INTRODUCTION TO A GIS
SOFTWARE
ARCGIS 10.x
Engr. Rosalyn D. Sontillanosa
Information System Analyst III
Geospatial Information System Management Branch
National Mapping & Resource Information Authority
Basic GIS Training
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
Familiarize the participants with :
• ArcGIS component
• ArcGIS terminology
• ArcGIS interface
• ArcGIS Spatial Data Format
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DEFINITION
ArcGIS :It is a set of software
products for building ArcGIS
systems that best suit your GIS
needs by ESRI (Environmental
Systems Research Institute, Inc.)
ArcGIS 10.x is an integrated
collection of GIS software products
for building a complete GIS.
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Contents List
ArcGIS Product family
ArcGIS Desktop
product
ArcGIS Applications
- ArcMap
- ArcCatalog
- ArcToolbox
ArcMap Interface
Spatial Data Format
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ArcGIS Products Family
Desktop GIS
Server GIS Desktop GIS Server GIS
Mobile GIS
Online GIS ESRI DATA
Mobile GIS
ESRI Data Online GIS
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ArcGIS Desktop Products
ArcView ArcEditor ArcInfo
MORE FUNCTIONALITY
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Overview of applications
All ArcGIS products share common applications
ArcMap, ArcCatalog
ArcToolbox
Command Line
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ArcMap
Primary display application
Perform map-based tasks
Displaying
Editing
Querying
Analyzing
Charting
Reporting
Source: ESRI
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ArcCatalog
A window into your database
Browse your data
Manage your data
Create and view data documentation (metadata)
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ArcToolbox Window
Available in ArcCatalog
and ArcMap
Geographic processing
functions
Provides tools for data
conversion, managing
coordinate systems,
changing map
projections, and more.
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Getting Started Dialog Box
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The ArcMap Interface
Title Bar
Menu Bar
Standard
Toolbar
Display Area
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The ArcMap Interface
Table of
Contents
Status toolbar
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Data View or Layout View?
DATA VIEW
• Display
• Queries
• Editing
• Analysis
LAYOUT VIEW
• Map layouts\
•Make a printable Map
•Define printer paper size
•Map element :
Legend,scale bar etc.
•Templates
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Data View or Layout View?
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Data View or Layout View?
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Data Frame, Layers, Table of Contents, Maps
Data
Frame
Layers
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Data Frame
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Data Frame
A container for layers. It organizes the data
It provides a geographic “window,” or
map frame, in which you can display and
work with geographic information as a
series of map layers.
It can have many data frames
- When a map has more than one data
frame, one of them is the active data frame
- Active data frame appears in bold font
on the Table of Contents.
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Layers
Represents symbolized spatial data
It can be vector dataset (Feature
layers): coverage, shapefiles, CAD
files, Geodatabase
Does not store actual geographic
data
Annotations and Dimensions
Raster datasets
Time datasets
Set symbols, labels and other
properties
Layers can be stored in map
documents (.mxd) or saved
individually as layer files (.lyr)
Manipulate through context menu
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Maps
Holds layers, data frames,
graphics and map elements
Store information in a map
document (.mxd) file.
When you open a map
document, ArcMap checks the
links to the data sources.
If it cannot find the data, it
does not display, but the layer
is still in the data frame. A
small red exclamation mark (! )
will appears on the right of the
layer symbol.
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Table of Contents
Lists all the data frames
and thematic layers on the
map
The check box next to each
layer indicates whether its
display is currently turned
on or off.
Drag layers up or down to
change the display
You can copy and paste
layers within data frame or
into different data frame
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Moving Around the Map
Zoom in or out
Pan the display
Full extents
Back or forward one
display
Zoom to layer
Zoom to selected
features
Select Feature
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Toolbars
Working with toolbars
Standard toolbar—map printing, saving
a map, starting related ArcGIS applications,
and so on
Tools toolbar—map navigation and
query
Layout toolbar—editing and managing
map layouts
Editor toolbar—editing map features
Draw toolbar—adding and editing map
graphics, text, and layout elements
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Standard Toolbars
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Tools Toolbar
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Layout Toolbar
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Using a Bookmark
Spatial Bookmarks identifies a particular
geographic extent that you want to save or
refer to later.
Set and name spatial extent
Data frame specific
Return to it at anytime
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Magnifier, Overview windows, Viewer
See more detail or overview
without changing displays
Overview window-shows
the full extent of the data
Magnifier window-works
like a magnifying glass
Viewer window-works
similar to the magnifier
window, but it retains the
view when move it to the side.
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Labeling Features
Label features using attribute values
Layer properties control appearance
and position
Convert labels to annotation features
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Changing Symbol Properties
Symbol Selector
Layer Properties
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Layer Symbology in ArcMap
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Saving Layer File
Save symbology
Layer files
.lyr extension
Save the display for
a layer without
saving an entire map
document
Load into another
map document
Preview in
ArcCatalog
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Explore Spatial Data Formats
Spatial Data Formats
Shapefile
CAD
Coverage
Raster
Geodatabase
Tables
Internet Map Service
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ESRI SHAPEFILE
Shapefile
Single Feature Class
Attributes stored in dBASE
Made up of separate files
Can create and edit with
ArcGIS or ArcView3.x
Use only ArcCatalog to manage
shapefile
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ESRI COVERAGE DATA FORMAT
Coverage
Multiple feature
class
Attributes store in
INFO table
Can only be stored
in an ArcGIS
Workspace
Use only ArcCatalog to
manage shapefile
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CAD FORMAT
Computer Aided
Design files (DXF,
DWG, DGN)
Display one or all
features
Edit after
converting
geodatabase
feature class or
shapefile
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RASTER DATA
GRID
Images
TIFF
BMP
SID
JPEG
ERDAS
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GEODATABASE
Can be use by using
ArcCatalog
A centralized storage format
Feature datasets model spatial
relationships
It can store a single feature
type (point, line and polygon or
group them together Into a
collection called feature
datasets as long as they have
the same spatial reference
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Explore Data in ArcCatalog
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Connecting to Folder
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Three Ways to View the Data
CONTENTS
PREVIEW
DESCRIPTION
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Software Components /Extension Modules
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ArcGIS 3D Analyst Extension
The ArcGIS 3D Analyst extension provides tools for creating, visualizing,
and analyzing GIS data in a three-dimensional (3D) context.
View GIS data on a 3D globe using ArcGlobe.
View GIS data within a 3D
planimetric view using
ArcScene.
Build and maintain functional
surfaces, such as a terrain
dataset constructed from
lidar.
Query and analyze surfaces, such as slope and aspect.
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ArcGIS Spatial Analyst Extension
Provides a broad range of powerful
spatial modeling and analysis
capabilities.
Create, query, map, and analyze
cell-based raster data;
Perform integrated raster/vector
analysis;
Derive new information from
existing data;
Query information across multiple
data layers;
Integrate cell-based raster data
with traditional vector data
sources.
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THANK YOU
