GISWorkshop:UsingArcMap

UsingArcMap

b.

SelectStorerelativepathandclickOKtwice.

Scenario:Youhavejustreturnedfromanexcursiontrip,fullofGPSdata.You
havecompiledtheminanicespreadsheet.Youhaveabunchofpoints,and
someofthemyouhavelabeledSiteCircumference.Youwanttoisolate
thosepoints,andcreatepolygonsforeverysiteareathatyouhavemarked.
Inthislabexercise,youwilllearnhowtoimportpointsfromaspreadsheet
intoArcMap.Youwillthenlearnhowtodisplaythepointsinwaysto
highlightdifferentfeaturesofthedataset.Finally,youwilllearnhowto
createpolygonsbyconnectingthedotsofrelatedpointcoordinatesfrom
thedataset.

SetUpYourMapProject
NOTE:IfyouarecontinuingfromthepreviousGeoreferencingexercise,use
thesameproject,andcontinuetoSetYourProjectsProjection.

c.

GotoFileSaveandsaveyourprojectasKaranis

SetYourProjectsProjection
1.

GotoViewDataFramePropertiesandselecttheCoordinateSystemtab.

2.

IntheboxlabeledSelectacoordinatesystem,expandPredefined
GeographicCoordinateSystemsWorldandhighlightWGS1984

1.

Choosealocationtosaveyourproject,andcreateafoldercalled
GISWorkshop.

2.

CreateafolderinsidetheprojectfolderandnameitData.

3.

CopytheKaranis.xlsfiletothedatafolder.

4.

OpenArcMap.Ifprompted,choosetocreateanewproject.

5.

Thefollowingstepswillensurethatyousaveyourprojectanddatarelative
toeachother.Thiswillallowyoutomakeyourprojectportabletoother
computersifyouwishtodoso.
a.

GotoFileDocumentProperties,andclickontheDataSource
Optionsbutton.

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4.

ImportingPointLocationsFromanXYTable
1.

ClickontheAddDatabutton

MakesuretheLatitudeandLongitudefieldsaremappedcorrectly.

,andaddthefollowinglayers:

a.

Karanis.png(Thisisthesiteplanyougeoreferencedintheprevious
exercise)

b.

Karanis.xls

2.

Whenpromptedtochooseasheetwithintheexcelfile,choose
Karanis_Points$.

3.

RightclickonKaranis_PointsandchooseDisplayXYData.

5.

ClickontheEditbutton,thentheSelectbutton,andchooseGeographic
CoordinateSystemsWorldWGS1984.prj

6.

ClickAdd,thenClickOK,andClickOKagain.Ifpromptedwithanerror
message,justclickOKagain.
NOTE:WhatyouhavecreatediscalledanEvent.InArcMapworld,thisis
likeareadonly,temporarydisplayofyourdata.Inordertoallowyouto
queryit,manipulateit,anddoanythingwithit,youmustexportitasanew
shapefile.

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7.

RightclickonthenewlycreatedKaranis_Points$Eventsfromthetableof
contents,selectDataExportData

VisualizingYourXYData
NowthatyouhaveyourXYdatainArcMap,youwanttodisplayandvisualizethe
datainwaysthatwouldhighlightimportantfeatures.

ShowPointsbySingleCategoryType
1.

RightclickonKaranis_Points,andselectproperties.

2.

SelecttheSymbologytab.

3.

ClickonCategories,thenUniqueValues

4.

ForthedropdownunderValueFields,selectType_of_GP

5.

ClickontheAddAllValuesbutton

8.

ForOutputshapefileorfeatureclass,clickonthefoldericon,navigateto
yourDatadirectory,andsavethislayerasKaranis_Points.shp.

9.

ClickYeswhenpromptedtoaddthistothemap.

10. Nowyoushouldhavethreeentriesinyourtableofcontents.Rightclickon
thepathtotheExcelspreadsheet(GISWorkshop.xls)andselectRemove.
Youshouldnowbeleftwithtwoitemsinyourtableofcontents
(Karanis_PointsandKaranis.png)

6.

ClickOKandinspectthemapcreated.Zoomin/outandpantomove
around,andusetheIdentifytool

toclickonindividualpoints.

Whatareyourobservationsofthemap?Takealookatthesitecircumference
type.Whileyoucandistinguishpointsthataremarkedascircumferencesofanarea,
youcantvisuallytellwhichsitestheyareencompassing.

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CreatingaNewShapefilefromaSubsetofPoints
Currently,alltheKaranispointsarelumpedtogetherinoneshapefile.Wenowwant
tocreateanewshapefileofonlythosepointswhicharemarkedassite
circumference.
1.

