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IntroductiontoArcView(PlanoExampleforAVversion3.
2)9/1/01RonBriggs--UTDPrograminPublicAffairsOpeningArcView1.
LoadingArcViewArcViewisonlyavailableintheSocialSciencelabwhichrunsWindowsNT4.
0fromtheStartbutton,selectPrograms/GISApplications/ArcViewGIS3.
2/ArcViewGIS3.
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WhenArcViewopensyouseetheArcViewwindowatthetop.
--notethefourstandardlinesatthetopofthiswindow:Titlebar(containsthewordArcView)Pull-downmenuline(saysFile,Project,Window,Help)Agrayiconbarwithtwoicons(disk,and):clickinghereimmediatelyinitiatesanactionAsecondgrayicontoolbar--currentlyblank:clickinghereprovidesa'tool'forfurtheraction-lines2,3,and4willchangeasotherwindowsareopenedand/ormadeactiveBelowtheselines,ontheleft,isaProjectwindow(calledUntitled)--notethe5componentsoftheprojectworkspace:Views,Tables,Charts,Layout,Scripts3.
TocloseArcView,select:File,CloseAll,thenFile,CloseProject4.
SavingFilesNopermanentdiskspaceisprovided.
Youmay(1)saveyourprojectsdirectlytoadisketteinthea:drive,or(2)createasubdirectoryonthec:\usrdrive(namewithyourinitials),savetherewhileworking,andthencopytheentiredirectorytoana:diskettebeforeyougohome(don'tforget;filesleftonharddrivemaybeerased).
Untilyougetcomfortable,it'sprobablybettertosavedirectlytoana:drive.
Asprojectsbecomemoresophisticatedduringthesemester,performancemaybeimprovedbytakingthesecondapproach.
Also,itisstronglyrecommendedthatyousaveprojectfilesincrementally.
Useanamendednameeachtimesoyoucanalwaysgobackifyoumessup:e.
g.
myavA,myavB,myavC,etc.
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Note:Youcanonlywriteinthec:\usr(andc:\temp)subdirectoryunderWindowsNTintheSSlab.
Tocreateasubdirectoryonthec:\usrdrivetosaveyourprojectswhileworkingonthem:DoubleclickMyComputericonondesktop(oropenWindowsExplorer)doubleclick[C:]icon,andthendouble-clickUsriconPlacepointerinemptyareaofUsrwindowandclickrightmousebutton--SingleclickNew…frombox,andthenFolder--ImmediatelytypeyourinitialsandpressenterYourfolderiscreated.
Saveyourfileshere.
Copyallofthemtodiskettebeforeleaving.
(ifafoldercalledNewFolderiscreated,placemouseoniconandrightclick.
SelectRename,thentypeyourinitialstoreplacetheNewFoldername.
)6.
Printing:UseGreenNT1Laserjet.
SeeSection20ifitdoesn'tshow.
Pleasebringyourownpaper.
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Finally,bepatient!
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Givesoftwaretimetocompleteitsworkbeforeclickingagain!
LOCATINGADAYCARECENTERINPLANO(basedonHUTCHINSONandDANIELInsideArcViewChap.
2Exer.
1)(note:thenotationAV3.
2indicatesasignificantdifferencefromArcView2.
1)StartArcViewasabove(Sections1&2).
GetDataintoArcView8.
1Importtheme(spatial)dataintoView(p.
20/21)Openanewprojectwindow(ifnotpresent)byselectingFile,NewProject--Projectwindowappears(calledUntitled)Double-clickonViewsiconinUntitledwindow--a(blank)viewwindowopens(calledView1)clickonview1titlebartomakeviewwindowactive.
Sizeitasdesired.
clickonaddthemeicon(+)(line3,icon2)(oruseViewpulldownmenu,addtheme)--AddThemedialogwindowappearsinDrivesbox,clickonp:\\GREENNT\data.
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(ifnecessary)inDirectoriesbox,double-click:p:thendatathenbriggs,thenpoec6381,thenavintroFourselectionsshouldappearinleftbox:art.
shp,citybnd.
shp,tracts.
shp,trans.
shpSelectallfourthemes:p(holddownshiftkeyandclickoneach)clickOK,andfouritemsappearintheTableofContentsoftheViewwindowViewoneitem(layerortheme)byclickingonboxtoleftofwordTracts--censustractsappear(henceforthinthisdocumentTofCreferstoTableofContentsforaView.
)8.
