Inside Arclnfo

by Flynn, John J.

• ISBN13: 9781566901949
• ISBN10: 1566901944
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2000-05-30
• Publisher: OnWord Press (Acquired Titles)

Summary

ArcInfo® Version 8.0, covered in this book, is a major and exciting revision of the software. This edition of INSIDE ArcInfo guides you through the program's new interface, modules, and functionality as well as its traditional functionality. The first part of the book covers the new drag-and-drop interface modules ArcCatalog, ArcMap, and ArcToolbox with a PowerStart exercise to get you making maps right away. The second part covers the traditional modules Arc, ArcEdit, and ArcPlot, including tips and exercises that even veteran ArcInfo users will find helpful. Designed for flexibility of use, this book addresses both the new and experienced ArcInfo user, as well as those new to or experienced in the area of GIS. Each chapter can be worked on as a discrete unit, allowing you to chart your own course through the book. With this edition of Inside ArcInfo you can: Master the new functionality and features of version 8.0, Use the PowerStart Exercise to start producing maps immediately, Update your knowledge of the traditional modules, Discover the power and flexibility of INFO, the database component of ArcInfo, Learn the basics of writing Arc Macro Language programs (AMLs).

Table of Contents

Introduction	ix
Philosophy and Approach	ix
What This Book Covers	ix
Summary of New Features	x
How to Use This Book	xi
Companion CD-ROM Installation	xii
An Introduction to GIS	1	(26)
GIS Versus CAD	3	(1)
Organizing Data in ArcInfo	3	(2)
Topology and ArcInfo	5	(2)
Getting Data into ArcInfo	7	(2)
Digitizing and Scanning Data	7	(1)
Creating Data Layers from Files	8	(1)
Analyzing Data	9	(1)
Displaying Data	10	(1)
Summary	10	(1)
PowerStart Exercise	11	(16)
ArcCatalog	27	(28)
Types of Data ArcCatalog Can Access	28	(3)
ArcMap Maps and Layers	28	(1)
Folders	29	(1)
Shapefiles and Associated dBase Files	29	(1)
Coverages	30	(1)
TIN and Raster Files	30	(1)
CAD Files	30	(1)
Geodatabases	31	(1)
Coordinate Systems	31	(1)
XML Files	31	(1)
The Menu Interface	31	(2)
Exploring Data Using ArcCatalog	33	(1)
Exploring the Content of Exercise 2-1	33	(1)
Examining Information About a Shapefile	34	(1)
Examining Metadata	35	(3)
Examining a Coverage	38	(3)
Managing Data	41	(8)
Creating a Folder	42	(1)
Moving Data Sets to New Folders	42	(1)
Copying Data Sets to a New Folder	43	(1)
Renaming Data Sets	44	(1)
Deleting Folders and Data Sets	45	(1)
Creating ArcInfo Workspaces	45	(1)
Creating ArcInfo Coverages	46	(3)
Customizing the Catalog	49	(1)
Customizing a Toolbar	49	(1)
Assigning a Name to a New Toolbar	49	(1)
Assigning Tools to a Menu Bar	50	(2)
Menu Commands	52	(2)
File Menu	52	(1)
Edit Menu	52	(1)
View Menu	53	(1)
Go Menu	53	(1)
Tools Menu	53	(1)
Help Menu	54	(1)
Summary	54	(1)
ArcMap	55	(60)
Getting Started with ArcMap	56	(7)
The Screen Layout	57	(5)
Customizing ArcMap	62	(1)
Identifying Features Using ArcMap	63	(1)
Drawing City Streets	63	(3)
Finding Hessian Road	66	(3)
Finding Roads Within 500 Meters of Hessian Road	69	(3)
Adding a ``Mouse-over'' and a Hyperlink	72	(3)
Creating a List of Streets Within 500 Meters of Hessian Road	75	(3)
Displaying Multiple Data Layers	78	(6)
ArcMap Templates	84	(1)
Creating a Map	85	(1)
Selecting a Template	85	(1)
Adding Data Layers to a Map	86	(2)
Resizing the Map Area	88	(1)
Changing Symbols, Labeling Streets, and Adding a Title	89	(5)
Saving a Map	94	(1)
Creating a Hyperlink	95	(3)
Cartographic Principles	98	(8)
Conceptualizing a Map	98	(2)
Classifying Data	100	(2)
Designing a Map	102	(4)
ArcMap Menu Commands	106	(7)
File Menu	106	(1)
Edit Menu	107	(1)
View Menu	108	(2)
Insert Menu	110	(1)
Selection Menu	110	(1)
Tools Menu	111	(2)
Window Menu	113	(1)
Summary	113	(2)
ArcToolbox	115	(110)
The Menu System	116	(21)
Using the New Tool Sets	132	(5)
Exploring the Tool Sets	137	(1)
Importing Shapefiles as ArcInfo Coverages	137	(1)
Creating a Coverage of Virginia's Boundary	138	(7)
Creating a Coverage of Federally Owned Land in Virginia	145	(1)
Overlaying Federal Lands in Virginia with the County Coverage	146	(5)
Determining Which Counties Have Federal Lands	151	(2)
A Reference Guide to ArcToolbox	153	(70)
Data Management Tools	154	(32)
Analysis Tools	186	(37)
Summary	223	(2)
