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Lecture 2
Introduction to ArcGIS
ArcGIS – family of software products Company name: ESRI Software family: ArcGIS
Software products ArcView ArcEditor ArcInfo
Applications in each product ArcMap ArcCatalog ArcEditor
ArcGIS – family of software products Three software products
PRODUCT COST FUNCTIONALITY ArcView $ Basic ArcEditor $$ More ArcInfo $$$ A lot more
Three applications make up each product ArcMap – Create, edit, and analyze maps ArcCatalog – Browse and manage GIS data ArcToolbox – Perform analysis and data
conversions
ArcMap Query and analyze map data Set colors and symbols of layers Make maps Edit layers
ArcCatalog Browse GIS data Like the Windows
Explorer Create layers,
tables, fields
ArcToolbox
Data conversion Projection (Analysis)
Demo Start ArcCatalog, navigate to a folder of GIS data
Geodatabase and shapefile formats Point, line, and polygon feature classes Raster data
Start ArcMap and drag some layers to ArcMap Tools toolbar
Zoom in, pan Full Extent
Open table, see attributes, sort Label a layer, change attribute Colors Classification
Start ArcToolbox Perform a data conversions
ArcGlobe demo Firestorm