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GIS Tips and Tricks for

ArcGIS Desktop and

ArcGIS Explorer

Jennifer.Harrison@TeachMeGIS.com

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Chapter Overview

ArcGIS Desktop

– New tools in ArcGIS 10 that are really cool

– Some “oldies but goodies” you might not have seen (or don’t remember that you’ve seen)

A little aside into Excel….

– Cleaning up data before you bring it in to GIS(How do I get rid of those $!@*! Characters???) and other tricks to clean up your data

ArcGIS Explorer (if time allows)

– Really?? You can do THAT with ArcGIS Explorer?

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• New tools in ArcGIS 10.1 that are really cool

• Geotagged photos (with Table Attachments and HTML popups)

• Labeling contours with Mapplex (not new, but now free) and the Contour annotation tool

• StreetView in ArcMap (and using Add-ins)

• Some “oldies but goodies” you might not have seen (or don’t remember that you’ve seen)

• How many wells are in each parish in Louisiana? A simple (but useful) spatial analysis example

• Linear referencing. What is it and why would I ever care?

ArcGIS Desktop

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• New tools in ArcGIS 10.1 that are really cool

• Geotagged photos (with Table Attachments and HTML popups)

• Labeling contours with Mapplex (not new, but now free) and the Contour annotation tool

• StreetView in ArcMap (and using Add-ins)

• Some “oldies but goodies” you might not have seen (or don’t remember that you’ve seen)

• How many wells are in each parish in Louisiana? A simple (but useful) spatial analysis example

• Linear referencing. What is it and why would I ever care?

ArcGIS Desktop

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Geotagged Photos

Convert GeoTagged photos to points (ArcGIS 10.1)

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Geotagged Photos

Creates a point file from photos

Photos can be stored as attachments in a geodatabase

All license levels

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Table Attachments

Table Attachments are similar in concept to hyperlinks, but are actually stored in the geodatabase

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Enable Attachments

Enable attachments in ArcCatalog

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Adding Attachments

Add attachments in an edit session

Or with the Add Attachments Tool

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HTML PopUps

HTML Pop-ups

– Can use table attachment images

– Can be customized with HTML

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HTML PopUps

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Geotagged Photos

Demo:

– Geotagged photos to points

– Avery Island, Louisiana

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• New tools in ArcGIS 10.1 that are really cool

• Geotagged photos (with Table Attachments and HTML popups)

• Labeling contours with Mapplex (not new, but now free) and the Contour annotation tool

• StreetView in ArcMap (and using Add-ins)

• Some “oldies but goodies” you might not have seen (or don’t remember that you’ve seen)

• How many wells are in each parish in Louisiana? A simple (but useful) spatial analysis example

• Linear referencing. What is it and why would I ever care?

ArcGIS Desktop

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Labeling Contour Lines

Mapplex for Labeling Contour Lines

Contour Toolset for Annotation

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Laddering

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Contour Annotation

To blank out the line behind the text, we still have to use annotation.

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A Simple Spatial Analysis Example

TASK:

– Find parishes in Louisiana where there are a lot of wells

What information is available?

– Just a spreadsheet with well locations, and parish polygons

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• New tools in ArcGIS 10.1 that are really cool

• Geotagged photos (with Table Attachments and HTML popups)

• Labeling contours with Mapplex (not new, but now free) and the Contour annotation tool

• StreetView in ArcMap (and using Add-ins)

• Some “oldies but goodies” you might not have seen (or don’t remember that you’ve seen)

• How many wells are in each parish in Louisiana? A simple (but useful) spatial analysis example

• Linear referencing. What is it and why would I ever care?

ArcGIS Desktop

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Using Add-Ins

Free and purchased add-ins provide additional functionality to ArcGIS

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Using Add-Ins

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Using Add-Ins

Street View for ArcGIS Desktop

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Demo

Demo…streetview

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• New tools in ArcGIS 10.1 that are really cool

• Geotagged photos (with Table Attachments and HTML popups)

• Labeling contours with Mapplex (not new, but now free) and the Contour annotation tool

• StreetView in ArcMap (and using Add-ins)

• Some “oldies but goodies” you might not have seen (or don’t remember that you’ve seen)

• How many wells are in each parish in Louisiana? A simple (but useful) spatial analysis example

• Linear referencing. What is it and why would I ever care?

ArcGIS Desktop

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Wells per Parish

Import the points

from the Excel

spreadsheet.

Summarize the

well table by

parish.

Spatially join the

parish attributes

to the wells.

