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Introduction to GIS

Using ArcGIS
To perform computer-based tasks

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ArcMap is used to perform
map-based tasks
• Mapping
– Create maps by working geographically and
interactively
• Display and present
– Export or print
– Publish on WWW
• Edit
– Update data
– Modify features
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ArcMap is used to perform
map-based tasks
• Query

• Chart

• Reporting
– Embed maps in reports

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ArcMap is a Map-centric GUI tool used
to perform map-based tasks
•Analyze
–Visualize information
•See patterns
•Reveal hidden trends
•Show relationships between features
–Solve problems
•Where is
•How close
•How much
•What if
•Develop custom mapping applications based
on ArcMap components
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Edit in GIS

Using ArcGIS
Update data and
Modify features

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 Outline of the steps

• Change the layer name

• Switch from Data View to Layer View
• Set the format and size of the paper for printing
• Set the projection of the map
• Insert title, legend, Orientation a scale to a map
• Print
• Export a map for use in MS word or PowerPoint

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Start ArcMap, Shift to layout view and format the “Page
and Print Set up” to open the presentation as shown below

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Display the Map of the African continent

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Save the map under the name
“African_Ctry”

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Save the map under the name
“African_Ctry”

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How many countries
do we have on the
African Continent?

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To determine the number of countries on the
African continent, Right click on the layer of
“Africa_BaseMap” and Click on “Open Attribute
Table”

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The attribute of the table will open. You can read
that there are 57 countries on the African
Continent.
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 Editing Data in
ArcMap
Copying a Shape file

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Create a copy from the Shape file of “Africa_BaseMap”.
Right Click on it, Select Data and Click on "Export Data”

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Look for “Output feature class:” and click on the
appropriate folder, you intend to store our Output

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When the appropriate folder is open, Look for
“Name” and type “Africa_Pop” save the new shape
file

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You are back to the Export Data Window. Confirm
that your shape file was properly named

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Please add the new layer to the currently displayed
map

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The new layer is displayed at the top and it shows
as below

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Editing Data in
ArcMap –
Add Variables

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Open the Attribute table of the Layer
“Africa_Pop”

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When the “Attribute table” Appears. Click to get
the menu of “Table Option”. Then Click on Add
Field

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Create a new Variable “Pop2014”, set the “Type” of
the variable to be “Double”. Validate by clicking on
“OK”

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The new Variable “Pop2014” is added to your
Attribute table.

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The new Variable average growth rate for the period 2010-
2015“AGRT_1015” is added to your Attribute table.

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Variables were added but you cannot make any edit of
data in the modified “Attribute table”. You need to
activate the “Editor”.

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 Editing Data in
ArcMap –
Use the Editor to enter
data in the new
variables
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You need to activate the “Editor” to
modify the “Attribute table”

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Open the menu of the “Editor” and
Click to select “Start Editing”.

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Note the changes on the menu bar.

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After you right click of the layer of “Africa_Pop”, select
“Open Attribute Table” and in “Table Options” Select
“Find and Replace”

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In the Window of “Find and Replace” type in “Find
What” Sudan then click on “Find Next”.

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Sudan is found in the “Attribute Table”

Enter the
Pop of 2014
and the
growth rate
2010/2015
for Sudan,
Algeria and
Egypt

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 UNDP 2015 Statistical table
Source: website http://hdr.undp.org

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Stop Editing

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Save the updating of your data

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When back to your map, right click on the
layer “Africa_Pop” and select “Properties”

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Set the layer properties to “Symbology”, Select the
“Value” to read “AGRT_1015”. Set the grouping to
three with “Classify”. Complete task with “OK”.

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The countries for which data on total population and
growth rate were entered are shown on the map which
display the average annual growth rate.

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You can generate table to preform quickly the data entry.
You will have to create a new table for data entry in Excel

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In “Table options”, select “Export” to create a new table
which will contain all the variable of the “Attribute Table”
of “Africa_Pop”

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Name the New table (data file) as “Africa_Pop”. Make
sure you stored it in the Folder “02 data” and the data
type is “dBase Table”. Conclude by saving the file with
“Save”.

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Confirm with “OK” your decision to create a new data
file

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Please the table to the current map

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Back to the “Attribute table”, close it.

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You are back to your map.

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In opening the “Explorer” you can see the file export as
a dbase file. Click on it and it will open in “Excel”.

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Save the file in Excel in 97-2003 format

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