How To Add XY Data to ArcGIS

GIS in Planning and Public Health

Open a window in ArcMap

Save your spreadsheet to your computer as a database file (.dbf)

•Select “Add XY Data”

•Browse your computer for the.dbf you just saved

Select the Coordinate System

•Select a Predefined Coordinate System (for this example: WGS 1984)

•Click “OK”

Your XY data will appear as a layer

You can now select the variables from you database that you wish to be displayed on your map.