......................................... 16
8. LabellingtheMap......................................17
9. CreangamapLayout................................... 19
10. AddingMapelementstothelayout.............................21
11. ExporngamaptoPDF,TIFF,JPEG,andotherformats.......................... 24
12. PrinngtheMap............................................ 25
13. TransferringDatafromGPS......................................... 26
14. References.................................................27
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Introducon
GeographicalInformaonSystems(GIS)isacolleconofcomputerhardware,soware,and
geographic data for capturing,managing,analyzing, anddisplaying all formsofdatawith
geographicallyreferencedinformaon.Itisthemergingofmappinganddatabasetechnology.
GISisoenusedasadecisionsupporttoolinvolvingintegraonofspaallyreferenceddata
inaproblem-solvingenvironmentaswell.Typically,GISisusedforhandlingmapsofonekind
oranother.Thesemightberepresentedasseveraldierent layerswhereeach layerholds
aparcular kindofdata.Each feature islinkedtoaposionon thegraphicalimageona
mapandarecordinanaributetable.GIScanrevealhiddenpaerns,relaonships,andtrendsthatarenotreadilyapparentinspreadsheetsorstascalpackages,oencreang
newinformaonfromexisngdataresources.ThereforeGISallowstoseepaern,distance,
area,relaonship,trend,andLocaonontheground.AndalsoGIStechnologyisoenused
fordecision-making,becausethedatacanbeeasilymodied,shared,accessed,updatedand
linkedwithphotographs,videoandaudioclips.
Currently, many government agencies as well as non-government agencies in Sri Lanka
successfullyapplyGIStechnologyasadecisionmakingtooltocoordinateresourceulizaon
plans.However,thereareoenlimitaonsinusingofthisnewtechnologyduetolackof
fundsforobtainingtherelevantsowareandexperseinthearea.
IUCN,InternaonalUnionforConservaonofNatureandNaturalResources,SriLanka
implementedtheproject,Ecologicallyandsocio-economicallysoundcoastalecosystem
rehabilitaon and conservaon in tsunami-aected countries of the Indian Ocean
withnancialassistancefromBundesministerium fr wirtschaliche Zusammenarbeit
und Entwicklung (BMZ) (German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperaon and
Development) in the Pualam lagoon area in the North Western Province of Sri
Lanka. An important componentof this projectwas the capacitybuildingofState
Instuons responsible for managing the resources in the Pualam Lagoon. As
apartofthisprogramme,variousStateAgenciesinthePualamLagoonareawere
providedwithGISMapsincorporangseveraldatabasescollatedandanalysedbythe
Project.TherecipientsweretrainedontheGIStechniques.Asaconnuingcapacity
buildingexercise,itwasfeltnecessarythatausersguideforoperangGISsowarebe
provided.
This users guide was prepared drawing heavily from Arc View 3.3 help menu and
Arc View 9.2 for the sole purpose of providing simplied instrucons to the users of
GIS maps produced under the BMZ project. Copies of this Users Guide will be given
to selected users free of charge and IUCN does not have any commercial interest in
preparing and distribuon of this Guide.
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1. Geng Started
Step
DoubleclickonArcView GIS 3.3inyourDesktop(SeeFig.1.1)
Fig. .
Step
ClickOK buoninthedialogueBox(SeeFig.1.2)
Fig. .
Click OK
To start the work double click Arc
view GIS 3.3
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Step 3
Open a new View
Tostartworkhighlight viewintheprojectwindowandclicktheNewbuon
ThedefaultnameofthenewViewisView .
TorenametheView,chooseProperes
fromtheView menu.(SeeFig.1.3)
WhentheviewwindowisopenedrenamethenewviewinNamecolumn
Fig. .3
Thebasicfeaturesofthestartupscreenare,(SeeFig.1.4)
Fig. .4
3
The New View
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Project window
Shapelesaresavedinprojects (Shapeleisanon-topologicalformatforstoringthegeometriclocaonandaributeinformaonofgeographicfeatures.Itsavesasveles,suchas.shp,
.shx,.dbf,.sbn,sbx.).TheveProjectwindowobjectsareViews,Tables,Charts,Layouts,and
Scripts.
Menu bar
User-programmablepull-downmenus,uniquelydenedforeachProjectwindowobject.
Buon bar
User-denedacons(scripts)whichareimplementedimmediatelyonclicking.
