Transcript Lecture 2 Introduction to ArcGIS ArcGIS – family of software products   Company name: ESRI Software family: ArcGIS  Software products    ArcView ArcEditor ArcInfo  Applications in each product  ArcMap  ArcCatalog 

Lecture 2
Introduction to ArcGIS
ArcGIS – family of software products
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Company name: ESRI
Software family: ArcGIS
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Software products
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ArcView
ArcEditor
ArcInfo
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Applications in each product
 ArcMap
 ArcCatalog
 ArcEditor
ArcGIS – family of software products
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Three software products
PRODUCT
 ArcView
 ArcEditor
 ArcInfo
COST
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FUNCTIONALITY
Basic
More
A lot more
Three applications make up each product
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ArcMap – Create, edit, and analyze maps
ArcCatalog – Browse and manage GIS data
ArcToolbox – Perform analysis and data
conversions
ArcMap
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Query and analyze map data
Set colors and symbols of layers
Make maps
Edit layers
ArcCatalog
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Browse GIS data
Like the Windows
Explorer
Create layers,
tables, fields
ArcToolbox
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Data conversion
Projection
(Analysis)
Demo
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Start ArcCatalog, navigate to a folder of GIS data
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Geodatabase and shapefile formats
Point, line, and polygon feature classes
Raster data
Start ArcMap and drag some layers to ArcMap
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Tools toolbar
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Open table, see attributes, sort
Label a layer, change attribute
Colors
Classification
Start ArcToolbox
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Zoom in, pan
Full Extent
Perform a data conversions
ArcGlobe demo
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Firestorm