1. ESRM 250/CFR 520 Winter 2010 Phil Hurvitz (with thanks to J. Lawler & P. Schiess) Introduction to GIS and ArcGIS 1 of 48

2. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 How a GIS works Introduction to ArcGIS The ArcGIS Interface 2 of 48 Introduction to GIS and ArcGIS

3. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 A GIS integrates five basic components 3 of 48 people software hardware methods data

4. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Vector formats (“feature classes”) 4 of 48 Data: types of data sets Points Lines (”arcs”) Polygons

5. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Defined by “connected” pairs of XY coordinates 48 Lines x y -1 3 3 2 5 8 10 13

6. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Defined by single pairs of XY coordinates 48 Points x y -1 3 3 2 5 8 10 13

7. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Defined by closed loops of XY coordinates 48 Polygons x y -1 3 3 2 5 8 10 13 -1 3

8. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Raster formats  Matrices of square cells (grids, pixels) 5 of 48 Data: types of data sets

9. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Attribute tables:  tables of data describing spatial features 6 of 48 Data: types of data sets

10. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 A GIS can  Capture  Store  Query  Analyze  Display, and  Output geographic data 7 of 48 Basic GIS Functions

11. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 8 of 48 Capturing data Paper mapsDigital images GPS output Coordinate lists

12. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Selecting specific features  Where is parcel #2945? Selecting features based on certain conditions  Find all trees with DBH > 20 cm 9 of 48 Queries

13. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Proximity: how close are features  Which roads are within a 100 ft from a stream? Overlay: combines the features of two or more layers to create a new layer (intersections, unions…)  What length of road is in mature forest? Network: examines how linear features are connected  What is the flow length from a location on the Cascade crest to the mouth of the Columbia River? 10 of 48 Analysis

14. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Graphically constructed process models 11 of 48 Analysis

15. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 12 of 48 Analysis

16. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Maps Graphs Reports/Tables 13 of 48 Output

17. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 3D views 14 of 48 Output: mapping

18. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Detailed topographic maps 15 of 48 Output: mapping

19. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Hardcopy  Paper map  Poster Softcopy  Image (JPEG, PNG, GIF) to:  Web site  Document 16 of 48 Output: output types

20. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Graphical display of quantitative information 17 of 48 Output: graphs

21. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Tabular output for statistical analysis 18 of 48 Output: tables

22. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 How a GIS works Introduction to ArcGIS The ArcGIS Interface 19 of 48 Introduction to GIS and ArcGIS

23. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 A complex and scalable software application environment 20 of 48 What is ArcGIS? ArcGIS Desktop EXTENSIONSEXTENSIONS ArcGIS Engine ArcObjects RDBMS ArcSDE ArcGIS Server ArcIMS EXTENSIONSEXTENSIONS Network ArcReader ArcView ArcInfo ArcEditor Custom Application ArcPad Web Browser ArcGIS Clients Application/Data Servers Components

24. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 ArcGIS increasing functionality at different run levels (cost) 21 of 48 ArcGIS Desktop Products ArcView ArcInfo ArcEditor

25. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 22 of 48 The history of ESRI products ArcInfoArcView 3.x ArcGIS ArcView ArcEditor ArcInfo PIOS 1980s 2000+1980s

26. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 23 of 48 ArcGIS Desktop products share common applications ArcView ArcInfo ArcEditor ArcMap-displaying data ArcCatalog-managing data ArcToolbox-analyzing data

27. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010  GUI (Graphic User Interface)  Desktop Use  Customization & Programming  Extensions to Increase Functionality  Scalability 24 of 48 What is special about ArcGIS GIS?

28. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 ArcGIS uses a Graphical User Interface (GUI). Instead of typed commands, menus, buttons, and tools are used. Provides access to most controls, functionality, and operations Each document type in ArcGIS has its own GUI controls. Beware:  The ArcGIS GUI is complicated and many-layered.  There is no command-line control; all automation must be scripted. 25 of 48 GUI

29. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Unlike most major GIS software of the past, ArcGIS will run on a desktop computer. Desktop computers (PCs) are:  cheap  easy to administer  common  (fairly) easy to use 26 of 48 Desktop Use

30. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Many functions are not available from the GUI Custom functions and operations can be created with various programming languages Repetitive tasks can be automated New functions and operations can be added to the GUI menus, buttons, and tools Entire new applications can be developed Beware:  Scripting is not easy to learn 27 of 48 Customization & Programming

31. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Functionality not included in the core ArcGIS product can increase productivity Some extensions are built-in, but just need to be enabled Other extensions are available for free (web); some are available for sale We will be using several extensions during the course 28 of 48 Extensions to Increase Functionality

32. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 The ArcGIS suite contains  Desktop application  (we will be using this quarter)  Data server application (ArcSDE)  Application servers (ArcGIS Server)  Internet mapping servers (ArcIMS) 29 of 48 Scalability ArcObjects RDBMS ArcSDE ArcGIS Server ArcIMS Network ArcReader ArcView ArcInfo ArcEditor Custom Application ArcPad Web Browser ArcGIS Desktop

33. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 How a GIS works Introduction to ArcGIS The ArcGIS Interface 30 of 48 Introduction to GIS and ArcGIS

34. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 31 of 48 The ArcGIS Interface: starting ArcGIS applications

35. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 ArcMap – viewing, editing, processing….. 32 of 48 The ArcGIS Interface: ArcGIS applications

36. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 ArcCatalog – Data Management 33 of 48 The ArcGIS Interface: ArcGIS applications

37. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 ArcMap: viewing data 34 of 48 The ArcGIS Interface: ArcGIS applications table of contents map display data frame layer scale

38. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 35 of 48 Toolbars

39. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 36 of 48 Adding Toolbars

40. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 37 of 48 The ArcCatalog Interface GUI catalog tree data source folders feature class data sources

41. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Contents mode 38 of 48 The ArcCatalog Interface

42. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Preview geography mode 39 of 48 The ArcCatalog Interface

43. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Preview table mode 40 of 48 The ArcCatalog Interface

44. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Metadata mode 41 of 48 The ArcCatalog Interface

45. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Most geoprocessing tasks are accessed through ArcToolbox 42 of 48 ArcToolbox & Geoprocessing

46. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 ArcToolbox can be “docked” in ArcMap or ArcCatalog 43 of 48 ArcToolbox & Geoprocessing

47. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Geoprocessing tasks can also be performed using the command line 44 of 48 ArcToolbox & Geoprocessing

48. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Application for viewing data in 3 dimensions in “real time” 45 of 48 ArcGIS Applications: ArcScene

49. ESRM 250 & CFR 520: Introduction to GIS © Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2010 Application for viewing global data in 3 dimensions in “real time 46 of 48 ArcGIS Applications: ArcGlobe