1. Introduction to ArcGIS
Lecture 2
Introduction to ArcGIS

2. ArcGIS – family of software products
Company name: ESRI
Software family: ArcGIS
Software products
ArcView
ArcEditor
ArcInfo
Applications in each product
ArcMap
ArcCatalog

3. ArcGIS – family of software products
Three software products
PRODUCT COST FUNCTIONALITY
ArcView $ Basic
ArcEditor $$ More
ArcInfo $$$ A lot more

4. Three applications make up each product
ArcMap – Create, edit, and analyze maps
ArcCatalog – Browse and manage GIS data
ArcToolbox – Perform analysis and data conversions

5. ArcMap Query and analyze map data Set colors and symbols of layers
Make maps
Edit layers

6. ArcCatalog Browse GIS data Like the Windows Explorer
Create layers, tables, fields

7. ArcToolbox
Data conversion
Projection
(Analysis)

8. Demo Start ArcCatalog, navigate to a folder of GIS data
Geodatabase and shapefile formats
Point, line, and polygon feature classes
Raster data
Start ArcMap and drag some layers to ArcMap
Tools toolbar
Zoom in, pan
Full Extent
Open table, see attributes, sort
Label a layer, change attribute
Colors
Classification
Start ArcToolbox
Perform a data conversions
ArcGlobe demo
Firestorm