2014
Lynda
Adam Wilbert
3:13
English

Get up and running with ArcGIS, a true geographic information system (GIS) that allows you to dig into highly accurate geospatial data in a way other mapping applications can't compete with. It's great creating maps, analyzing data for land use studies and other reports, and preparing data for use in an application or database. Let Adam Wilbert show you how to display, analyze, and illustrate geospatial data with ArcGIS. He explores how to import data from multiple sources, manage it with the ArcGIS catalog, and then start making maps. Learn how to lay out your data in the ArcMap component; add symbols, scale bars, and legends; and get your maps out of ArcGIS and into the real world, whether it's for printing or export to another application.

Introduction
Welcome
Using the exercise files
Working with GIS data files
1. Getting Started
What is GIS?
Understanding ArcGIS versions
Getting to know the ArcMap interface
Orienting yourself with multiple windows
Understanding layers
Identifying features
Making selections
Viewing attribute tables
2. Exploring Geospatial Data
Introducing ArcCatalog
Understanding vector data
Exploring vector data
Understanding raster data
Exploring raster data
Viewing and modifying metadata
Understanding projection and coordinate systems
3. Organizing the Map
Adding data to the map
Importing data from online providers
Editing layer properties and symbology
Labeling features
Classifying data
4. Creating Data
Creating new data files
Drawing new features with the Editor toolbar
Plotting points from a spreadsheet
Exploring ArcToolbox
Joining data
Clipping data to a study area
Creating buffers
5. Finishing the Map
Working with map layouts
Inserting a locator map
Creating a legend
Adding scale bars, north arrows, and titles
Printing and exporting the map to a file
Conclusion
Next steps

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