2LookingattheViewwindow--ithastwoparts,therightsideisthegraphicareawherethemapshows--theleftside(grayshaded)istheTableofContents(TofC)--itspossibleforthistobecompletelyhiddenbymap,butitsalwaysunderthereClickalternativelyontitlebarsontheViewwindow(View1)andtheProjectwindow(demo.
apr)--notehowthepulldownmenusandiconschangeClickontickboxestoleftofeachiteminTofC:--thisturnsthelayersonandoff(displayedornotdisplayed)--afterplayingwiththese,leavetractsonandallothersoffClickoncetotherightofaniteminTofC:--itsentryis"raised"toindicatethisisthe"selected"or"active"layer--allactionspertainingtoathemewillbeappliedtothisone--multiplethemescanbemadeactivebyholdingshiftkeywhenclicking8.
3PlaywithmapinViewwindowusingzoomiconsandtools4inwardarrows:zoomin(makebigger)by2x(line3,icon12)4outwardarrows:zoomout(makesmaller)2x(line3,icon13)stackoflayers:zoomouttoextentofallthemes(line3,icon9)('getsyoubacktobase')stackoflayerswithonedark:zoomouttoextentofactivetheme(s)(activethemesindicatedbyraisedboxinTofC;holddownshifttomake>1themeactive)diamondwithleftarrow:zoombacktopreviousextentintheviewmagnifierwith+:drawbox,andareainboxiszoomed(line4icon4)hand:grabsthemeandmovesitaroundthescreen(line4,icon6)("extent"isbasicallytheareacoveredbythemaporlayer)8.
4SetunitsfortheViewX,Ycoordinatesforpointerlocationareshowninupperleftcorner,butscaleboxisempty.
NeedtotellArcViewwhatunits(feet,miles,inches,meters,etc,thesearein)FromViewmenu,selectPropertiesClickdownarrowonMapUnitsboxandselectfeet—thesearetheunitsdatawasrecordedin.
ClickdownarrowonDistanceUnitsboxandselectmiles—theseareunitsAVreportsinfoin.
ClickOK--notethatscalenowdisplays9.
Importnon-spatialdatatablesintoProject(p.
26)Makeprojectwindow(untitled)activebyclickingontitlebar.
(ifyoucan'tfindawindow,frompulldownmenusselectWindow:allwindowsarelistedbytitle)FromProjectpulldownmenu,selectAddTableChange,ifnecessary,drivetop:anddirectoryto.
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p:\data\briggs\poec6381\avintro(doubleclickeachfoldernametoseesubfolderswithinit)ClickdownarrowforListofFilesofTypeandselectdBASESelectoneofthefiles(planocen.
dbf)whichappear,andclickOK(loads1990censusdataforPlano)Again,selectProject/AddTable,ClickdownarrowforListofFilesofTypeandselectDelimitedtextSelectthefile(childcar.
txt)whichappears,andclickOK(loadslistofdaycarecentersinPlano)Movethemaroundandlookatthedata(selectWindowcascadeifyouloseawindow!
)Closechildcar.
txtbyclickingXboxinupperrightcorner(won'tbeneededtilllater)It'swisetosaveacopyofprojectnow,andalsoafterothersteps,incasesomethingcrashes!
!
--SeeSection18forinstructionsonsaving--useamendednameeachtimeyousavee.
g.
myavA,myavB,myavCetc.
(Sectionsavedas…briggs\poec6381\avintro\avintroA.
apr)LinkDataandMakeMap10.
LinkingDatatogether:linkdemographicdatatocensustracts(p.
28)(i.
e.
linktabulartotheme(geographic)data))clickoncetotherightoftractsintableofcontentsofView1tomakeittheactivetheme(theiteminthelegendwillappearraised)selectOpenThemeTable(li3icon5);(oruseTheme,Tablepulldownmenu)--attributesoftractsappearsarrangewindowstomakebothatrib.
oftractsandplanocen.
dbfwindowsvisiblebesurethatnorowsarehighlightedinyellow;tofix,useEdit/SelectNonepulldownmenuclickon:tractvariableinattributesoftractstabletractvariableinplanocen.
dbftableclickonattributesoftractswindowtitlebartobesureitistheactivewindow.
(spatialthememustbeprimarytableinjoin)PulldownTablemenu,selectJoin(oruseJoinTablesicon--li.
3,icon12)Voila--thetablesarejoined!
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--theplanocen.
dbfdataisintheattributeoftractstable11.
Makingathematic(choroplethmap)(p.