Tool bar
User-denedacons(scripts)whichapplywhilethetoolisacvated(clickon,clicko)
Standard View Buons
Whenmovethecursorovereachbuoninstandardbaryoucanseeanexplanaonofits
funconinthestatusbar.
Theaconofsomeofimportantbuonisexplainedbellow
Save Project - Saves changes of all works to the project le.
Add Theme - Upload data from existing data sources to the view.
Edit Legend - Toggle the legend visibility for active themes in the Standard View.
Open Theme Table - Display the selected records after graphically select features in a
theme. Ensure that the theme in which you selected the features is the only active.
Query Builder - It can be built a query by double-clicking on these options with the
mouse or by typing your query directly into the query text box.
Zoom to full extent/Zoom to active theme(s) - zooms the active window to the extent
of all themes in the legend and the active window to the extent of all ACTIVE themes in
the legend
Zoom to full previous extent - Zoom the active window back to the previously zoomed
area.
Clear Selection Features - Unselect the selected features in active themes
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Identify - Show database information about a feature.
Pointer - Select shapes or points by clicking or dragging a box.
Select Feature - Selects features in the visible, active themes by clicking or dragging a
box.
Pan - Pan can drag by click-and-holding to the inside the view window in any direction.
Ruler -Measure the distance between two or more points by left clicking on both thestarting and ending point.
Label - label features with graphic text using database attributes.
Text - Create text on the display by clicking the location for the text, typing it in the box
provided, then positioning it using the arrow tool.
Draw Point - Add graphic shapes to a view by selecting a graphic shape type from thedrop down menu of layout options (i.e., points, lines, boxes).
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. Geo-referencing
Alltheelementsinamaplayerhaveaspecicgeographiclocaonandextentthatenables
themtobelocatedonorneartheearthssurface.Theabilitytoaccuratelydescribegeographic
locaonsiscricalinbothmappingandGIS.Thisprocessiscalledgeo-referencing.
Images are stored as raster data, where each cell in the image has a row and column
number.(Rasterdataisdenedbyitscoloursandpixelsandisnotdenedmathemacally.
Digital pictures are raster data) Shape les and ARC/INFO coverage are stored in real-
worldcoordinates.Inordertodisplayimageswithcoveragesorshapeles,itisnecessary
toestablishanimage-to-worldtransformaonthatconvertstheimagecoordinatestoreal-
worldcoordinates.Thistransformaoninformaonistypicallystoredwiththeimage.
Step
Select Extensions toGeo-reference
Inordertoaddimageles(JPEG,BMP,TIFF)youneedtoturnontheExtensions
fromlemenu.
SinceImagesareJPEGlesyouhavetoacvatetheImage Analysisinthe
extensionmenu.
clickOK (SeeFig.2.1)
Fig. .
. Select File
. Select Extensions 4. Click OK
3. Put a ck on Image Analysis
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Step
Adding the Raster image data such as aerial photographs, satellite images, etc. as a Theme
(Add Data into Arc View)
UsetheAdd ThemeBuontoloadtheimagethatyouneedtogeo-reference
SelectImage Analysis Data Source fromSet Data Source Types Givethepathwheretheimageisstoredfromdrivers
ClickOK toaddtheselectedle(s)toyourViewwindow.(SeeFig.2.2)
Note:WhenyouselecttheImageAnalysis,AlignToolappearintheToolBar
Fig. .
Step 3
Giving real coordinates in to the Image
ChooseAlign ToolfromToolBarandclickontheLanduseTypewhichyoucan
getRealworldcoordinates(AlignToolshouldbetherstBuonfromRightin
theToolBar)-(Land use type can be a Juncon, corner of the Lake, Corner of the
Building etc)
ThenRight clickandchooseEnter to CoordinatesfromtheDialogueBox
TypetheX, Y CoordinatesDigitsintheTo PointDialogueBoxandClickOK
GiveMinimum Four CoordinatestotheImage(SeeFig.2.3)
1. Select Add Theme buon
. Highlight the Image
. Select Image Analysis
Data Source
3. Select the Drive
4. Click the File Name
. Click OK
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Fig. .3
Step 4
Saving the Geo - referenced Image (Raster data)
ChooseSave Image AsfromThemeinMenu Bar
SelecttheTIFFfromList les of Type
SelecttheDirectorytosavetheImage
ClicktheFile NamewhereyouwanttosavetheImage
TypeNameoftheImageinFile Name BarandClickOK (SeeFig.2.4)
Fig. .4
. Select Align Tool
. Select Enter To
Coordinate
3. Type X, Y
Coordinates Digits and click ok
. Select Save Image As and give a path to save the image
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Step
Open the Saved Image to connue the work
UsetheAdd themeBuontoloadtheSaveImage.
