1 Welcome to ArcGIS a “ G eographic I nformation S ystem” Presented by UEN Instructor: Ross Rogers

2 FYI: For Your Information  Credit : 1 semester hr. inservice  must attend both days  must complete Homework  ArcGIS Software Site License and Data CDs will be given to each participant

3 ArcGIS Software  Install ArcGIS 9.0 on the individual hard drives. GIS professionals do not recommend installing the program on the Network.  Install Data CDs on your school’s server in a shared Network drive where all students and teachers have access.

4 Day One Overview  Spatial Inquiry- Thinking Geographically  What is GIS? Watch video clip.Watch video clip  Availability of GIS on the Internet  ArcGIS Basics  Is GIS in the curriculum?

5 What Is GIS?  GIS is an abbreviation for geographic information system, which is  computer software that maps and analyzes geographic data  GIS is an instrument for implementing geographic “Spatial” thinking.

6 Maps Maps are graphic representations of the real world

7 Components of a GIS  Hardware  Software  Special Data  A thinking operator— that’s YOU! Geographic I nformation System

8 How GIS works  Data is stored as a collection of thematic layers

9 Geographic “Spatial” thinking using GIS is like …  Making a sandwich  Each layer of a sandwich represents a layer or theme in a GIS system.  Bread  Onions  Cheese  Meat  Lettuce

10 Measuring and Integrating the Parts... Social Factors Biodiversity Engineering Land Use EnvironmentalConsiderations …Means Seeing the Whole

11 Can GIS Help me be a Better Teacher?  Brain research says curriculum has to...  have an emotional appeal  be relevant, current & stimulate learners  establish relationships in the brain  support spatial learners (40 – 45%)  support kinesthetic learners (Increasing)  be project based integrated curriculum  focus on learning more & teaching less.

12 FYI: Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons for Educators  ArcGIS Desktop Edition  Available at Amazon.com for $51.00  The book includes a resource CD containing lessons, student handouts, assessments and rubrics  It also includes a Data CD with a one- year license of ArcGIS for your school  DO NOT install the ArcGIS software  Only install the data Modules

13 GIS on the Internet  Go to GIS/GPS Academy Web Site   Click on Courses  Select GIS in the Classroom  Go to GIS on the Internet  Explore Internet Resources

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15 Arcview Basic Navigation ArcGlobe Movie Classroom Application - Students Map safe walking routes to/from school.

16 Mapping Data Folders  Open ArcCatalog  Go to Start > All Programs > GIS Software > ArcGIS > ArcCatalog  Connect to Data Folder  Click the Connect to Folder button  Navigate to Instructor$ > GIS_Class-RR > GIS_Data  Click OK  The new folder should be listed in Catalog window on the left

17 Mapping Data Folders Cont.  Using the previous steps, continue mapping the following folders:  Other_Data  ESRIDATA located on the C drive  MapWorld9 located on the C drive

18 Create a Safe Walking Route  Open ArcMap and create a new map  From ArcCatalog click the ArcMap button  Choose A New Empty Map from the pop-up window  Add a Mr.Sid aerial image  In ArcMap click the Add Data button  Navigate to GIS_Data > County_data > salt_lake > images > salt2004  Choose NAIP2004_Salt.sid  The aerial image will show up in Arcmap

19 Safe Walking Route Cont.  Zoom in to the U of U campus and East High using the Zoom In and Pan tools.  Choose the New Line button from the drawing menu at the bottom of the screen.

20 Safe Walking Route Cont.  Draw the walking route from East High to Milton Bennion Hall  Select the route and change the color and width by double clicking on the route  Label East High and Milton Hall using the text tool.

21 Saving Your Project  Select File > Save As  Navigate to where you want to save your project.  Name your project safe_route  Click on Ok  Your project will be saved as a.mxd

22 Creating a Layout  Select View > Layout View  Add a Title, Legend, North Arrow, and Scale Bar through the Insert Menu  Also add your Name and Date using Insert > Text  Once the Layout is complete you can print it.

23 The Rivers Project  Launch ArcMap  Select A New Empty Map  Click the Add Data button  In the Add Data window navigate to the C drive > ESRI > ESRIDATA > USA  Select STATES.shp and Rivers.shp data by holding down the control key  Click Add button

24 Customizing a Theme’s Legend  Double click on the STATES theme  Click on the Symbology tab  Click on Categories and choose Unique Value  Change value field to show STATE_NAME  Click Add All Values button  Choose a color scheme from the drop down menu  Uncheck  Click the Apply button  To hide/show legend click the +/- next to the theme

25 Basic Skills Practice  Double click on the Rivers theme  Click the Symbology Tab  Change the color and thickness of the symbol by double clicking on it  Using the Identify Tool to see the identity of a couple rivers  Use the Label tool from the draw menu and label the rivers manually

26 Find River Task  Use the Find tool and search for Colorado River by typing Colorado  You will get multiple findings so narrow your search  Choose Rivers from the In drop down menu  Select In Fields radio button and choose Name from the drop down menu  You should see one result  Right click on the Value Colorado and choose Select Features from the menu

27 Selection Task  Click on States Theme so it is active  Go to the Selection menu and choose Select by Location  In the Select by Location window check the States box  Choose Rivers from the Features in this Layer drop down menu  Make sure Use Selected Features is checked  Click Apply  What happens on your map?

