Transcript GE110 Geographic Information System for Geology and

ArcGIS Desktop is a GIS software product line
 ArcReader
 Lets you view and print digital maps created by others
 ArcView
 Query, analyze, and overlay layers
 ArcEditor
 ArcView + additional data creation and editing tools
 ArcInfo
 ArcEditor + additional set of spatial analysis tools
ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo share a common user interface and
can freely exchange maps and data
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ArcGIS
ArcGIS is composed of three Programs
 ArcMap
 ArcToolbox
 ArcCatalog
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ArcMap
 ArcMap is the primary program you will be working
with in class
 Display Data
 Edit Data
 Query Attributes
 Conduct Spatial Analysis
 Design Maps for Output
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ArcMap
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ArcToolbox
 ArcToolbox is the Program you use for many Analysis,
Conversion, and Data Management functions
 Most Used Toolboxes
 3D Analyst
 Analysis
 Conversion
 Coverage
 Data Management
 Spatial Analyst
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ArcCatalog
 ArcCatalog is the application used
to browse and manage spatial data
 Create, Copy, Rename, Move Data
 Search, Preview, and Manage Data
 Create and Update Metadata
 Conduct Basic Processing of Data
NOTE: you must use ArcCatalog
to create new files
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Extending ArcGIS Desktop
 You can augment the capabilities of ArcGIS Desktop
with specialized extension products that are fully
integrated with ArcGIS Desktop.
 ArcGIS Spatial Analyst – maps and analyzes measured
data as well as allowing you to represent, query, and
summarize.
 ArcGIS 3D Analyst – gives you the ability to see spatial
data in three dimensions.
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ArcMap is an application for displaying maps and analyzing data. The
ArcMap application window consists of a map display for viewing
spatial data, a table of contents for listing the layers shown in the
display, and a variety of toolbars for working with the data.
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ArcMap - Layout
Main menu toolbar
Standard
toolbar
Catalog
window
Table of
contents
Search
window
Tools
toolbar
Map
display
Draw
toolbar
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ArcCatalog is an application for managing geographic data. You can
copy, move, and delete data; search for data; look at data before
deciding whether to add it to a map; and create new data.
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ArcCatalog - Layout
Main menu toolbar
Location toolbar
Standard
toolbar
Geography
toolbar
Metadata
toolbar
Catalog
display
(preview
mode)
Catalog
tree
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Spatial data comes in many different formats
 Geodatabases
 Coverages
 Shapefiles
 CAD files (computer-aided design)
 Rasters
 TINs (triangulated irregular networks)
Each format is identified by its own icon in ArcCatalog
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ArcCatalog gives you more information about spatial data
than you can get from Windows Explorer or other file
browsers. It can show you which folders contain spatial
data and what kinds of spatial data they contain. It lets you
preview features and attributes of data before you add the
data to a map.
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let’s have some fun
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