Introducing Arc GIS Desktop Arc GIS Desktop is

Introducing Arc. GIS Desktop

Arc. GIS Desktop is a GIS software product line �Arc. Reader �Lets you view and print digital maps created by others �Arc. View �Query, analyze, and overlay layers �Arc. Editor �Arc. View + additional data creation and editing tools �Arc. Info �Arc. Editor + additional set of spatial analysis tools Arc. View, Arc. Editor, Arc. Info share a common user interface and can freely exchange maps and data GE 110 Fall 2010 Week 1 Lab Thursday 2

Arc. GIS is composed of three Programs �Arc. Map �Arc. Toolbox �Arc. Catalog GE 110 Fall 2009 Week 1 Lab Thursday 3

Arc. Map �Arc. Map is the primary program you will be working with in class �Display Data �Edit Data �Query Attributes �Conduct Spatial Analysis �Design Maps for Output GE 110 Fall 2010 Week 1 Lab Thursday 4

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Arc. Toolbox �Arc. Toolbox is the Program you use for many Analysis, Conversion, and Data Management functions �Most Used Toolboxes � 3 D Analyst �Analysis �Conversion �Coverage �Data Management �Spatial Analyst GE 110 Fall 2010 Week 1 Lab Thursday 6

Arc. Catalog �Arc. Catalog 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 Arc. Catalog to create new files GE 110 Fall 2010 Week 1 Lab Thursday 7

Extending Arc. GIS Desktop �You can augment the capabilities of Arc. GIS Desktop with specialized extension products that are fully integrated with Arc. GIS Desktop. �Arc. GIS Spatial Analyst – maps and analyzes measured data as well as allowing you to represent, query, and summarize. �Arc. GIS 3 D Analyst – gives you the ability to see spatial data in three dimensions. GE 110 Fall 2010 Week 1 Lab Thursday 8

Exploring Arc. Map is an application for displaying maps and analyzing data. The Arc. Map 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. GE 110 Fall 2010 Week 1 Lab Thursday

Arc. Map - Layout Main menu toolbar Standard toolbar Catalog window Table of contents Search window Tools toolbar Map display Draw toolbar GE 110 Fall 2010 Week 1 Lab Thursday 10

Exploring Arc. Catalog 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. GE 110 Fall 2010 Week 1 Lab Thursday

Arc. Catalog - Layout Main menu toolbar Location toolbar Standard toolbar Geography toolbar Metadata toolbar Catalog display (preview mode) Catalog tree GE 110 Fall 2010 Week 1 Lab Thursday 12

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 Arc. Catalog GE 110 Fall 2010 Week 1 Lab Thursday 13

Arc. Catalog 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. GE 110 Fall 2010 Week 1 Lab Thursday 14

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