Week 9 Task 1: Basic Table Manipulations in ArcMap

1.0 Create Tables

1. Add shapefile: soils.shp (have location, data and attributes) LC soils open attribute
table or property symbology Value field: Soil_type Add All Values Apply
2. Catalog LC folder New dbaseTable LC dbaseTable Properties
General, table name: SoilProps Apply
3. LC dbaseTable (SoilProps) Open top left button Add Field
Name: soil_type;
Type: Long Integer
4. Add field
Name: name;
Type: text; Length: 20
5. Add field
Name: fert_class;
Type: Double;
precision: 10;
scale: 0
6. Add Field
Name: drain_class;
Type: Double;
precision: 10,
scale: 0
7. Editor Start editing Key in relevant data in respective column Save edit Stop edit
8. LC shapefile (soils) Joins and Relates Join 1) Soil type (shapefile); 2) soil_prop
(dbaseTable) OK no (doesnt matter yes or no)
9. LC shapefile (soils) property symbology Value field: fert_class Add All Values
Apply
(Classify the soil into different groups of fertility type)
(Outcome: Classify the shapefile based on the interested property by merging the data)

2.0 Join Tables

1. Add data Shape file, dbaseTable (.dbf)
2. LC RC shapefile Joins and Relates Join
shapefile (same with dbaseTable);
dbaseTable (same with shapefile)
OK no (doesnt matter yes or no)
3. To make the temporary join permanent: LC RC shapefile Data Export data OK

3.0 Select Tables

1. Select shapefile Open Attribute Table Table Options Select by Attribute
type condition Apply Clear selection
4.0 Select & Assign
1. Select shapefile (still_wet) Open Attribute Table Table Options
Select by Attribute Wet_type=out (get unique Values) Table Options
Add Field
Name: Size;
type: text;
Length= 10
OK
2. RC size column Field Calculator wisconsin Table Options Clear Selection
(assign value for the select reference)
3. Table Options Select by Attribute Clear
Area>= 222.61195 AND area <= 2993.85555 (Get unique values) Apply
4. RC size column Field Calculator small OK Table Options Clear Selection
5. Table Options Select by Attribute Clear Area>= 3001.8695 AND Area <=
9969.29615 (Get unique values) Apply
6. RC size column Field Calculator medium OK Table Options Clear Selection
7. Table Options Select by Attribute Clear Area>= 10076.1794 AND Area <=
5103526.79121 OR Area = 95136516.60342 Apply
(To exclude Wisconsin from selection, OR is needed.
This is due to 5103526m2 <Wisconsin area <95136516m2)
8. RC size column Field Calculator Large OK Table Options Clear Selection
9. Table Options Select by Attribute Clear Wet_type=U (Get unique values)
Apply
10. RC size column Field Calculator Uplands OK Table Options Clear Selection
Close Table
11. Select shapefile (still_wet) Properties Symbology Categories Unique values
Value Field: Size Add All Values Uncheck all other values Apply, OK
(Classify the shapefile in accordance to the property/type wanted)

Week 9 Task 2: Spatial Selection

1. Selection Select by Location Select Features from The interested city/states/etc
Source layer: the control Apply search distance: miles Spatial Selection method:
depending on the question