1. Querying your geodata. Tools to improve your search for knowledge.
Is that it?
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2. Cursor Tools to get it the information rapidly:
Select
Identify
Find
Measure
Hyperlink

3. Identify – Go straight to the record

4. Measure – Length of segment and total length

5. Find – A very useful tool.

6. Hyperlink – The Lightning Bolt that impresses

7. Map Tip – A MicroSoft thing
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8. Selection – the strength of GIS versus a mapping package

9. Why you use selection tools
Specific Focus
Use to select other features
Edit the features
Create a new layer
Calculate statistics
Create a Report
Export to a new file
Convert to graphics

10. Four types of Selection:
Interactive using the cursor
Through the use of attributes
By spatial means
By drawing a graphic

11. Selection Tools

12. Determine which layers are selectable using the interactive method

13. Selection Options
Study these methods – they are important to understand.

14. Selection Concepts: Create a New Selection
3 in selected set
10 Original Features and Records
Orange Stars
7 left over

15. Add to Selected Set
7 in selected set
Big Stars
3 left over

16. Remove from Selected Set
6 in selected set
Green Stars
4 left over

17. Select from Selected Set
3 in selected set
Black Stars
7 left over

18. Selection by a Graphic
Draw the Graphic

19. Interactive Selection Options

20. SQL – Structured Query Language
Select by Attribute
This is called an SQL expression
SQL – Structured Query Language

21. Results of Attribute Query

22. Select Color “Orange” AND Size “Small”
Selection Logic
Select Color “Orange” AND Size “Small”

23. Select Color “Orange” OR Size “Small”
Selection Logic
Select Color “Orange” OR Size “Small”

24. Select Color NOT Orange
Selection Logic
Select Color NOT Orange

25. Selection Logic
Select what you don’t want, and then switch the selection
Select for Color = Green
Then, Switch Selection

26. Select by Location

27. Select by Location

28. Clearing Selections and Other Options
Clears the selection for this layer only.

29. Clears all Selected Features and Records

30. Export the Selected Data to a New File