Inthetopmenubar,gotoSelectionSelectByAttributes

2.

LayerKaranis_Point

3.

Method:Createanewselection

4.

DoubleclickonType_of_GPinthetextarea.Thebottomboxshouldnow
haveType_of_GPpopulatedinit.

5.

ClickontheGetUniqueValuesbutton

6.

Clickonthe=button

7.

Doubleclickonsitecircumference

8.

ClickOK

9.

Yourmapshouldnowshowsomepointshighlightedinblue.

10. Nowyouwanttoexportthesehighlightedpointsasanewshapefile.Right
clickonKaranis_Points,selectDataExportData.
11. MakesureSelectedFeaturesisselectedfromtheExportdropdown.
12. Clickonthefoldericon,navigatetoyourDatafolder,andsavethisshapefile
asKaranis_SiteCircumference.shp.

13. ClickOKwhenpromptedtoaddthistoyourmap.
14. Youshouldnowhave3layersinyourtableofcontents:
Karanis_SiteCircumference,Karanis_PointsandKaranis.png.
15. UnchecktheboxnexttoKaranis_Points.
16. RightclickonKaranis_SiteCircumferenceandselectZoomtoLayer.

LabelYourPointFeatures
1.

RightclickonKaranis_SiteCircumferenceandselectProperties.

2.

SelecttheLabelstab.

3.

ChecktheboxnexttoLabelfeaturesinthislayer

4.

ChooseNameforLabelFieldandclickOK.

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CreateaNewShapefileofPolygons

SymbolizeYourPoints

Note:ArcMapdoesnotallowyoutocreateanewshapefilefromscratch.Youfirst
havetocreateanemptyshapefileinArcCatalog.

1.

RightclickonKaranis_SiteCircumferenceandgotoProperties.

2.

SelecttheSymbologytab,Categories,Uniquevalues.

3.

ForValueField,selectName.

4.

ClickonAddAllValues.

5.

Rightclickononeofthesymbolicons,andselectPropertiesforAllSymbols

1.

First,youneedtocreateanemptyshapefile.OpenArcCatalog.

2.

NavigatetoyourDatafolder

3.

GotoFileNewShapefile

4.

NameKaranis_Sites

5.

FeatureTypePolygon

6.

ClickontheEditbuttonunderSpatialReference.

7.

ClickonSelectGeographicCoordinateSystemsWorldWGS1984

6.

Chooseasymbolyoulike.

7.

Noticehowallthesymbolsarecoloredinblack.Makesurenoneofthe
symbolsarehighlighted(Controlclickonanythatare)

8.

SelectacolorrampofyourchoiceandclickOK.

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DrawingPolygons
1.

SwitchbacktoArcMap

2.

AddthenewlycreatedKaranis_Sitesshapefiletotheproject.

3.

GotoToolsEditorToolboxtoactivatetheEditor.

4.

YourEditortoolbarhasanEditorbutton.ClickonitandselectStartEditing.
Ifpromptedwithapopupbox,justclickStartEditing.

5.

OntheEditortoolbarselectthefollowing:
a.

TaskCreateNewFeature

b.

TargetKaranis_Sites

7.

ClickonthePenciltool

8.

Zoomintoanareaextenttowhereyoucanseeaseriesofpointswiththe
samecolorandlabel.

9.

Usingthepenciltool,clickoneachpointanddrawapolygon.

10. Whenyouaredonewithapolygon,clickonF2tofinishthatshape.Start
theprocessagainfornewpolygons.

6.

ClickontheEditorbuttonagain,andselectSnapping.Checktheboxfor
VertexandKaranis_SiteCircumference.Thiswillensurethatwhenyoudraw
yourpolygons,theverticeswillsnaptothecorrectcoordinates.

11. Whenyouaredone,clickontheEditorbutton,andselectStopEditing.
Whenpromptedtosave,clickYes.
12. RightclickonKaranis_SitesfromyourtableofcontentsandselectOpen
AttributeTable.

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13. ClickonOptionsAddField.

ApplyingTransparencytoPolygons

14. NameName

1.

RightclickonKaranis_Siteandgotoproperties.

15. TypeText

2.

ChoosetheDisplaytab.

3.

SettheTransparenceyto50%.

TheFinishingTouches
Usingtheskillsyouhavelearnedsofar,seeifyoucanrecreatethefollowing
map:

16. GobacktotheEditortoolbar,andclickonEditorStartEditing.
17. Youshouldnowbeabletoediteachcellintheattributetable.Enterthe
correctnameforeachsite.

18. Whenyouaredone,gobacktotheEditortoolbar,clickonEditorStop
Editing.

19. Closetheattributetable.

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