Inside Arclnfo,9781566901949

Inside Arclnfo

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ISBN13: 9781566901949
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Pub. Date: 2000-05-30
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Summary

ArcInfo® Version 8.0, covered in this book, is a major and exciting revision of the software. This edition of INSIDE ArcInfo guides you through the program's new interface, modules, and functionality as well as its traditional functionality. The first part of the book covers the new drag-and-drop interface modules ArcCatalog, ArcMap, and ArcToolbox with a PowerStart exercise to get you making maps right away. The second part covers the traditional modules Arc, ArcEdit, and ArcPlot, including tips and exercises that even veteran ArcInfo users will find helpful. Designed for flexibility of use, this book addresses both the new and experienced ArcInfo user, as well as those new to or experienced in the area of GIS. Each chapter can be worked on as a discrete unit, allowing you to chart your own course through the book. With this edition of Inside ArcInfo you can: Master the new functionality and features of version 8.0, Use the PowerStart Exercise to start producing maps immediately, Update your knowledge of the traditional modules, Discover the power and flexibility of INFO, the database component of ArcInfo, Learn the basics of writing Arc Macro Language programs (AMLs).

Table of Contents

Introduction ix
Philosophy and Approach ix
What This Book Covers ix
Summary of New Features x
How to Use This Book xi
Companion CD-ROM Installation xii
An Introduction to GIS
1(26)
GIS Versus CAD
3(1)
Organizing Data in ArcInfo
3(2)
Topology and ArcInfo
5(2)
Getting Data into ArcInfo
7(2)
Digitizing and Scanning Data
7(1)
Creating Data Layers from Files
8(1)
Analyzing Data
9(1)
Displaying Data
10(1)
Summary
10(1)
PowerStart Exercise
11(16)
ArcCatalog
27(28)
Types of Data ArcCatalog Can Access
28(3)
ArcMap Maps and Layers
28(1)
Folders
29(1)
Shapefiles and Associated dBase Files
29(1)
Coverages
30(1)
TIN and Raster Files
30(1)
CAD Files
30(1)
Geodatabases
31(1)
Coordinate Systems
31(1)
XML Files
31(1)
The Menu Interface
31(2)
Exploring Data Using ArcCatalog
33(1)
Exploring the Content of Exercise 2-1
33(1)
Examining Information About a Shapefile
34(1)
Examining Metadata
35(3)
Examining a Coverage
38(3)
Managing Data
41(8)
Creating a Folder
42(1)
Moving Data Sets to New Folders
42(1)
Copying Data Sets to a New Folder
43(1)
Renaming Data Sets
44(1)
Deleting Folders and Data Sets
45(1)
Creating ArcInfo Workspaces
45(1)
Creating ArcInfo Coverages
46(3)
Customizing the Catalog
49(1)
Customizing a Toolbar
49(1)
Assigning a Name to a New Toolbar
49(1)
Assigning Tools to a Menu Bar
50(2)
Menu Commands
52(2)
File Menu
52(1)
Edit Menu
52(1)
View Menu
53(1)
Go Menu
53(1)
Tools Menu
53(1)
Help Menu
54(1)
Summary
54(1)
ArcMap
55(60)
Getting Started with ArcMap
56(7)
The Screen Layout
57(5)
Customizing ArcMap
62(1)
Identifying Features Using ArcMap
63(1)
Drawing City Streets
63(3)
Finding Hessian Road
66(3)
Finding Roads Within 500 Meters of Hessian Road
69(3)
Adding a ``Mouse-over'' and a Hyperlink
72(3)
Creating a List of Streets Within 500 Meters of Hessian Road
75(3)
Displaying Multiple Data Layers
78(6)
ArcMap Templates
84(1)
Creating a Map
85(1)
Selecting a Template
85(1)
Adding Data Layers to a Map
86(2)
Resizing the Map Area
88(1)
Changing Symbols, Labeling Streets, and Adding a Title
89(5)
Saving a Map
94(1)
Creating a Hyperlink
95(3)
Cartographic Principles
98(8)
Conceptualizing a Map
98(2)
Classifying Data
100(2)
Designing a Map
102(4)
ArcMap Menu Commands
106(7)
File Menu
106(1)
Edit Menu
107(1)
View Menu
108(2)
Insert Menu
110(1)
Selection Menu
110(1)
Tools Menu
111(2)
Window Menu
113(1)
Summary
113(2)
ArcToolbox
115(110)
The Menu System
116(21)
Using the New Tool Sets
132(5)
Exploring the Tool Sets
137(1)
Importing Shapefiles as ArcInfo Coverages
137(1)
Creating a Coverage of Virginia's Boundary
138(7)
Creating a Coverage of Federally Owned Land in Virginia
145(1)
Overlaying Federal Lands in Virginia with the County Coverage
146(5)
Determining Which Counties Have Federal Lands
151(2)
A Reference Guide to ArcToolbox
153(70)
Data Management Tools
154(32)
Analysis Tools
186(37)
