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GIS Data ModelsComponents of a GIS MapCommon Data Models
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The ArcGIS Interface
Menu bar
Tool barsTear-off/dock
Display window
Context menu
More toolbars
ArcMapTitle bar
Menu barStandard
toolbarTools toolbar
Table of Contents
Display Area
Drawing toolbar
Data frames
Layers
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The Tools toolbar
Zooming and panning
Full extent
Pointer tool
Identify attributes of features
Find text in attributes
Measure distances
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Context menus
Right-click name
Right-click symbol
Left-click symbol
Menus pop up when certain objects are clicked
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What is a layer?
• Spatial data file and its associated properties
• Held in memory in ArcMap
• Used as inputs to functions/tools
• May be saved as a file
Components of a GIS Map
•GIS maps have layers
–You can have as many layers as necessary–Each layer can represent a feature, i.e.: cities, rivers, lakes, countries, etc.
Homes
School Districts
Streets
Zip Codes
Cities
Counties
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Layer PropertiesProperty tabs
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Data frames
Active frame
View Mode
Layer
Data frame
Data frame
Data frames
Boxes containing layers to be viewed and analyzed together
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Data frames
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The table of contents
Draw Order
Place layers in data frames
Change draw order
Turn layers on/off
Change symbol properties
Display or Source mode
Access layer properties
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Table of contents mode
Change draw order
Show folders and tables
Work with selections
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Adding data
Connect to Folder
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View Mode
Data view Layout view
Refresh