An Introduction to ArcInfo Workstation	225	(16)
The Modules of ArcInfo Workstation	226	(3)
An Approach to Using ArcInfo Workstation Commands	229	(11)
How to Start and Quit ArcInfo	229	(1)
Entering Commands	230	(2)
Finding Commands	232	(3)
Accessing On-line Help	235	(5)
Summary	240	(1)
ArcEdit	241	(84)
ArcEdit Environments	243	(1)
Exploring ArcEdit	244	(1)
Getting Started with the Pull-down Menus	244	(10)
Command Line Entry	254	(3)
Editing Arcs, Nodes, and Polygons	257	(20)
Arcs and Nodes Menu Reference	258	(14)
Polygon Feature Menu	272	(5)
Editing the Blue-eyed Corn Moth Project Area Coverage	277	(15)
Editing Labels	292	(5)
Combining Coverages	297	(1)
Adding an Item and Values to Labels	297	(7)
Some Arc Commands for Editing Coverages	304	(6)
Annotation	310	(5)
Editing Annotation	315	(1)
Starting ArcEdit and Setting Up the Work Environment	315	(1)
Adding Annotation from a Coverage Item	316	(2)
Adding Annotation Interactively	318	(4)
Summary	322	(3)
ArcPlot	325	(36)
Exploring ArcPlot's Pull-down Menus	327	(2)
Creating Views and Querying Spatial Data in ArcPlot	329	(1)
Using Views and Querying Spatial Data	330	(1)
Getting Started	330	(1)
Creating a New View	331	(7)
Saving the View	338	(1)
Querying the Cities Theme	339	(1)
Selecting a City Using the Logical Expression Menu	340	(3)
Changing Symbols	343	(3)
Creating a Map Composition in ArcPlot	346	(1)
Creating a Map Composition in ArcPlot	346	(1)
Opening a Map Composition	346	(3)
Adding an Element to a Map	349	(2)
Adding Another Element and Changing Its Size	351	(5)
Adding a North Arrow	356	(3)
Printing Paper Maps and Internet-ready Maps	359	(1)
Summary	360	(1)
Arc	361	(22)
Exploring Arc's Pull-down Menus	362	(9)
Command Tools Data Management Menu	364	(3)
The Secondary Command Tools Menu: Geoprocessing Tools	367	(4)
Spatial Analysis Using the Menu Commands	371	(1)
Stepping Through a Spatial Analysis	372	(2)
Extracting Ireland from the uk_eire_bdrs Coverage	374	(4)
Extracting Irish Cities from the uk_eire_cty Coverage	378	(2)
Summary	380	(3)
Managing Data Using INFO	383	(38)
Attribute Data	385	(1)
Exploring INFO	386	(1)
Starting Arc and Info	386	(2)
Listing Files in the INFO Directory	388	(1)
Selecting One File and Listing Its Items	389	(2)
Adding, Deleting, and Modifying Records	391	(1)
Entering Record Data	391	(2)
Deleting a Record	393	(1)
Modifying a Record	394	(2)
Arc Commands That Modify INFO Files	396	(4)
Adding Items	396	(2)
Deleting Items	398	(2)
Adding Records from a Text File	400	(1)
Adding Data from a Text File	400	(1)
Verifying Compatibility	401	(1)
Creating an INFO File	401	(1)
Reading Information into an INFO File	402	(2)
Joining Two Files	404	(2)
Creating and Deleting INFO Files	406	(1)
Creating an INFO File	407	(1)
Collecting Items into a File	407	(2)
Adding Records to a File	409	(1)
Relating Data Files	410	(1)
Exercise 9-5: Relating INFO Files	411	(1)
Adding an Item to the Productsales Data File	411	(1)
Relating Two Files	412	(1)
Viewing Data in Both Files	412	(1)
Calculating Sales of Widgets per Customer	413	(1)
Creating a Report	414	(1)
Creating a Simple INFO Report	415	(1)
Defining the Report	415	(2)
Using an Existing Report	417	(1)
Printing a Report	418	(1)
Summary	419	(2)
The Basics of Arc Macro Language	421	(40)
Scripting and Using &watch Files	423	(1)
Drawing a Coverage in ArcPlot	424	(1)
Creating an AML	424	(1)
Executing (Running) an AML	425	(2)
Modifying an AML to Create a Plot File	427	(1)
Adding Documentation to cnty_map.aml	428	(2)
Using &watch Files	430	(1)
Creating an AML from an &watch File	430	(1)
Starting an &watch File	430	(1)
Entering Commands to Draw Madison County Roads	430	(1)
Turning Off the &watch File	431	(1)
Examining and Editing an &watch File	431	(1)
AML Programming Basics	432	(6)
AML Directives	432	(1)
Variables	433	(2)
AML Functions	435	(1)
Reading In a File and Writing a Loop in AML	436	(2)
Looping with an AML	438	(1)
Typing Code for an AML	438	(1)
Executing an AML	439	(1)
Viewing the New Maps	439	(5)
&ATOOL and &AMLPATH	444	(2)
Using FormEdit to Create Menus	446	(2)
Creating a Menu	448	(1)
Creating an AML	448	(1)
Using FormEdit to Create a Menu	448	(9)
Using the Select Menu	457	(2)
Summary	459	(2)
Appendix A: Internet Data Sources	461	(4)
Federal Agencies	461	(2)
State Sources	463	(1)
International Sources	463	(1)
Private Sources	464	(1)
Collections/Link Sites	464	(1)
Index	465