Summary
223(2)
An Introduction to ArcInfo Workstation
225(16)
The Modules of ArcInfo Workstation
226(3)
An Approach to Using ArcInfo Workstation Commands
229(11)
How to Start and Quit ArcInfo
229(1)
Entering Commands
230(2)
Finding Commands
232(3)
Accessing On-line Help
235(5)
Summary
240(1)
ArcEdit
241(84)
ArcEdit Environments
243(1)
Exploring ArcEdit
244(1)
Getting Started with the Pull-down Menus
244(10)
Command Line Entry
254(3)
Editing Arcs, Nodes, and Polygons
257(20)
Arcs and Nodes Menu Reference
258(14)
Polygon Feature Menu
272(5)
Editing the Blue-eyed Corn Moth Project Area Coverage
277(15)
Editing Labels
292(5)
Combining Coverages
297(1)
Adding an Item and Values to Labels
297(7)
Some Arc Commands for Editing Coverages
304(6)
Annotation
310(5)
Editing Annotation
315(1)
Starting ArcEdit and Setting Up the Work Environment
315(1)
Adding Annotation from a Coverage Item
316(2)
Adding Annotation Interactively
318(4)
Summary
322(3)
ArcPlot
325(36)
Exploring ArcPlot's Pull-down Menus
327(2)
Creating Views and Querying Spatial Data in ArcPlot
329(1)
Using Views and Querying Spatial Data
330(1)
Getting Started
330(1)
Creating a New View
331(7)
Saving the View
338(1)
Querying the Cities Theme
339(1)
Selecting a City Using the Logical Expression Menu
340(3)
Changing Symbols
343(3)
Creating a Map Composition in ArcPlot
346(1)
Creating a Map Composition in ArcPlot
346(1)
Opening a Map Composition
346(3)
Adding an Element to a Map
349(2)
Adding Another Element and Changing Its Size
351(5)
Adding a North Arrow
356(3)
Printing Paper Maps and Internet-ready Maps
359(1)
Summary
360(1)
Arc
361(22)
Exploring Arc's Pull-down Menus
362(9)
Command Tools Data Management Menu
364(3)
The Secondary Command Tools Menu: Geoprocessing Tools
367(4)
Spatial Analysis Using the Menu Commands
371(1)
Stepping Through a Spatial Analysis
372(2)
Extracting Ireland from the uk_eire_bdrs Coverage
374(4)
Extracting Irish Cities from the uk_eire_cty Coverage
378(2)
Summary
380(3)
Managing Data Using INFO
383(38)
Attribute Data
385(1)
Exploring INFO
386(1)
Starting Arc and Info
386(2)
Listing Files in the INFO Directory
388(1)
Selecting One File and Listing Its Items
389(2)
Adding, Deleting, and Modifying Records
391(1)
Entering Record Data
391(2)
Deleting a Record
393(1)
Modifying a Record
394(2)
Arc Commands That Modify INFO Files
396(4)
Adding Items
396(2)
Deleting Items
398(2)
Adding Records from a Text File
400(1)
Adding Data from a Text File
400(1)
Verifying Compatibility
401(1)
Creating an INFO File
401(1)
Reading Information into an INFO File
402(2)
Joining Two Files
404(2)
Creating and Deleting INFO Files
406(1)
Creating an INFO File
407(1)
Collecting Items into a File
407(2)
Adding Records to a File
409(1)
Relating Data Files
410(1)
Exercise 9-5: Relating INFO Files
411(1)
Adding an Item to the Productsales Data File
411(1)
Relating Two Files
412(1)
Viewing Data in Both Files
412(1)
Calculating Sales of Widgets per Customer
413(1)
Creating a Report
414(1)
Creating a Simple INFO Report
415(1)
Defining the Report
415(2)
Using an Existing Report
417(1)
Printing a Report
418(1)
Summary
419(2)
The Basics of Arc Macro Language
421(40)
Scripting and Using &watch Files
423(1)
Drawing a Coverage in ArcPlot
424(1)
Creating an AML
424(1)
Executing (Running) an AML
425(2)
Modifying an AML to Create a Plot File
427(1)
Adding Documentation to cnty_map.aml
428(2)
Using &watch Files
430(1)
Creating an AML from an &watch File
430(1)
Starting an &watch File
430(1)
Entering Commands to Draw Madison County Roads
430(1)
Turning Off the &watch File
431(1)
Examining and Editing an &watch File
431(1)
AML Programming Basics
432(6)
AML Directives
432(1)
Variables
433(2)
AML Functions
435(1)
Reading In a File and Writing a Loop in AML
436(2)
Looping with an AML
438(1)
Typing Code for an AML
438(1)
Executing an AML
439(1)
Viewing the New Maps
439(5)
&ATOOL and &AMLPATH
444(2)
Using FormEdit to Create Menus
446(2)
Creating a Menu
448(1)
Creating an AML
448(1)
Using FormEdit to Create a Menu
448(9)
Using the Select Menu
457(2)
Summary
459(2)
Appendix A: Internet Data Sources 461(4)
Federal Agencies
461(2)
State Sources
463(1)
International Sources
463(1)
Private Sources
464(1)
Collections/Link Sites
464(1)
Index 465

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