1. Introducing ArcGIS Desktop

2. ArcGIS Desktop is a GIS software product line
ArcReader
Lets you view and print digital maps created by others
ArcView
Query, analyze, and overlay layers
ArcEditor
ArcView + additional data creation and editing tools
ArcInfo
ArcEditor + additional set of spatial analysis tools
ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo share a common user interface and
can freely exchange maps and data
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3. ArcGIS ArcGIS is composed of three Programs ArcMap ArcToolbox
ArcCatalog
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4. ArcMap ArcMap is the primary program you will be working with in class
Display Data
Edit Data
Query Attributes
Conduct Spatial Analysis
Design Maps for Output
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5. ArcMap ArcMap has a data view for creating,
symbolizing, and analyzing maps
ArcMap also has a layout view for
composing maps for printing.
You can add titles, scale bars,
legends, and other elements
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6. ArcToolbox
ArcToolbox is the Program you use for many Analysis, Conversion, and Data Management functions
Most Used Toolboxes
3D Analyst
Analysis
Conversion
Coverage
Data Management
Spatial Analyst
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7. ArcCatalog ArcCatalog is the application used
to browse and manage spatial data
Create, Copy, Rename, Move Data
Search, Preview, and Manage Data
Create and Update Metadata
Conduct Basic Processing of Data
NOTE: you must use ArcCatalog
to create new files
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8. Extending ArcGIS Desktop
You can augment the capabilities of ArcGIS Desktop with specialized extension products that are fully integrated with ArcGIS Desktop.
ArcGIS Spatial Analyst – maps and analyzes measured data as well as allowing you to represent, query, and summarize.
ArcGIS 3D Analyst – gives you the ability to see spatial data in three dimensions.
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9. Exploring ArcMap
ArcMap is an application for displaying maps and analyzing data. The ArcMap application window consists of a map display for viewing spatial data, a table of contents for listing the layers shown in the display, and a variety of toolbars for working with the data.
Leave ArcCatalog open
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10. ArcMap - Layout Main menu toolbar Standard toolbar Catalog window
Table of
contents
Search
window
Tools
toolbar
You can change the way ArcMap looks to suit your preferences and the kind of work you do. Toolbars can be hidden or shown. New commands can be added to them. They can be docked at different places in the application window or can float independently of it.
Map
display
Draw
toolbar
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11. Exploring ArcCatalog
ArcCatalog is an application for managing geographic data. You can copy, move, and delete data; search for data; look at data before deciding whether to add it to a map; and create new data.
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12. ArcCatalog - Layout Main menu toolbar Location toolbar Standard
Geography
toolbar
Metadata
toolbar
Catalog
display
(preview
mode)
Catalog
tree
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13. Spatial data comes in many different formats
Geodatabases
Coverages
Shapefiles
CAD files (computer-aided design)
Rasters
TINs (triangulated irregular networks)
Each format is identified by its own icon in ArcCatalog
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14. ArcCatalog gives you more information about spatial data than you can get from Windows Explorer or other file browsers. It can show you which folders contain spatial data and what kinds of spatial data they contain. It lets you preview features and attributes of data before you add the data to a map.
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15. let’s have some fun
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