Geospatial Science
September 2012
Assignments 2-1 & 2-2
Due: September 13/14
Directions:
1. Complete Tutorial 2 from the GIS Tutorial book
2. Complete Assignment 2-1: Create Map Showing Schools in the City of Pittsburgh by Enrollment (pg. 73)
from the GIS Tutorial book. You should compile the following elements into a single MS Word document
and print your results in COLOR:
a. Insert a JPG file of your final map layout
b. Screenshot of ArcMap MXD taken with the SOURCE tab selected. Make sure that the data layers in
the Table of Contents are fully visible. (Hint: Alt + Print Screen)
c.
Screenshot of Public Schools Layer Properties window with the Definition Query tab selected
(Hint: Use Alt + Print Screen)
d. Screenshot of Private Schools Layer Properties window with the Definition Query tab selected
(Hint: Use Alt + Print Screen)
e. Screenshot of ArcMap MXD taken with the School Map Tips displayed…hover your Select tool
over the Mifflin School until the Map Tip displays the school name. This school is located in the
southeast corner of Pittsburgh. (Hint: Use Ctrl + Print Screen)
f.
Screenshot of Manage Dynamic Hyperlinks window…to get to this window, use the Identify tool
and click on the point feature representing the Allderdice School. In the Identify window, right-click
on Allderdice which is located on the left-side of the Identify window and select Manage
Hyperlinks...as a result, the Manage Dynamic Hyperlinks window will appear. (Hint: Use Alt + Print
Screen)
Hints:
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Follow the Hints on page 73!!!
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When creating your Definition Query, make sure you read the directions carefully! For Public Schools,
the Definition Query should include Pittsburgh public schools that are open. For Private Schools, the
Definition Query should include Pittsburgh private and diocese schools that are open.
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Remember to rename the two Schools layers to appropriate names based on the attribute mapped.
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Be sure to show the Neighborhoods.shp dataset in your final map layout in order to provide a
contextual reference. Select an appropriate symbol considering that this layer represents the
“ground” data in the map.
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Do not forget to include such map elements as title, legend, scale bar, north arrow, author, data
source and map creation date, etc.
3. Complete Assignment 2-2: Create Map Showing K-12 Population versus School Enrollment
(pgs. 74-75) from the GIS Tutorial book. You should compile the following elements into a single
MS Word document and print your results in COLOR:
a. Answer questions 1 & 2 on page 75
b. Embed a JPG map view of the Pittsburgh Group Layer
c. Embed a JPG map view of the Pennsylvania Group Layer
d. Screenshot of Group Layer Properties window with the General tab selected for the
Pittsburgh datasets (Hint: Use Alt + Print Screen)
e. Screenshot of Group Layer Properties window with the General tab selected for the
Pennsylvania datasets (Hint: Use Alt + Print Screen)
f. Screenshot of Schools Layer Properties window with the Definition Query tab selected
(Hint: Use Alt + Print Screen)
g. Screenshot of ArcMap MXD taken with the SOURCE tab selected AND Spatial Bookmark
displayed (Hint: Use Ctrl + Print Screen)
h. Screenshot of ArcMap MXD taken with the DISPLAY tab selected AND Map Tips
displayed (Hint: Use Ctrl + Print Screen)
Note: You can ignore the what to turn in section
Hints: When creating your Definition Query, make sure you read the directions carefully!
(Include the point layer for Pittsburgh public schools that are open but with low enrollment
(over 0 (>0) and under 200 students (<200))) Remember to rename the Census blocks, Census
Tracts, and Schools to appropriate names based on the attribute mapped. For symbology, use
an appropriate color ramp. Set appropriate Scale Ranges for the Pennsylvania and Pittsburgh
Group Layers.