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No H. Morales
3/7/2014
Portfolio How-Tos
Tool/Skill
What it does?
When to use it?
Hints/Reminders
This is important to do
to keep all files
organized and easy to
be found.
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Hillshade displays a
shaded relief to show
elevations by the use of
illumination.
This is needed when
you need to join a table
of attributes that you
already have.
Create a feature
class from raw
point data (GPS) in
an excel file
Join
- When preparing the excel table, make sure that the x and y are labeled correctly and that you have the signs correct so it
matches with the target coordinate system.
- Using ArcCatalog, after creating your geodatabase, right-click on the excel sheet and select create from XY table this will create
a point feature that you can then add it to your map.
Dissolve or merge
features
Add a legend
Use annotation
Classify vector and
raster data
When to use the
geoprocessing tools
(union, intersect,
merge, buffer,
dissolve)
Select features
using the selection
tool
Select features in
the attribute table
Select by attribute
Select by location
Assign Coordinate
system to data that
does not have a
coordinate system
Reproject data from
one coordinate
system to another
Use surface raster
tools: slope,
contour, aspect,
It creates a reference
map. You can use it
when your location is
not easily recognized,
or when its more
local than global.
You add a legend to
help others
understand what
each symbol mean.
Use it always,
especially when
there are a lot of
symbols or colors.
- You should use good colors that are not too bright and be easy to follow. Try not to repeat symbols and place the legend close to
the respective map. Also, do not show the word Legend, instead replace it with that group of symbols that are on the map.
viewshed, curvature
Create a
topographic profile
Visualize a surface
Note: Add tools and skills to the table as we discuss them in class. When I grade your portfolios, I will expect to see the hints that I give you in class included in
your How Tos. In class I will preface these hints with This is a Hint or I spent hours and hours figuring out how to do this and now you will benefit from my
pain.