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Before we start….please do the ff.:

 Create your personal folder in the CSSCR Temp folder
 Go to the following links and save them in your folders:
 https://wagda.lib.washington.edu/data/geography/us/vector/data/cities_dtl.zip
 https://wagda.lib.washington.edu/data/geography/us/vector/data/dtl_cnty.zip
 https://wagda.lib.washington.edu/data/geography/us/vector/data/rail100k.zip
 Extract all the saved files inside the folder you created
CSSCR Back-to-School Seminar, Fall 2009

A. A. Ortega
Introduction to
ArcGIS
Arnisson Andre C. Ortega, Ph.C.
Department of Geography
University of Washington, Seattle

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Introduction to ArcGIS |CONTENTS

Spatial Visualization & G.I.S.
What is ArcGIS?
Easy Mapping Techniques Using ArcGIS

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Spatial Visualization & G.I.S. |Spatial Visualization
‘How to say what to whom, and is it effective?’

Source: Kraak and Brown, 2001

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Spatial Visualization & G.I.S. |G.I.S.
 Geographic Information
System (G.I.S.) if taken as a
system, involves the hardware,
software, peoples and the
procedure in spatial data
visualization, management,
representation and analysis
(NCGIA Core Curriculum in GIS, 2009)

Source: ESRI

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Spatial Visualization & G.I.S. |Geospatial Database
MAP DATABASE

column row

vector raster t.i.n.*
Point Cell Triangle

Line
Polygon

CSSCR Back-to-School Seminar, Fall 2009 *T.I.N. (Triangulated Irregular Network)
Introduction to ArcGIS
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CSSCR Back-to-School Seminar, Fall 2009
Introduction to ArcGIS
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CSSCR Back-to-School Seminar, Fall 2009
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What is ArcGIS? |Software Background
ArcGIS is the ‘hegemonic’ G.I.S. software
program; developed & distributed by ESRI

ArcGIS editions

ArcView ArcEditor ArcInfo
Standard Professional Enterprise
Increasing product price

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What is ArcGIS? |Software Background
ArcGIS Interfaces

ArcCatalog ArcMap ArcToolbox
•Create, Edit, •Contains a set of
•Organization of handy tools
GIS files Manipulate,
Analyze & Query •Analysis,
•Creation, GIS data Conversion &
Preview, Open Data Mgt Tools
GIS data files
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What is ArcGIS? |Exploring ArcMap
Loading, Arranging & Exploring Attributes of Layers
Zoom & Pan
Selection Features: Selecting, Identifying and Finding
Features

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Loading, Arranging and Exploring Layer
Attributes

Add Data toolbar

Layer = map + attribute
Sorting Layers
Open Attribute table
Change Layer Properties

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Zoom & Pan

Tool toolbar
Zoom, Pan and
Change Map Scale

Zoom & Pan

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Selection Features: Selecting, Identifying and
Finding Features

Select Feature Tool
 Zoom to Selected Features
 Statistics
 Clear Selected Features
Identify Feature Tool

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Finding Features

Find Toolbar

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Easy Mapping Techniques Using ArcGIS|Loading A Map

 With ArcMap
Open, click the
Add Data
toolbar
 Search for the
shapefiles (.shp)
in the folders
you created
earlier and click
Add
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Easy Mapping Techniques Using ArcGIS|Querying

With the layer,
dtl_cnty
checked, go to:
Selection >Select
By Attributes
Query the
attributes (see
illustration)

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Easy Mapping Techniques Using ArcGIS|Selecting &
Creating Layers Out of Selection

Selected features
(counties of
Washington
State) are
highlighted
Create a new
layer out of the
selected features
(see illustration)

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Easy Mapping Techniques Using ArcGIS|Creating Shapefiles

Create a new
shapefile out of
the layer (see
illustration) & make
sure to create your
desired .shp
filename in your
folder (for easy access)
Add the new
shapefile using
Add Data toolbar
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Easy Mapping Techniques Using ArcGIS|Creating A
Choropleth Map
Choropleth maps are
thematic maps in which
areal units are shaded in
proportion to measurement
of variable (e.g. population
density)
Right Click Layer of
interest and Select
Properties

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Easy Mapping Techniques Using ArcGIS|Creating A
Choropleth Map
 With Layer Properties opened, go to Symbology and then select:
Quantities > Field (POP05_SQMI) > OK
 A choropleth map showing population density (2005) per county
within Washington State is shown

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Easy Mapping Techniques Using ArcGIS|Adding Fields and
Calculating new variables

 Examine Table Attributes of
your created shapefile
 Let us say we are interested to
see the spatial distribution of
proportion of blacks per
county in Washington State
 We can create a new
attribute(variable) (say,
variable name, pblack) for this
by using the formula:
pblack=black/pop2000

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Easy Mapping Techniques Using ArcGIS|Adding Fields and
Calculating new variables

 We first add a new
field
 Open attribute table
 Right Click and
Select ‘Add Field’

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Easy Mapping Techniques Using ArcGIS|Adding Fields and
Calculating new variables

 With the Add Field window
open, fill-out variable
specifics (name = pblack, type
= double)
 Right click the new variable,
pblack, and click Field
Calculator
 With the Field Calculator
window open, calculate the
values (see illustration)

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EXERCISE ALERT!!!
1. Make a choropleth map using the
new variable, pblack.
2. Try exploring other map types, e.g.
population dot maps
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Easy Mapping Techniques Using ArcGIS|Map Layout

 With our desired map made, we can proceed to create our map
layout
 Go to View > Layout View
 In the Layout View, we can add the classic elements of maps,
e.g. Title, Legend, Scale, Direction
 We can save the map and convert it into image file by going to
File > Export Map >

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Easy Mapping Techniques Using ArcGIS|Map Layout

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A FEW LAST WORDS…………………………….......

 If lost….always check on the HELP Menu Bar
 There is a plethora of tutorials, data and other resources relating
to ArcGIS mapping
 Advantages and Disadvantages of using ArcGIS
 Stay tuned for future CSSCR Back-to-School Quarterly classes
that will feature GIS Mapping
 Geoprocessing
 Spatial Statistics
 Subject/Theme-related mapping techniques (demographic, housing,
environmental, etc.)
 I am just an email/visit/call away……..
 Andre Ortega, Geography Consultant (aaortega@u.washington.edu)
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