Introduction to
Geographic
Information Systems:
GIS
Module 3: Basic ArcGIS
Project
Created by: Scott Kelly 2010
Connect to folder
This is my new
project folder
Double click on this icon
to connect to a database
server
This what it will
look like when you
are connected to
the GRAIL server
Another method
to find tools
My working
Folder
The resulting shape files
Finding the tools
in the tool box
The 3
wanted
feature
classes
The tools used
The forest is off
of I40, just east
of Holbrook, AZ
Click on one
these links to
bring up a
reference
page like the
one on the
right
Scroll down to here and click this link
to download the zip file. Sometimes
you will get to this page and the zip
file isn’t there so you have to find
another source outside the NPS
Standard
Layout
Editor
Tools
I put my
shapefile layers
in this order.
Just grab & drag
to move
Data/Layout
views and
refresh buttons
The
Gap
Switches to
layout view
ArcToolbox
ID Tool
Our new
layer
Our new
layer
Our new
layer
Tools to
modify/design
Put your textbox here. It
is selected when you can
see the small square
handles at both ends
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Petrified Forest NP Proposed Land Acquisition
Created by Richard Blaine, 31 Feb 2015
Appendix: Data Searching
Tips
1. Have a list of sources
(i.e. websites &
databases)
2. Have a plan
3. Be flexible and willing to
edit
4. Know how to convert
data
5. If possible gather your
own field data
6. Get all you data together
before you start the
project