31)closeattributesoftractswindow(clickupperrightXbutton)makeview1activedoubleclickontractsinTofC--bringsupLegendEditorTheme:namesthethemebeingeditedformapping(shouldsayTracts.
shp)LegendType:allowsselectionoftypeofmaptodraw:SingleSymbol--allfeaturesdrawnwithsamesymbol/color(shownunderSymbol)GraduatedColor--color/patternchangesbasedonvalueofavariable(oftencalledachoroplethmap)UniqueValue--eachvaluedisplayedwithdifferentcolor/symbolGraduatedSymbol--sizeofpointsymbolorlinewidthchangesbasedonvariableDotDensity--#ofdotsinpolygonchangesbasedonvalueofavariable.
Chart--usesbar(column)orpiecharttorepresentmultiplenumericvalues.
(note:eachmaptypenotavailableforalldatatypes)SelectGraduatedColorclickClassificationFielddownarrow,scrolldown,andselectAgelt_06--5classesdisplayed(uses'naturalbreaks'asdefaulttoselectclassbreakpoints)(ifyouwanttochangecolors,clickColorRampsdownarrow)(ifyouwanttochangeshading:doubleclickonboxesinSymbolcolumntogetFillPalette)clickApplybutton,thencloseLegendEditor(double-clicktopright)Voila--wehaveamapshowingconcentrationsof0-6yearolds(ifnomap,clickontickboxnexttoTractsinTofC—itshouldhaveticmarktodisplaymap)(Sectionsavedas…briggs\poec6381\avintro\avintroB.
apr)LocateExistingDayCareCentersonMapUsingGeocoding12.
Makethetranstheme"matchable"forgeocodingtolocatingdaycarecenters(createsindexfiles):(p.
33)Removetractsdisplayfromview1byclickingonitstickboxinTableofContentsViewtransthemebyclickingonitstickbox--transportationnetworkappearsMaketranstheactivethemeactivebyclickingoncenexttoit(clickingtwicewillopenLegendeditor)PulldownThememenu,andselectPropertiesscrolldownleftside,selectGeocodinginAddressStylebox,selectUSStreets.
acceptallotherdefaultssinceARCVIEWrecognizeswehaveaTIGERfile(LeftFrom:leftadd1.
LeftTo:Leftadd2.
RightFrom:Rgtadd1.
RightTo:Rgtadd2PreDir:Fdpre.
StreetNameFname.
StreetType:Ftype.
SufDir:Fdsuf)clickOK,thenyes,buildgeocodingindices.
(Note:thismaynotappearifalreadydoneearlierbyauser.
Afilecalledtrans1.
idxissaved,usuallyinc:\temp.
Ifthisfile,orfilestrans.
imsandtrans.
ixs,havebeensavedpreviouslyonaread-onlydisk,indexingmayfail)13.
GeocodeaddressesopenView1(ifnotopen)fromViewpulldownmenuselectGeocodeAdressessetDialogboxasfollowsReferenceTable:Trans.
shpJoinField:noneUsingAddressstyle:USStreetsAddressTable:childcar.
txtAddressField:StreetaddressDisplayField;daycarecenters(or)AliasTable:GeocodedTheme:clickopenfoldericonandnavigatetoc:\usr\initials\ora:\thenclickOK(thisspecifiesfileforsavingresults--leavenameasgeocd1.
shp)Leaveallothersatdefault:ReferenceField:Trans.
AddressStyle:USStreetsClickBatchMatchbuttonRe-matchAddresseswindowappearswithGeocodingreultsforGeocd1.
shp--wedidwell94%match.
2unmatched,0partialmatch--clickinteractivere-matchandexamineeachindividually--Children'sWorld:WmissingfromPlanoParkwaysegment:score52.
ClickMatch,thenNext--KinderCareonAlma:nocandidates;clickDone--GeocodingResultswindowreappears:1unmatched,1partialmatch.
ClickDonebuttonNewtheme,geocd1.
shp,appearsinView1'stableofcontentsclickitson/offbox--daycarecentersshowuponmap----Amazing!
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Resultsofthisaddressmatchinghavebeensavedasa"shape"filecalledgeocd1.
shp--inessencewehaveaddedexplicitspatialinformationtotheimplicitlocationsinchildcar.
txt14.
1CustomizeDaycareThemeinView1(youmaywanttoturnofftransthemeandturnonart(arterials)theme--runsfaster!
)ShowmoremeaningfulnameinTofCBesureGeocd1.
shpisselected(clickoncenexttonameinTofCtogetraisedbox)SelectTheme/Propertiespulldownmenu.
