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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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