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Workshop 4Introduction to ArcMap 9.3

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Introduction to ArcMap 9.3

Opening ArcMap 9.3

•Click on the Start button•Click on All Programs•Click on ArcGIS•Click on ArcMap

OR

•Double click the ArcMap Icon on your desktop

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Open an ArcMap Document

Class Exercise

•Choose File, Open•Navigate to C:\ArcGIS_Training\Class4\•Double Click on Class4_Doc1.mxd•Wait for the ArcMap document to open.

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The ArcMap Interface

Table of Contents

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Menu Bar

Tool Bar

Map Display Area

Tabs Indicating Table of Contents View

Status Bar

Navigation Toolbar Map Display Control Buttons, L to R: Data View, Layout View, Refresh View, Pause Drawing

Scale Display

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Toolbars and Menus

•All toolbars can float or be docked

•Show and hide toolbars

•Create and customize your own toolbar

•Main Menu at top of page

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Class Exercise

•Grab your “Tools” toolbar and dock it between the Table of Contents and the Map View.

•Now hide that toolbar.

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Table of Contents

The ArcMap Table of Contents contains three tabs, each with its own function.

•Display tab• Arrange layers, view legends, expand and

collapse layer views. Does NOT list tables.•Source tab

• View the GIS file source of the layer. Lists tables.

•Selection tab• Turn selectable layers on and off.

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Two types of views:

•Data View

•Layout View (shown)

Display Area

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Creating an ArcMap ProjectWhat is a “Project”?

•Has an .mxd file extension

•A set of rules and pointers to data

•Does not contain data itself

•Saves symbology, layer order, layout

design, graphics, labels

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Types of Data

•Shapefiles (.shp)

•Geodatabases •Personal (.mdb) geodatabase feature classes•File (.gdb) geodatabase feature classes•SDE feature classes

•Explanation of Layer (.lyr) Files•Layer Files specify certain properties for layers. •Can be Group Layers or Single Layers

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Shapefiles (.shp)

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Geodatabase Feature Classes

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SDE Feature Classes

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SDE Layer Files (.lyr)

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Introduction to ArcMap 9.3

3 Ways to Add Data:

•Add Data Button

•Drag and Drop from ArcCatalog

•Drag and Drop SDE layers from Windows Explorer (recommended option).Visit R:\ArcSDE_Data\[category]

Options for Adding Data:

Check off initial Layer display.

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Saving Your Project

Always save your project as soon as possible and frequently thereafter!

Click File, Save orFile, Save As

Type a name and location for your project.

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Navigation and Other Basic Tools

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The Table of Contents

• Displaying Data

• Data Frames and Their Properties

• Layer Properties

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Displaying Data

• Expand and Collapse Layers

• Viewing the Legend

• Initial View / Scale thresholds

• Changing the Drawing Order

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• What is a Data Frame?

• Contains Common Properties, e.g. Coordinate System

• How To Set Properties

• Why Multiple Data Frames?

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Data Frames and Their Properties

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Properties of a Datalayer

• Numerous tabs allow for total control over the display of your Layer.

General Fields*Source Definition Query*Selection* Labels*Display Joins and Relates*Symbology

* Not discussed in this workshop

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General Tab

• Layer NameRename layer.

• Scale RangeDecide at which scales your

data will be displayed.

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Source Tab

• Sets your data source. Can be from any available local, removable or network drive.

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Display Tab

• Turn Map Tips on or off.

• Scales symbols when using a reference scale.

• Sets the layer’s transparency level.

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Symbology Tab

• Defines symbols for your layer.StyleColorSizeFillMaskingetc.

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Symbolizing Data

Five ways to symbolize your data:

FeaturesCategoriesQuantitiesCharts*Multiple Attributes*

*Not discussed in this class

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Symbolizing Data

Features•Only one symbol per layer

Example: Railroads

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Symbolizing Data

Categories

•Symbolize your data based on values from a field in your table.

1. Unique Values2. Unique Values, many fields3. Match to symbols in a style

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Symbolizing Data

Example of Symbolizing with Categories: DEP Properties

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Symbolizing Data

Quantities

•Symbolize your data based on quantities (numeric values) from a field in your table.

1. Graduated colors or symbols2. Proportional symbols3. Dot density

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Symbolizing Data

Quantities

Example: Area in square miles of Connecticut towns.

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Tables

Tables store the attribute data of your GIS features. Table functions:

1. Open Table and View Contents

2. Show and Hide Columns

3. Calculate Fields

4. Select a user defined set of records

5. Join and Relate Tables

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Table for DEP Property Layer

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Select Records That Meet Certain Criteria

For example, here only Shenipsit State Forest properties are selected.

Size of each parcel in acres is calculated.

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The Importance of Metadata

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Metadata is information about the actual datalayer. It is important to know how, why, and when the data was created. In the example below, suppose we need to find out what the AV_Legend field is. Right click on the DEP Property layer name in the Table of Contents, choose Data, View Metadata and scroll down to Attribute Information.

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Av_Legend is described as the “Text field for symbolizing DEP facility types on a map”.

End of Workshop 4End of Workshop 4

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