Welcome to Arc GIS a Geographic Information System

Welcome to Arc. GIS a “Geographic Information System” Presented by UEN Instructor: Ross Rogers 1

FYI: For Your Information Credit : 1 semester hr. inservice must attend both days must complete Homework Arc. GIS Software Site License and Data CDs will be given to each participant 2

Arc. GIS Software Install Arc. GIS 9. 0 on the individual hard drives. GIS professionals do not recommend installing the program on the Network. Install Data CDs on your school’s server in a shared Network drive where all students and teachers have access. 3

Day One Overview Spatial Inquiry- Thinking Geographically What is GIS? Watch video clip. Availability of GIS on the Internet Arc. GIS Basics Is GIS in the curriculum? 4

What Is GIS? GIS is an abbreviation for geographic information system, which is computer software that maps and analyzes geographic data GIS is an instrument for implementing geographic “Spatial” thinking. 5

Maps are graphic representations of the real world 6

Components of a GIS Geographic Information System Hardware Software Special Data A thinking operator—that’s YOU! 7

How GIS works Data is stored as a collection of thematic layers 8

Geographic “Spatial” thinking using GIS is like … Making a sandwich Each layer of a sandwich represents a layer or theme in a GIS system. Bread Onions Cheese Meat Lettuce 9

Measuring and Integrating the Parts. . . Social Factors Biodiversity Engineering Land Use Environmental Considerations …Means Seeing the Whole 10

Can GIS Help me be a Better Teacher? Brain research says curriculum has to. . . have an emotional appeal be relevant, current & stimulate learners establish relationships in the brain support spatial learners (40 – 45%) support kinesthetic learners (Increasing) be project based integrated curriculum focus on learning more & teaching less. 11

FYI: Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators Arc. GIS Desktop Edition Available at Amazon. com for $51. 00 The book includes a resource CD containing lessons, student handouts, assessments and rubrics It also includes a Data CD with a oneyear license of Arc. GIS for your school DO NOT install the Arc. GIS software Only install the data Modules 12

GIS on the Internet Go to GIS/GPS Academy Web Site www. uensd. org/gis Click on Courses Select GIS in the Classroom Go to GIS on the Internet Explore Internet Resources 13

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Arcview Basic Navigation Arc. Globe Movie Classroom Application - Students Map safe walking routes to/from school. 15

Mapping Data Folders Open Arc. Catalog Go to Start > All Programs > GIS Software > Arc. GIS > Arc. Catalog Connect to Data Folder Click the Connect to Folder button Navigate to Instructor$ > GIS_Class-RR > GIS_Data Click OK The new folder should be listed in Catalog window on the left 16

Mapping Data Folders Cont. Using the previous steps, continue mapping the following folders: Other_Data ESRIDATA located on the C drive Map. World 9 located on the C drive 17

Create a Safe Walking Route Open Arc. Map and create a new map From Arc. Catalog click the Arc. Map button Choose A New Empty Map from the pop-up window Add a Mr. Sid aerial image In Arc. Map click the Add Data button Navigate to GIS_Data > County_data > salt_lake > images > salt 2004 Choose NAIP 2004_Salt. sid The aerial image will show up in Arcmap 18

Safe Walking Route Cont. Zoom in to the U of U campus and East High using the Zoom In and Pan tools. Choose the New Line button from the drawing menu at the bottom of the screen. 19

Safe Walking Route Cont. Draw the walking route from East High to Milton Bennion Hall Select the route and change the color and width by double clicking on the route Label East High and Milton Hall using the text tool. 20

Saving Your Project Select File > Save As Navigate to where you want to save your project. Name your project safe_route Click on Ok Your project will be saved as a. mxd 21

Creating a Layout Select View > Layout View Add a Title, Legend, North Arrow, and Scale Bar through the Insert Menu Also add your Name and Date using Insert > Text Once the Layout is complete you can print it. 22

The Rivers Project Launch Arc. Map Select A New Empty Map Click the Add Data button In the Add Data window navigate to the C drive > ESRIDATA > USA Select STATES. shp and Rivers. shp data by holding down the control key Click Add button 23

Customizing a Theme’s Legend Double click on the STATES theme Click on the Symbology tab Click on Categories and choose Unique Value Change value field to show STATE_NAME Click Add All Values button Choose a color scheme from the drop down menu Uncheck <all other values> Click the Apply button To hide/show legend click the +/- next to the 24 theme

Basic Skills Practice Double click on the Rivers theme Click the Symbology Tab Change the color and thickness of the symbol by double clicking on it Using the Identify Tool to see the identity of a couple rivers Use the Label tool from the draw menu and label the rivers manually 25

Find River Task Use the Find tool and search for Colorado River by typing Colorado You will get multiple findings so narrow your search Choose Rivers from the In drop down menu Select In Fields radio button and choose Name from the drop down menu You should see one result Right click on the Value Colorado and choose Select Features from the menu 26

Selection Task Click on States Theme so it is active Go to the Selection menu and choose Select by Location In the Select by Location window check the States box Choose Rivers from the Features in this Layer drop down menu Make sure Use Selected Features is checked Click Apply What happens on your map? 27