SelectDefinitioncategoryonleftside.
Enterdesiredname(e.
g.
Daycare)inThemeNamebox,thenclickOKChangecolor/symbol:double-clicknexttoDaycareintableofcontents--LegendEditorappearsclickoncoloreddotinlegendeditor--MarkerPaletteappears(pushpinicon)(ctrl-PwillalsodisplaythePalette)clickonpaintbrushicon--colorpaletteappearsselectcolororyourchoice(whichisthenhighlightedbyblackbox)clickABCbuttontoobtainFontPaletteselectSymbolorWingdingsfontandclickCreateMarkersbutton--MarkerPaletteappears(ifnot,clickPushpinicon;scrollthrumarkersandselectasdesired--modifySizeandAngleasdesiredclickApplybuttontoseereultsofselection.
closeLegendEditorbyclickingupperrightwhenyouarefinishedwithcustomization.
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2CustomizeAppearanceofTableofContents(AV3.
2)UseView/TOCStylepulldownmenutocustomizeappearanceoftheTableofContentsinaView(Sectionsavedas…briggs\poec6381\avintro\avintroC.
apr)CompareSitestoMarkets(Daycaresrelativetolocationof6yearolds)15.
Orderofdrawing(p.
42)turnofftransandturnonartthemebyclickingonits"tick"boxinTofC(ifnecessary)turnontractsthememovemousetoDaycaresintableofcontentsholddownmousebutton,dragtobottomoflist,releasebuttonoops--daycaresdisappeared!
--dragtheitembacktothetopmoral:orderintableofcontentsdeterminesorderdrawn:bottomtotop;topisontop16.
CreateanotherChoroplethmap(theme)--Percentunder6(p.
43)clickontractsinTofCtomakeactiveFromEditpulldownmenu,selectCopyThemes(copiesthemetoWindowsclipboard)FromEditselectpaste--createscopyofTractsattopoftableofcontentsClickits'tick'boxinTofCtodisplaythecopychangenameofcopy:click(once)nexttotopTractstomakeitactivefromThemespulldownmenu,selectpropertiesifnecessary,scrollandclickDefinitionicononleftsidechangeThemeNameto:Percentunder6clickOK(ofcourse,onlynamehaschanged;dataisstillthesame)changedata:double-clickonPercentunder6inTofC--LegendeditorappearsclickondownarrowinLegendTypeexpansionboxandselectGraduatedColorclickondownarrowinClassificationFieldexpansionbox,thenscrolldownandselectPc_lt_6re-classifyby:clickingonClassifybutton,enter2inNumberofclasses,clickOK--legendeditorisredrawnwith2classeschangetheclassboundariesbyeditingthe1sttobe11.
9-20and2ndto20-23`--besureValueandLabelcolumnsareconsistentforeachrow--changeLabelcolumnformoremeaningfulentryinTofClegendclickapplyandthemapisredrawnchangetheshadingforthetwopatterns(AV3.
2)inLegendEditor,double-clickboxin1strowofSymbolcolumn--FillPaletteshows(ifanotherPaletteshows,clickpaintcanicon)--clickwhitesquareinupperleft('transparent''color')double-clickboxin2ndrowofSymbolcolumn:selectbolddiagstripe(scrolltoseeifnecessary)--clickonpaintbrushicon--colorpaletteappears--clickdownarrowinColorboxandselectForeground--selectblackcolor(it'strickytotellwhenthisisselected)--clickdownarrowinColorboxandselectBackgroud--selectupperleftboxwithX('transparent'background)clickApply,andclosetheColor/FillPaletteandLegendwindowsNeteffect:tractswithhigh%>"(HPLaserJet5Si)willprintintheMcDermottMicroCenter--ifGreenLabdoesnotshowup,youwillneedto"add"thisprinter(see#20)clickOKonSetup,thenOKonPrint20.
MakingGreenLabPrinterAvailableSelectStart/Settings/Printers:ificonforGreenLabonGREENNT1shows,youareOK—otherwise…DoubleclickAddPrintericonClickNextbuttoninAddPinterWizardboxuntilyougetConnecttoPrinterwindowDoubleclickMicrosoftWindowsNetworkDoubleclickACC_NTDoubleclickGREENNT1GreenLabonGREENNT1YoureturntoAddPrinterWizardbox—select"Yes"asdefaultprinterandclickNextbuttonGreenLabprintericonshouldnowshowinthePrinterswindow.