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Demo

Demo…points in polygons

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• New tools in ArcGIS 10.1 that are really cool

• Geotagged photos (with Table Attachments and HTML popups)

• Labeling contours with Mapplex (not new, but now free) and the Contour annotation tool

• StreetView in ArcMap (and using Add-ins)

• Some “oldies but goodies” you might not have seen (or don’t remember that you’ve seen)

• How many wells are in each parish in Louisiana? A simple (but useful) spatial analysis example

• Linear referencing. What is it and why would I ever care?

ArcGIS Desktop

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Linear Referencing

Additional structure, sits on top of lines

Lines become routes.

Events (point and linear) are displayed on top of the routes, in measures of distances away from the beginning of the route rather than in x,ys.

Events are not feature classes. They are just attribute tables.

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Pipelines

Pipeline showing different inspection dates

1223

1305

1617

2192 3160

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Pipelines

Managing various characteristics as point and line events

– Diameter

– Material

– Manufacturer

– Product

– Pressure

– Max allowable pressure

– Burial depth

– Installation date

– Inspections

– Protection

– Defects / Damage

– Leaks

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Wellbores

Managing various characteristics as point and line events

– Progress

– Cuttings

– Tops

– Mud

– Logs

– Casings

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Hatching

Routes often used to store surveys hatched to show shotpoints

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Displaying Events

Similar to Display XY Data, but uses measures along the line rather than actual x,y locations

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Creating Event Tables

Tools for overlaying point, line or polygon layers with routes and creating the event table from the intersection

– Soil type polygons with pipelines

– Railroads with pipelines to create crossings

– Water depths with pipelines

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Create and Manage Routes

Make room for Measures (“M Values”) in the feature class when you create it.

Or use the Create Routes tool

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Route Display Properties

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Route Hatches

Like label classes, but can include text and symbols (hatches)

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Chapter Overview

ArcGIS Desktop

– New tools in ArcGIS 10 that are really cool

– Some “oldies but goodies” you might not have seen (or don’t remember that you’ve seen)

A little aside into Excel….

– Cleaning up data before you bring it in to GIS(How do I get rid of those $!@*! Characters???) and other tricks to clean up your data

ArcGIS Explorer

– Really?? You can do THAT with ArcGIS Explorer?

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Cleaning up Data in Excel

Upper ()

Searching for and replacing special characters (?*)

~?

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Left and Right, Find and Length

String functions you should get to know!

RIGHT(A1,(LEN(A1)-FIND(“@”,A1)))

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If/Then Conditions

If/Then Conditions in Excel

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Chapter Overview

ArcGIS Desktop

– New tools in ArcGIS 10 that are really cool

– Some “oldies but goodies” you might not have seen (or don’t remember that you’ve seen)

A little aside into Excel….

– Cleaning up data before you bring it in to GIS(How do I get rid of those $!@*! Characters???) and other tricks to clean up your data

ArcGIS Explorer

– Really?? You can do THAT with ArcGIS Explorer?

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ArcGIS Explorer

– Online

• http://www.arcgis.com/explorer/

– Desktop

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ArcGIS Explorer Online

Web maps for everyone. Seriously.

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Eagleford Permits

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ArcGIS Explorer Online Functionality

What can we do with the maps?

Save it to your ArcGIS Online workspace or print it

Change the basemap

Add your own shape files, .csv files, .gpx files and web map services

Measure distances and areas

Run queries (on some maps)

Edit features (on some maps)

Select features

Change colors (one some maps)

Find places and create bookmarks

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ArcGIS Explorer Online

Demo….

– Identify

– Measure an area

– Add a .csv file

– Add a web map service

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ArcGIS Explorer Desktop

ArcGIS Explorer

– Online

• http://www.arcgis.com/explorer/

– Desktop

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Free, downloadable software

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop

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ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Functionality

Same functionality as ArcGIS Explorer Online, and then some!

Make presentations

Find driving routes

Add hyperlinks and notes

Add graphics and text annotations

Add Layer Files, Geodatabase Feature Classes, Layer Packages

View data in 2D or 3D

Add Geotagged Photos, KML files and Images

Run Geoprocessing Packages

Use Ad-Ins (like Street View)

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Street View in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop

Google Street View in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop

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Demo:

– Make Presentations

– Reading Layer Files and Layer Packages into ArcGIS Explorer Desktop

– Google street-view in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop

ArcGIS Explorer Desktop

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Jennifer.Harrison@TeachMeGIS.com