28 Clear Selections  Clear the selected features from your map  Go to the Selection menu  Choose Clear Selected Features  Repeat the same tasks for the Mississippi River

29 Mapping Our World: GIS Lessons  The Earth Moves- Module 2  Where on Earth do Volcanoes and Earthquakes occur?  Lesson comes with Assessment Rubrics for Middle and High School students

30 Day Two Overview  Questions and Answers  Pony Express Project  Arc Lessons & Davis GIS Lessons  Join GIS Listserve  Work Time to plan and build your own activity

31 “ The Pony Express Challenge ” Social Studies: Westward Expansion Use Geographic tools to analyze political and physical features of Utah Determine mileage from one place to another.

32 Essential Questions & Task  Where was the pony express route in UT?  What counties did it go through?  What geographic features affected the route?  Work in a team. Draw your route on the map as it entered Utah on the East and as it left Utah on the West.  List the counties it passed through.  Mark the rest stops.

33 Background and Anticipatory Set  The Pony Express began in 1860 to provide the fastest mail delivery between St. Joseph, MO and Sacramento, CA. (Ended in 1861)  Rider got a fresh horse every miles.  Horses averaged 10 miles per hr.  New riders took over every miles.

34 Utah Obstacles The Great Salt Lake Desert was a major obstacle facing travelers to California. Most California emigrants took the California cutoff to the Oregon Trail north of Salt Lake. That trail offered water and feed for livestock, but was closed by snow in the winter and did not serve the need for year-round communication between California and the East.

35 Following the Moistures  Early efforts to find a route across the desert ran afoul of salt, heat, and lack of water.  Finally, a trail was pioneered that skirted the worst of the salt desert, going from spring to spring, "following the moistures".

36 Building a Project  Open ArcMap and select A New Empty Map  Click the Add Data button  Navigate to the data  GIS_data > State_Data  Note: data for this project is in both the State_24 and State_500 folders.

37 Add a Theme  Add County Boundary in the State_24 folder  Rename the theme to County Boundary  Fill colors are selected randomly  Make the County Boundary Transparent  Double-click on the theme and go to the Symbology tab  Double-click on the Symbol to change it’s properties  Choose Hollow from the category options click OK on both windows.

38 Add the Pony Express Route and Stations  Click on the Add Data button  Navigate to  state_data > state_500 folder  Add both Pony Express Stations and Pony Express.  Control-click to select more than one theme.  Rename the Themes  Pony Express Route  Pony Express Stations

39 Layer Properties  Right click on Layers and select Properties  Change the Name to Pony Express  Set the display units to Miles  Click OK

40 Measuring Distances  Click on the measuring tool  Place the tool on the map and click to begin measuring. Move the mouse to the next spot and click and so on.  Note: Lower bottom left corner displays miles between clicks and cumulative miles.

41 Add More Themes  Click on the Add Data button  In the State_500 folder add  Lakes  Contour Lines  Roads  Streams  Themes are Drawn from the bottom up  Drag Themes to reorder

42 Add a Satellite Image  Click on Add Data button  Navigate to  state_data > Images  Select ut93cut.lan (double click or single click and click the “OK” button.  Turn the ut93cut.lan theme on  Change the theme properties (color)  Double Click on theme and go to Symbology tab  Red = 3, Green = 2, Blue = 1 Click OK  Rename the Theme – Satellite Image

43 Customizing a Theme’s Legend  Double-click the County Boundary Theme  Go to the Symbology tab  Click Categories and choose Unique Value  In the Values Field, select Name  Click Add All Values button and uncheck  Preview the Color Schemes and select one you like  Click Apply, and close the windows.

44 Saving Your Project  Select File > Save As  Navigate to where you want to save your project.  Name your project Pony_Express  Click on Ok  Your project will be saved as a.mxd

45 Creating & Printing A Layout  Select View > Layout View  Add a Title, Legend, North Arrow, and Scale Bar through the Insert Menu  Also add your Name and Date using Insert > Text  Once the Layout is complete you can print it.

46 Exporting a JPEG  Select the map you want to export  Select File > Export  Navigate to where you want to save your JPEG (You may need to create a new folder.)  Change List Files of Type to JPEG  Give your map a name in File Name box  You can add your JPEG to PowerPoint, Word, WordPerfect, or a web page

47 Work Time  Begin building your own GIS lesson  Try creating a lesson/activity using the arc lessons, esridata, or Utah data.  Include your CORE standard and/or objective. The CORE is found at UEN.  Refer to Project Elements & Design handouts

48 What Support is Available?  Subscribe to the GIS List: 1. Go to 2. Type in you address and pick a password. 3. Click the subscribe button  Using GIS List: 1. To post a message to all the list members, send to 2. To view past messages to the list click the GIS Archive link

49 Closure  Complete Workshop evaluation  Homework Assignment: in 30 Days  Teach a GIS activity, lesson, or project to your students. In a reflective paper answer the following: 1. Describe the activity, lesson, or project. 2. What work? 3. What didn’t work? 4. What did my students and I learn from the activity? 5. What types of assessment did I use? 6. Next steps…What are my plans for using Spatial/Geographic Inquiry and GIS tools in the future?