21ResolvingPrintingProblemsSuccessfulprintingcandependontheprinteranddriversyouhaveavailable.
--Ifyougetmessagesabout"fonterrors,"tryselectingArcViewBasic(defaultisEnhanced)intheprintdialogbox.
--ifyouhavecreateda"transparentlayer"whichlooksfineonthescreenbut'whitesout'underlyinglayerswhenprinted,youneedtouseadifferentfontfordrawingintheView.
Proceedasfollows:--maketheViewactive--pressctrl-PtoopenthePaletteManagerwindow--clickthe'paintpalette'icon(lastonright)--intheTypeboxselectFill--clickLoadandnavigatetothedirectorywhereArcViewisloaded:Onyourhomemachinethisismostlikely:c:\esri\avgis30\arcview\symbolsInthelabitsis:m:\arcview\av_gis30\arcview\symbols--selectthefilecarto.
avpandclickOK--WhenyougototheFillpalette(paintcanicon),youwillfindanadditionalsetof'fill'optionsattheend(usethescrollbartogototheend)--thesenewitemslook'raggedy.
'Chooseoneoftheseforthelayeryouwanttobetransparent.
Itwillbenecessarytodothisifyouhaveanon-postscriptprintersuchasacolorinkjet.
SavingTime22.
UsingtheESCkeyTheEscape(ESC)keyhastwousefulfunctions--whenyouareaddingthemes(viaView/AddTheme)pressingESCwillstopthelistingofthemes.
Thisisusefulifyouwantthethirdoutof300themesinafolder!
--pressingEscwillalsostopthemesdrawinginaView.
Thisisveryusefulifyouhavemany/largethemesandyouneedtomakesomeadditionalmodificationtotheView.
Youdon'thavetowaittilleverythingredraws.
PLAYWITHNORTHTEXASGISDEMO(onharddrivesinGreenlabonly;notavailablefordownload)1.
LoadingArcViewArcViewisonlyavailableintheSocialSciencelabwhichrunsWindowsNT4.
0fromtheStartbutton,selectPrograms/GISApplications/ArcViewGIS3.
2/ArcViewGIS3.
23.
OpenprojectFrompulldownmenu,selectFile,OpenProjectIndialogbox,select:Drives:c:directories:data/gisdemo,filename:demo.
aprClickOK(ifdemofailstoloadsuccessfully,trydemo.
aprfileinp:\data\briggs\poec6381\gisdemo\demo.
aprThetitledemo.
aprshouldappearinprojectwindowtitlebar.
--notethefourstandardlinesatthetopTitlebar(containsthewordArcView)Pull-downmenulineAgrayiconbarwithtwoiconsAsecondgrayiconbar-lines2,3,and4willchangeasdifferentwindowsareopenedand/ormadeactive--belowtheselines,ontheleft,isaProjectwindow(calledUntitled)--notethe5componentsoftheprojectworkspace:Views,Tables,Charts,Layout,Scripts4.
LookingatViewwindowInProjectwindow,clickonViewsiconandthenclickView1--mapappears(ifnotalreadythere)--ithastwoparts,theleftside(grayshaded)istheTableofContents(TofC)--therightsideisthegraphicareawherethemapshows(orwillshowwhenhavedata)ClickalternativelyontitlebarsontheViewwindow(View1)andtheProjectwindow(demo.
apr)--notehowthepulldownmenusandiconschangeClickontickboxesinTofCsothat:--forthefour.
tifentries,onlyOrtho12.
tif(thelastone)hasatic--Parcelsdoesnothavetic--allotherlineshaveaticClickonthelayericon(line3,icon9)tozoomtomaxextent--weshouldallnowbelookingatthesameView.
5.
PlaywithmapinViewwindowusingzoombuttons4inwardarrows:zoomin(makebigger)by2x(line3,icon12)4outwardarrows:zoomout(makesmaller)2x(line3,icon13)stackoflayers:zoomouttoextentofallthemes(line3,icon9)('getsyoubacktobase')stackoflayerswithonedark:zoomouttoextentofactivetheme(s)(activethemesindicatedbyraisedboxinTofC;holddownshifttomake>1themeactive)magnifierwith+:drawbox,andareainboxiszoomedouthand:grabsthemeandmovesitaroundthescreen(line4,but.
6)6.
Playwiththemes.
tifentriesinTofCshowdifferentorthoresolutionsSelect25087058.
tifonly(InTofC,ticnexttothatlineonly)