DESERT GARDEN

Created by Maria Edited as demo by Mr. Towler

How can the locations and

identities of different plants in

Desert Garden be made

available to visitors?

The Problem Question:

Getting Started: Create Base Map

Upload the image of the Balboa Park

(Desert Garden) Map in Arc Map using the

Add Data Tool

Creating a new layer: wheelchair accessible trail

On Arc Catalog, Create a new blank shapefile

In the menu bar, click: File, New, then Shapefile

Name the shapefile (Wheelchair Accessible Concrete Trail) and change the

“Feature Type” to polyline

Give the shapefile a coordinate system

Edit, Select, Geographic Coordinate System, North America, NAD 84

Add the new shapefile to Arc Map that already contains the image of Desert

Garden

On the Editor toolbar click on the “Editor” drop down, click “Start Editing” (Task

should be “Create New Feature” and Target should be your blank shapefile

[Wheelchair Accessible Concrete Trail]) With the “Draw tool” option, outline the trail that is wheelchair accessible on the

image Once the trails are outlined, click on the drop down menu “Editor”, then “Save

Edits”, and finally “Stop Editing”

CHANGE THE SYMBOLOGY

right-click the layer titled “wheelchair accessible concrete trail” in the table of contents, scroll down and click “layer properties”

Click on the “symbology tab”, then on the image under “Symbol”

Knowing that I would have three trails to make in total, I decided to pick distinct colors

For the wheelchair accessible concrete trail, I decided to go with the symbol labeled “Expressway” since it is a bold red line

Click Ok to close that window, and Ok again to apply the new symbology You’ll notice that the preview under the layer title has changed

CREATING A NEW LAYER: DECOMPOSED GRANITE TRAIL

Create another Shapefile on Arc Catalog with the same steps previously

used, but name this Shapefile “Decomposed Granite Trail”

Click “Add Data” on your Arc Map file and add the new shapefile

On the Editor toolbar in the “Edit” drop down, click “Start Editing” (Task

should be “Create New Feature” and Target should be your blank

shapefile [Decomposed Granite Trail])

With the “Draw tool” option, outline the trail that was created for the

public on the image

Once the trails are outlined, click on the drop down menu “Editor”, then

“Save Edits”, and finally “Stop Editing”

CHANGE THE SYMBOLOGY

right-click the layer titled “decomposed granite trail” in the table of contents, scroll down and click “layer properties”

Click on the “symbology tab”, then on the image under “Symbol”

For the decomposed granite trail, I decided to go with the symbol labeled “Freeway” since it is a bold red line

Click Ok to close that window, and Ok again to apply the new symbology You’ll notice that the preview under the layer title has

changed

CREATING A NEW LAYER: WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBLE CONCRETE SIDEWALK

Create another Shapefile on Arc Catalog with the same steps previously

used, but name this Shapefile “Wheelchair Accessible Concrete Sidewalk”

Click “Add Data” on your Arc Map file and add the new shapefile

On the Editor toolbar in the “Edit” drop down, click “Start Editing” (Task

should be “Create New Feature” and Target should be your blank shapefile

[Wheelchair Accessible Concrete Sidewalk])

With the “Draw tool” option, outline the sidewalk

Once the sidewalk is outlined, click on the drop down menu “Editor”, then

“Save Edits”, and finally “Stop Editing”

CHANGE THE SYMBOLOGY

right-click the layer titled “Wheelchair Accessible Concrete Sidewalk” in the table of contents, scroll down and click “layer properties”

Click on the “symbology tab”, then on the image under “Symbol”

For the Wheelchair Accessible Concrete Sidewalk, I decided to go with the symbol labeled “Stacked Multi Roadway” since it is a bold blue line

Click Ok to close that window, and Ok again to apply the new symbology You’ll notice that the preview under the layer title has

changed

ADDING WAYPOINTS TO THE BASEMAP The waypoints represent the various locations of the desert plants collected by

the GPS unit The waypoints were then uploaded onto the computer, and transferred onto

an Excel Spreadsheet Make a third column and label it ORDR, assigning a certain number to each

coordinate to create a descending order On ArcMap, click on the Tools Menu, and click on “Add XY Data”

Make sure to assign the appropriate coordinate system (WGS 1984.prj) In the table of contents, right click the waypoints, click “Properties”, and

change the Label Name to “Location of Plants” under the General Tab Under the Symbology tab, change the symbol to Circle 2, and change the color

to Red (to be noticeable) Click on the Labels tab and change the Label Field to ORDR and use the

Advanced Text to add a tan colored background to the number label Click Ok to exit Right click “Location of Plants” and click on “Label Features”

On your map, you should now see numbers next to the red circles

INSERTING THE PICTURES

In the Insert Menu at the top, scroll down to “pictures…” and locate the pictures of the desert plants

Drag the corners of the picture to resize it down to a smaller scale

Arrange the pictures around the map Click the insert menu again and click on

“Text” Type in the scientific name and number that

corresponds to the location on the map

FINAL ADDITIONS

Click on the Insert menu again and add the following: North Arrow Legend Title (Desert Garden) Scale Bar “Created by”

FINAL PROJECT

The locations of the plants in the Desert Garden can be made available to visitors by showing a picture with an appropriate label with corresponding locations on a map of the garden from aerial view. This type of visual can be easily displayed, and easily understood for visitors to enjoy.

Any Questions?

conclusion