SelecttheImage Data SourcefromDataSourceType.
ChangetheDirectorytoyourFilelocaon. ClicktheFile NametohighlighttheselectedImageandOK
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3. Digizing (Capturing the Data)
Theprocessofrepresenngananaloguesignaloranimagebyadiscretesetofitspoints
isknownasdigizing.Thisdata aerconversion isin thebinary format,which isdirectly
readablebycomputer.Thedatatobeconvertedcanbeatext,an image,audiooravideo.
Whenyoudigizeamap,youuseadigizingtabletconnectedtoyourcomputertotraceover
featuresyouareinterestedin.TheX,Ycoordinatesofthesefeaturesareautomacallyrecord
andstoreinthecomputerasspaaldata.
Step
Creang a New Theme
YouarenowreadytodigizefeaturesinArcView.
ChooseNew ThemefromtheViewMenu.
ChoosePolygonfromthelistofchoicesinFeaturetype(Point,Line,andPolygon)Alltheedinganddrawingtoolsthatyoucanusewiththemouseareavailable
usingthedigizer.Choosingthecorrecttoolisveryimportantinordertobe
producveandtodigizefeaturesaccurately.
Choosethedefaultorprovideanameandlocaonforthenewtheme.(SeeFig.
3.1and3.2)
Fig. 3.
. Click View and New Theme
. Select Type3. Click OK
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Fig. 3.
Step
Capturing data
Ifyouwanttoeditanexisngtheme,makeitacveandchooseStartEdingfromtheThememenu.Ifyoujustwanttoaddgraphicstoyourviewwithoutcreangatheme,go
aheadanddigize.
ClickathemelegendboxtomakeitAcve(themeissurroundedbyaboxand
appearsraised).AthemecanonlybeeditedwhenitisAcve.
GotoThemeandselectStart Eding.
ChoosetheDraw PolygontoolfromtheDrawingToolsdrop-downmenu.
Clickonthe"drawingtool"pull-downmenubuonandselectthedrawingtool
matchingtheshapeofthe"acve"theme(SeeFig.3.1).
Usethistooliftheacvethemeisapoint
Usethistooliftheacvethemeisaline
Usethistooliftheacvethemeisamul-
pointline
Usethistooltodrawarectangle
Usethistooltodrawacircle
. Type name of the New Theme
3. Click OK
4. Select File
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Fig. 3.3
Step 3
Drawthepolygonbyclickingforeachverce(the cursor will be a crosshair)
Doubleclickonthelastverce.
Ifyouwanttoconnuethedrawing,rightclicksandselectsPantomove.
Select Polygon
Highlight the Theme
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4. Tables and aribute informaon
Tabularinformaonisthebasisofgeographicfeatures,allowingyoutovisualize,query,and
analyseyourdata.Inthesimplestterms,tablesaremadeupofrowsandcolumns.InGIS,
rowsareknownasrecordsandcolumnsareelds.Eacheldcanstoreaspecictypeofdata
suchasanumber,date,ortext.
Step
Insert Data into a table
ClicktheOpen Theme Table buonintheViewbuonbar.
AddeldstothetablefromtheTable Menu barandselecttheAdd Fieldchoice
fromtheEditmenu.TheFieldDeniondialogboxwillappearallowingyouto
denetheeldinthetable.
AddrecordstothetablefromtheTable menu bar,selecttheAdd Recordchoice
fromtheEditmenu.Thiswilladdasinglerecordtothetable.Repeatthisaconasmanymesasneeded.
AdddatatothetablefromtheTabletoolbar,selecttheEdit tool.Thisallowsyou
toedittheemptycellsinthetable.
Toeditthevaluesinatable,FromtheTable menu,ChooseStart Eding.
SelecttheEdit toolandplacethecursorintheeldoftherecordyouwantto
edit.Typethenewvalueintotheeld.WhenusingtheEdittoolinthetable,the
followingkeyboardacceleratorsaresupportedfortheeditablecell.
