Beginners Guide to ArcGIS 9.3
For new GIS and/or ArcGIS users who wish to utilise the key functions of the software. This online ArcGIS training course is a perfect introduction to ArcGIS 9.3 and all of its constituent applications: ArcMap, ArcCatalog and ArcToolbox. The course includes information on loading spatial and attribute data, symbolising data, building attribute expressions, interactive spatial selection, dynamic label management and producing maps and map templates.
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Course Sections
Section 1 : Introduction to ArcGISThe ArcGIS structure, ArcGIS Desktop Software, Map Documents: Opening, Using & Key Elements, Layout & Data Views, Table of Contents, Spatial Layers, Attribute Tables & Graphs, The ArcMap GUI, On-Line Help
Section 2 : ArcCatalog & ArcToolboxThe ArcCatalog Application, Creating Connections, ArcCatalog Preview & Display Options, MetaData & Editing MetaData, Shapefile Properties & Structure, Coordinate Systems & Projection, Manage Data, Feature Datasets & Feature Classes, The ArcToolbox Application – Tool Groups, Projection Tools
Section 3 : Managing Map Documents & Adding DataManaging the Map Document, Layout Page Set-Up, Adding Data Frames and Properties, Valid Spatial Data Sources, Adding Spatial Data, Creating & Managing Group Data Layers, Layer (*.lyr) Files, Saving Map DocumentsValid Attribute Data Sources, Adding Stand-Alone Tables, Using XY Coordinates, Managing Event Layers
Section 4 : Symbolising Spatial DataSingle Symbol Legend, Symbol Selector, Unique Values Legend; Customisation, Specific Values, Layer Files to Store Symbology, Quantities Legend; Classification Methods, Exclusion, Graduated Colours Classification, Graduated Symbols, Chart Legends, Layer Transparency
Section 5 : Using Spatial DataControlling the Scale of the Display, Scale Thresholds and Properties, Full Extent Tool / Zoom to Layers, Setting & Managing a Reference Scale, Bookmarks menu & Bookmarks Manager, Identify Tool, Measure Tool, Overview Window, Magnifier Window, Viewer WindowLayer Selection & Interactive Methods, Managing the Selection; Exporting, Selection Layer, Selection Colour & Style
Section 6 : Attribute Queries & Managing Attribute TablesSelect by Attributes dialog, Selection Build Methods, SQL Syntax & Error Management, Definition Query on a Layer, Using the Find FunctionKey Attribute Fields, Table Appearance, Field Properties, Width & Position, Freezing/Unfreezing Fields, Advanced Table Sorting, Table Statistics, Interactive Record Selection
Section 7 : Creating & Managing LabelsMapTips, Label Options, Label Style & Customisation, Label Placement/Orientation/Angle & Duplicate Labels, Label Visibility & Scale, Layer Files & Label Properties
Section 8 : Layouts & Map TemplatesLayout Elements , Page & Print Set-Up, Layout Title & General Text and Graphics, Extent Rectangles, Controlling the Map Scale, Scale Bars, Scale Text, Scaling to Fit Page Option, Adding Tables, Graphs & Pictures, Adding a Scatterplot Matrix, Creating & Managing Legends, Printing & Managing the Layout, Exporting a Layout, Exporting to a PDF with a TOC, Creating, Managing & Using Map Templates
Section 9 : Spatial Editing, Map Topology & Attribute EditingCreating a New Shapefile & Managing Field Structure, Creating a New Stand-Alone Table , The Editor Toolbar, Editing Tasks & the Sketch Tool, Snapping Environment & Tolerances, Creating New Features, Auto-Complete Features, Copy & Paste Features, Panning & Zooming, Saving EditsModifying Features: Entire Feature , Modifying Features: Individual Vertices, Reshape Features, Cutting & Merging , Modifying Shared Features: Topology, Shared Geometry, Reshape Edge & Auto-Complete TasksModify Attribute Table Fields and Rows, Editing Attributes, Field Calculator for Attributes, Calculating Selected Records Only, Field Calculator for Geometry
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