Clear Selections Clear the selected features from your map Go to the Selection menu Choose Clear Selected Features Repeat the same tasks for the Mississippi River 28

Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons The Earth Moves- Module 2 Where on Earth do Volcanoes and Earthquakes occur? Lesson comes with Assessment Rubrics for Middle and High School students 29

Day Two Overview Questions and Answers Pony Express Project Arc Lessons & Davis GIS Lessons Join GIS Listserve Work Time to plan and build your own activity 30

“The Pony Express Challenge” Social Studies: Westward Expansion Use Geographic tools to analyze political and physical features of Utah Determine mileage from one place to another. 31

Essential Questions & Task Where was the pony express route in UT? What counties did it go through? What geographic features affected the route? Work in a team. Draw your route on the map as it entered Utah on the East and as it left Utah on the West. List the counties it passed through. Mark the rest stops. 32

Background and Anticipatory Set The Pony Express began in 1860 to provide the fastest mail delivery between St. Joseph, MO and Sacramento, CA. (Ended in 1861) Rider got a fresh horse every 10 -15 miles. Horses averaged 10 miles per hr. New riders took over every 75 - 100 miles. 33

Utah Obstacles The Great Salt Lake Desert was a major obstacle facing travelers to California. Most California emigrants took the California cutoff to the Oregon Trail north of Salt Lake. That trail offered water and feed for livestock, but was closed by snow in the winter and did not serve the need for year-round communication between California and the East. 34

Following the Moistures Early efforts to find a route across the desert ran afoul of salt, heat, and lack of water. Finally, a trail was pioneered that skirted the worst of the salt desert, going from spring to spring, "following the moistures". 35

Building a Project Open Arc. Map and select A New Empty Map Click the Add Data button Navigate to the data GIS_data > State_Data Note: data for this project is in both the State_24 and State_500 folders. 36

Add a Theme Add County Boundary in the State_24 folder Rename theme to County Boundary Fill colors are selected randomly Make the County Boundary Transparent Double-click on theme and go to the Symbology tab Double-click on the Symbol to change it’s properties Choose Hollow from the category options click OK on both windows. 37

Add the Pony Express Route and Stations Click on the Add Data button Navigate to state_data > state_500 folder Add both Pony Express Stations and Pony Express. Control-click to select more than one theme. Rename the Themes Pony Express Route Pony Express Stations 38

Layer Properties Right click on Layers and select Properties Change the Name to Pony Express Set the display units to Miles Click OK 39

Measuring Distances Click on the measuring tool Place the tool on the map and click to begin measuring. Move the mouse to the next spot and click and so on. Note: Lower bottom left corner displays miles between clicks and cumulative miles. 40

Add More Themes Click on the Add Data button In the State_500 folder add Lakes Contour Lines Roads Streams Themes are Drawn from the bottom up Drag Themes to reorder 41

Add a Satellite Image Click on Add Data button Navigate to state_data > Images Select ut 93 cut. lan (double click or single click and click the “OK” button. Turn the ut 93 cut. lan theme on Change theme properties (color) Double Click on theme and go to Symbology tab Red = 3, Green = 2, Blue = 1 Click OK Rename the Theme – Satellite Image 42

Customizing a Theme’s Legend Double-click the County Boundary Theme Go to the Symbology tab Click Categories and choose Unique Value In the Values Field, select Name Click Add All Values button and uncheck <all other values> Preview the Color Schemes and select one you like Click Apply, and close the windows. 43

Saving Your Project Select File > Save As Navigate to where you want to save your project. Name your project Pony_Express Click on Ok Your project will be saved as a. mxd 44

Creating & Printing A Layout Select View > Layout View Add a Title, Legend, North Arrow, and Scale Bar through the Insert Menu Also add your Name and Date using Insert > Text Once the Layout is complete you can print it. 45

Exporting a JPEG Select the map you want to export Select File > Export Navigate to where you want to save your JPEG (You may need to create a new folder. ) Change List Files of Type to JPEG Give your map a name in File Name box You can add your JPEG to Power. Point, Word. Perfect, or a web page 46

Work Time Begin building your own GIS lesson Try creating a lesson/activity using the arc lessons, esridata, or Utah data. Include your CORE standard and/or objective. The CORE is found at UEN. Refer to Project Elements & Design handouts 47

What Support is Available? Subscribe to the GIS Email List: Go to http: //lists. uen. org/mailman/listinfo/gis 2. Type in you email address and pick a password. 3. Click the subscribe button 1. Using GIS Email List: To post a message to all the list members, send email to gis@lists. uen. org. 2. To view past messages to the list click the GIS Archive link 1. 48

Closure Complete Workshop evaluation Homework Assignment: in 30 Days Teach a GIS activity, lesson, or project to your students. In a reflective paper answer the following: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Describe the activity, lesson, or project. What work? What didn’t work? What did my students and I learn from the activity? What types of assessment did I use? Next steps…What are my plans for using Spatial/Geographic Inquiry and GIS tools in the future? 49