Tonishedingandcommityourchanges,chooseStop EdingfromtheTable
menu.(seeFig.4.1)
Fig. 4.
Select Table
Select Edit Tool
to insert text or
digits
Select Theme
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5. Calculang eld values
Enteringvalueswiththekeyboardisnottheonlywayyoucaneditvaluesinatable.Insome
cases,youmightwanttoperformamathemacalcalculaontosetaeldvalueforasingle
recordorevenallrecords.TheArcVieweldcalculatorletsyouperformsimpleaswellas
advancedcalculaonsonallorselectedrecords.Inaddion,youcancalculatearea,length,
perimeter,andothergeometricproperesoneldsinaributetables.
Step
To calculate a value for a eld
ChooseStart EdingfromtheTablemenu.
Clickonthenameoftheeldyouwishtocalculate.Notethatthenamesofelds
youcancalculateappearinanormalfont,anythatyoucan'tareshowninitalics.
ClicktheCalculatebuon.
IntheFieldCalculatordialogthatappears,typetheexpressionforthecalculaonintheinputareaofthedialogbox.Youcanusetheeldandrequestlistitemsto
helpyouformtheexpressionbydouble-clickingoneldnamesandrequestsor
youcantypetheexpressionyourself.
PressOKtoperformthecalculaon.ArcViewdisplaystheresultsinthetable.
(SeeFig.5.1)
Typethefollowingintotheexpressionbox
Forlength:
[Shape].ReturnLength/1000000
Forarea: [Shape].ReturnArea/1000000
Forperimeter:
[Shape].ReturnLength/1000000
Note - The calculaon applies to the selected set of records. If no records are selected, the
calculaon applies to all records.
Fig. .
. Select Calculate
. Type the expression here
3. Click OK
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. Modifying the Theme
AThemeisacolleconoffeaturesdrawnonaview.AThemehasanassociatedlegendthat
denesthesymbolizaonofthefeatures.
Step
Changing Theme Properes
OpentheLegend Editorboxbydouble-clickingthethemelegendbox;orby
clickingThemeonthemenubar,thenclicking Edit Legend.
Double-clicktheSymbol boxintheLegendEditortoopentheThemeProperes
Editor.Editthethemesproperesbyusingthebuonsonthepalee.
FromFill PaleeyoucanchangethePaernoftheLegend.
FromColor PaleeyoucanchangethecoloroftheLegend.
FinishtheEdingClick Apply (seeFig.6.1).
Fig. .
. Double Click the Theme
. Double Click the Symbol
3. Select the Fill Paern
4. Click Apply
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. Map Scale
Mapscaleistherelaonshipbetweenthedimensionsofamapandthedimensionsofthe
Earth.Itisusuallyexpressedasarao,like1:63,360.Thescalerao1:63,360meansthatone
unitofdistanceonthemaprepresents63,360ofthesameunitsofdistanceontheEarth.So
ona1:63,360scalemap,oneinchonthemapequalsonemileonthegroundbecauseone
statutemilehas63,360inches.Becausethescaleraoisaconstant,itis trueforwhatever
unitsinwhichthefraconisexpressed.Soonamapwithascaleof1:24,000,onecenmeter
equals24,000cenmetersontheground,justasoneinchrepresents24,000inches.
Step
Seng Map Scale
Mapunitsaretheunitsoftheviewsdisplaysurface.Iftheviewhasnotbeenprojected,Map
unitsaretheunitsinwhichthecoordinatesofthespaaldatacontainedinyourvieware
stored.Iftheviewhasbeenprojected,Mapunitsaretheunitsintowhichthisdataisbeingprojectedintheview.ArcViewusesthemapunitssengtodeterminethecorrectscaleof
yourview.IfMapUnitsarenotsetcorrectly,thescaleArcViewdisplaysforyourviewmaybe
incorrect,andArcViewwontknowhowlargetodrawyourviewifyouspecifyascaleforyour
view
ClickViewonthemenubartopulldowntheViewmenu.ThenclickProperes
toopentheViewPropereswindow.
SelectMetersinMap UnitsandKilometersfromDistance Unit.
ThenclickOK (SeeFig.7.1).
Fig. .
. Set Map Units
3. Scale will appear here
. Click View and select
Properes
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. Labelling the Map
ArcViewhasthreewaysforyoutolabelthefeaturesinthetheme.
