Welcome to Geography 176B
Yingjie Hu
Geog 176B Lab
Teaching Assistant: Yingjie Hu (Injay Hoo)
Email: yingjiehu@geog.ucsb.edu
Office: Ellison Hall 5803
Office Hours: Monday 3:00 – 5:00 pm
Lab web page:
http://www.geog.ucsb.edu/classes/Geog176
b/W2012/TA/home.html
Software
• ArcGIS 10 desktop (ArcMap, ArcCatalog,
ArcScene, ArcGlobe, and ArcToolbox)
– Available on all the computers in Star Lab
– For free education edition, ask Dylan Parenti, EH
1709, d@geog.ucsb.edu. (Some modules are not
available in this education edition)
Lab 1: Introduction to ArcGIS
Objective
• To familiarize with the modules of ArcGIS 10
desktop
ArcGIS software suite
• ArcGIS desktop (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcScene,
ArcGlobe, and ArcToolbox)
– Tools for GIS users to manage geographic data, make
spatial analysis, and produce maps.
• ArcGIS Engine
– Components for GIS developers to make customized
desktop applications.
• ArcGIS Server
– Tools for GIS professionals to publish geospatial data on
the Internet. Components for GIS developers to make webbased applications.
• We only use ArcGIS desktop in this class
ArcGIS desktop-- ArcCatalog
• organizing, browsing, and managing geographic data.
ArcGIS desktop-- ArcToolbox
• A set of tools for data processing, analysis, and
conversion.
• Can be started in most ArcGIS desktop
applications.
ArcGIS desktop-- ArcMap
• Creating, viewing, querying, editing, composing,
and publishing maps.
Notes
• Query Data in ArcMap
Notes
• Map Requirements
– Including all map elements (title, North Arrow,
legend, scale bar)
– Following the basic principles of cartography (See
the principles on the instruction material).
Notes
• Read the instruction material carefully before
doing the lab.
• Do NOT use space in the file or folder names
– Use “yingjiehu” instead of “yingjie hu”. If you
really want to separate the words in your folder
name, you can use “yingjie_hu”.
To Hand in through
• Gauchospace
– The question sheet, with typed answers
– One map of your favorite state
– One Corrected SB county map
• Due dates:
– Jan 25th (Next Wednesday) 11:30am