Texas A&M University - ECEN 632Lab 01_updated Map Design

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Lab 01 Chapter 1: Introduction & Chapter 2: Map Design Hyun-Woo KimAnnouncement 1. Lecture Slides: eCampus Lab Resources and Other Presentations  Lab Lectures 2. Data Installation (for assignm... ents): eCampus Week 1: Introductions and Class Planning  Week 1 Lab: Software and Data Installation  GIS Tutorial Data – Unzip and InstallKey Ideas for Lab#01 1. ArcCatalog & ArcMap 2. Geodatabase (filename.gdb) 3. Attribute Table 4. Feature Selection 5. Statistics 6. Color Change 7. Labeling 8. Bookmark 9. Group Layers 10. Symbology 11. Dynamic Scale 12. Definition Query Assignments A1-1/1-2 (p.42-45) A2-1/2-2/2-3 (p.88-93)- ArcCatalog enables us to see file structure and its information. - ArcMap is close to a viewer. It does not deal much with file itself. - ArcMap allows us to manipulate file’s representation. - Whenever you deal with file information, use ArcCatalog, not ArcMap! ArcCatalog ArcMapTable of contents Tools toolbar Identify results window Map document window Standard toolbar Main menu Software Overview – ArcMap (Desktop GIS)- In ArcMap 10, ArcCatalog is included in ArcMap. Convenient way to manage your file and work at the same time. - Recommend launching catalog separately.- Advanced tools with form-based input by users ArcToolboxGeodatabase - The geodatabase is a "container" used to hold a collection of datasets (GIS features, tables, raster images, etc). [Show More]

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