1. Interacvely posion and enter your own text
ChoosethetexttoolfromtheStandard tool bar.
Posionandclickthecursoronyourviewwhereyouwantyourtexttobegin.
TypeyourtextintotheTextProperesdialogandclick OK.(SeeFig.8.1)
Fig. .
2. Interacvely posion a label based on an aribute value
Makethethemethatcontainsthefeaturesyouwanttolabelacvebyclickingon
itinthetableofContents.
FromtheThememenuchooseProperes.
ChoosetheText Labels iconintheTheme Properesdialog.
Choosetheeld thatcontainsthevaluesyouwanttouseaslabelsandthenclickOK.
SelecttheLabeltool.
Clickonthefeatureyouwanttolabel.Thelabelappearswhereyouclicked.
ChoosetheStop EditfromThemeMenuandSavetheEditoftheTheme.(See
Fig.8.2)
. Select Text
3. Type of Name of the feature or place here
. Click on the Map Text
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Fig. .
3. Automacally label some or all features
Youcanlabelallfeaturesorjustselectedfeaturesforanacvetheme.
ClickonAuto-labelfromtheThememenu.
SelectAuto-labeleitherallthefeaturesoftheacvethemeoraselectedsetof
features.(SeeFig.8.3)
Fig. .3
. Select Text Labels 3. Select the eld Type
1. Select Properes
3. Click OK
. Select the Field that you
want to label
. Select Auto Label
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9. Creang a map Layout
Producing theoutput of your work is oneof theendproduct in GISwork.A layout is a
documentwhichcolleconofmapelementslaidoutandorganizedonapage.Commonmap
elementsincludeoneormoredataframeseachcontaininganorderedsetofmaplayers,a
scalebar,northarrow,maptle,descripvetext,andalegend.Layoutviewiswhereyouadd
mapsurrounds,frames,gracules,andothernishingtouchestoamap.Itcanthendraw
thoseobjectstothescreen,sendthemtoaprinter,andsendthemtooneofseveralstandard
graphicsleformats.
Step
ChooseLayoutfromViewMenu.
SelectPagePaern(e.g. Landscape, Portrait.)
ClickOK.
ClickonNewLayout.(SeeFig.9.1)
Fig. .
Step
Seng the layout page size and orientaon
Whenyouwanttocreateamapusingalayoutyouwillneedtodenesomecharacteriscs
ofthelayoutpage.Theseinclude:pagesize,pageunits,orientaon,andmargins.(SeeFig.
10.2)
Page size
ThereareanumberoflargeandsmallformatsizesprovidedbydefaultinArcView.Ifyouneedasizeotherthanthese,youcanuseacustompagesizeanddeneitswidthand
height.Thedefaultpagesizeisderivedfromyourprinter.
4. Select Layout
3. Click OK
2. Select Page Paern
. Select Layout
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Page units
Selectpageunitsfromalistofchoices.Thedefaultpageunitsareinches.
Orientaon
Choosebetweenlandscapeandportraitorientaonforthelayoutpage.Thedefault
orientaonisderivedfromyourprinter.Ifyouchangetheorientaon,anynewlayoutswill
usetheneworientaonasthedefault.
Margins
Denemarginsforthepageoruseyourprintersdefaultmargins.
Output resoluon
Denestheresoluonthelayoutisprintedandexported
Fig. .
Layout page size
Layout page Units orientaon
Layout page orientaon
Layout page margins orientaon
Layout Out put resoluon
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0. Adding Map elements to the layout
Step
Scale
Scalebarsarecontainedwithinframesinthelayout.Whenyoucreateascalebarframe,it
isassociatedwithaviewframe.Iftheviewframeislivelinked,andthescaleoftheviewis
changedbyzoominginorout,thescalebarwillupdateaccordingly.
SelectScale Bar FramefromToolBar(SecondBuonformRightwithRulerSign).
DragontheView.
SelecttheView Frame.
SelectKilometersfromUnits.
ClickOK. (SeeFig.10.1)
Fig. 0.
Step
Title
SelecttheTexttool.
Clickwhereyouwantyourtexttobegin. TypeyourtextintheText Properes dialogandclickOK (SeeFig.10.2).
. Select Scale bar frame
. Select View Frame
3. Select Map Scale
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Fig. 0.
