1. Introduction to ArcView
ArcView Basics
Introduction to ArcView
Chapter 2 of GIS Concepts and ArcView Methods
Review Chs. 1, 4, 10

2. ESRI GIS Tools Professional Desktop Viewer Developer End User ARC/INFO
ArcView Basics
ESRI GIS Tools
End User
Developer
ARC/INFO
SDE
Professional
ArcView
MapObjects
Desktop
Adapt to Industry Changes
Automation of prices allows sales staff to quickly to respond to market changes
Internet Map
Server
ArcExplorer
Viewer

3. ArcGIS 8.x Several More Products Shapefiles Coverages Map Libraries
ArcView Basics
Several More Products
ArcGIS 8.x
Cad Client
Custom
Apps
Database Engine
Shapefiles
Coverages
Map Libraries
ArcStorm

4. ArcView 8.x as part of “ArcGIS”
Arc Catalog
Arc Map
Arc Toolbox

5. ArcView Basics
ArcView: Very Visual

6. Data formats ArcInfo Coverages ArcView Shapefile Many import formats
ArcView Basics
Data formats
ArcInfo Coverages
info directory
multiple files
ArcView Shapefile
Many import formats
Output to printer, file, image etc.

7. ArcView Basics
ArcInfo COVERAGE

8. ArcView Shapefile Triplet of files, *.shp, *.shx, *.dbf
ArcView Basics
ArcView Shapefile
Triplet of files, *.shp, *.shx, *.dbf
Shapefile “counties”
Counties.shp - points, lines, areas
Counties.shx - index file
Counties.dbf - attribute file
No topology stored!
.zip versus .e00

9. ArcView and Extensions
ArcView Basics
ArcView and Extensions
ArcView 3.x
Spatial Analyst
GridHandler
ChartViewer
Network Analyst
3D Analyst
ArcView Internet Map Server/ArcIMS
Support Products, e.g. Manuals, CD-ROM

10. ArcView Components
Project: collective storage for maps, charts and tables
View: display set for geographic data
Theme: One attribute or data layer, part of a display
Table: spreadsheet-type flat file of attributes and records

11. ArcView: Project, View, Theme, Table

12. ArcView Components (2)
Extension: An extra part of ArcView for specific enhancements, e.g. Spatial Analyst, GridHandler.
Layout: Full set of properties, settings, and components that generate a specific map
Chart: “business graphic” display of data in a table
Script: a program written in ArcView’s programming language called “Avenue”

13. ArcView is WIMPy!

14. The WIMP Interface Windows: Multiple, scroll, resize, elevator bar
Icons: Represent windows, tasks, etc. Can use drag and drop, click to activate etc.
Menus: Pop-up, pull-down, pull-right. Messages
Pointers: Mostly the mouse. Can use digitizer, track ball etc.

15. ArcView: Active Window

16. Windows: The active window
Projects, views, tables, charts, layout, and scripts all have their own windows
Only one window is “active” at a time
To make a window active, click on it or select it from the menus
The title bar will be highlighted in color when the window is active

18. Icons: Buttons vs. Tools
Buttons - top layer of icons
Push once, something will happen
Tools below buttoms
Must do something with mouse to make something happen

21. Help Help menu on right of tool bar
Help topics launches indexed user guide
How to get help is a guide to help
Toolbar icon of arrow with ? Gives context-sensitive help

22. File menu New project Open project (.apr) Close project Save as
Extensions
Exit

23. Project and View menus Properties Customize Rename and delete
Add table INFO, dBASE (.dbf), ASCII
Import (projects, older versions)
SQL connect window

25. Active Theme

27. Legend Editor

28. Helpful Techniques... OVERLAY BUFFERING CLIPPING
integrates 2 or more layers to create a new layer
BUFFERING
creates new features (polygons) from existing features
CLIPPING
extracts and/or deletes features from one layer that overlap with another layer

29. Buffering...

30. Clipping (cookie cutting)...
ArcView Basics
Clipping (cookie cutting)...

31. Analysis or “Geoprocessing”

32. Working with wizards  Explanation & guidance  Helpful graphics
 Not just new users
 Smart defaults!
This is the Buffer wizard
 One operation at a time