Step 3
North Arrow
Northarrowsarecontainedwithinframesinthelayout.Whenyoucreateanortharrowframe
youselectastyleofnortharrowtoplaceonthelayout.Youcanalsochooseanangle(in
degrees)thatthenortharrowshouldberotated.
SelectNorth ArrowfromTool Bar(ThesecondBuonfromRightwithArrowsign)
DragontheView
SelectNorth Arrow Style
ClickOK (SeeFig.10.3)
Fig. 0.3
. Select the Text
. Click OK
. Select Text and type
. Click OK
. Select North Arrow
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Step 4
Legend
Legendsarecontainedwithinframesinthelayout.Legendframescontainarepresentaon
ofaviewsTableofContents.Whenyoucreatealegendframe,itisassociatedwithaview
frame.Whicheverthemesaredrawnintheviewwillbeshowninthelegend.Iftheviewframeislivelinked,andathemeisturnedonoro,thelegendupdatesaccordinglybyaddingor
removingthethemesymbolandtext.(SeeFig.10.4)
Fig. 0.4
. Select View Frame and OK
3. Click OK
. Select Legend Frame
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11. Exporng a map to PDF, TIFF, JPEG, and other formats
Youcanexportalayouttoaleinanyofanumberofsupportedoutputformats.ArcView
exports to the following formats: UNIXwindows,PlaceableWindows,Metale,Windows
Metale,WindowsBitmap,EncapsulatedPostScriptNew,EncapsulatedPostScript Old,
AdobeIllustrator,CGMBinary,CGMCharater,CGMClearText,JPEG
Step
Export the Layout as JPEG
ClickFile
SelectExport
SelectJPEGformFiletype
SelectDrive
SelectFile Name
GiveanametotheMap ClickOK (SeeFig.11.1)
Fig. .
. Click OK
. Select Path3. Select format of the
layout
4. Give a name
. Click File and Export
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12. Prinng the Map
ArcViewsupportsforgenghardcopyoutput.TheprinngtoolswithinArcViewallowyou
toprintLayoutsdirectlyfromtheviewandexporttoaleinthecomputer.
Step
ChoosePrinterFromtheFile menu,
SetOutputFormattoPrinterSpecic
ClickOK (SeeFig.12.1)
Fig. .
3. Select Set up
4. Set Printer
. Click OK
. Select Layout. Select print
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3. Transferring Data from GPS
GPS(GlobalPosioningSystem)isanelectronicsatellitebasedsystemwhichprovidessatellite-
basednavigaonsystem.TheGPStransmitssignalinformaonfromsatelliteatallmes,in
anyweatherandtoanyplaceonearth.GPSreceiversusethisinformaontocalculatethe
usersexactlocaonwhichisdisplayedontheunitsmap.
Thereisnoopon(Toolbar)totakeGPSinformaontotheArcView3.3directly.Therefore
datacanbetransferedasshapelesviaOziexploraorVantagepointsowaresonly.
Step
Transferring and exporng data from GPS to Vantagepoint
ConnectGPStothePC
ClickonimportBuon
DatawillsaveintheVantagepoint Clickonexportbuonandselectthetypethatyouwant(SeeFig.13.1)
Fig. 3. Export BuonImport Buon
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Step
Transferring and exporng data from GPS to Oziexplorer
Connect GPStothePC
ClickonMagellan andselectGet Waypoint from GPS Buon
ClickonFileandselectExport to Esri Shapeleandselectwaypointtopoints Giveapathforsavethele
Fig. 3.
Select Get Waypoint from GPS
4.References
ArcGISDesktopHelp,ESRI
ArcView3.3DesktopHelp,ESRI
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IUCN was ounded in 1948 and bings togethe 80 states,
114 govenment agencies, moe than 800 NGOs and
some 10,000 scientists and expets om 181 counties in a
unique woldwide patneship.
The Mission o the Union is to inuence, encouage and
assist societies thoughout the wold to conseve the
integity and divesity o natue and to ensue that any
use o natual esouces is equitable and ecologically
sustainable.
The IUCN in Si Lanka was established in 1986 and isguided by IUCNs mission and the envionmental concens
embodied in successive National Envionmental Action
Plans o the Govenment o Si Lanka.
INTErNATIONAL UNION
Or CONSErVATION O NATUrE
Si Lanka County Ofce,
53, Hoton Place,
Colombo 07,
Si Lanka.
Tel + 94 11 269 4094
ax + 94 11 268 2470
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