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1 1-1 GIS tips and Tricks for ArcGIS Desktop and ArcGIS Explorer 1-2 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 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? 1-3 New tools in ArcGIS 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 1-4 New tools in ArcGIS 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?

2 A simple (but useful) spatial analysis example Linear referencing. What is it and why would I ever care? ArcGIS Desktop 1-5 Geotagged Photos Convert GeoTagged photos to points (ArcGIS ) 1-6 Geotagged Photos Creates a point file from photos Photos can be stored as attachments in a geodatabase All license levels 1-7 Table Attachments Table Attachments are similar in concept to hyperlinks, but are actually stored in the geodatabase 1-8 Enable Attachments Enable attachments in ArcCatalog 1-9 Adding Attachments Add attachments in an edit session Or with the Add Attachments Tool 1-10 HTML PopUps HTML Pop-ups Can use table attachment images Can be customized with HTML 1-11 HTML PopUps 1-12 Geotagged Photos Demo: Geotagged photos to points Avery Island, Louisiana 1-13 New tools in ArcGIS 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?

3 A simple (but useful) spatial analysis example Linear referencing. What is it and why would I ever care? ArcGIS Desktop 1-14 Labeling Contour Lines Mapplex for Labeling Contour Lines Contour Toolset for Annotation 1-15 Laddering 1-16 Contour Annotation To blank out the line behind the text, we still have to use annotation. 1-17 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 1-18 New tools in ArcGIS 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?

4 ArcGIS Desktop 1-19 Using Add-Ins Free and purchased add-ins provide additional functionality to ArcGIS 1-20 Using Add-Ins 1-21 Using Add-Ins Street View for ArcGIS Desktop 1-22 Demo 1-23 New tools in ArcGIS 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 1-24 Wells per Parish Import the points from the Excel spreadsheet. Summarize the well table by parish. Spatially join the parish attributes to the wells. 1-25 Demo in polygons 1-26 New tools in ArcGIS 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?

5 A simple (but useful) spatial analysis example Linear referencing. What is it and why would I ever care? ArcGIS Desktop 1-27 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. 1-28 Pipelines Pipeline showing different inspection dates 1223 1305 1617 2192 3160 1-29 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 1-30 Wellbores Managing various characteristics as point and line events Progress Cuttings Tops Mud Logs Casings 1-31 Hatching Routes often used to store surveys hatched to show shotpoints 1-32 Displaying Events Similar to Display XY Data, but uses measures along the line rather than actual x,y locations 1-33 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 1-34 Create and Manage Routes Make room for Measures ( M Values )

6 In the feature class when you create it. Or use the Create Routes tool 1-35 Route Display Properties 1-36 Route Hatches Like label classes, but can include text and symbols (hatches) 1-37 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 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? 1-38 Cleaning up Data in Excel Upper () Searching for and replacing special characters (?*) ~? 1-39 Left and Right, Find and Length String functions you should get to know! RIGHT(A1,(LEN(A1)-FIND( @ ,A1))) 1-40 If/Then Conditions If/Then Conditions in Excel 1-41 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 Cleaning up data before you bring it in to GIS(How do I get rid of those $!)

7 @*! Characters???) and other Tricks to clean up your data ArcGIS Explorer Really?? You can do THAT with ArcGIS Explorer? 1-42 ArcGIS Explorer Online Desktop 1-43 ArcGIS Explorer Online Web maps for everyone. Seriously. 1-44 Eagleford Permits 1-45 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 1-46 ArcGIS Explorer Online Identify Measure an area Add a .csv file Add a web map service 1-47 ArcGIS Explorer Desktop ArcGIS Explorer Online Desktop 1-48 Free, downloadable software ArcGIS Explorer Desktop 1-49 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) 1-50 Street View in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Google Street View in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop 1-51 Demo: Make Presentations Reading Layer Files and Layer Packages into ArcGIS Explorer Desktop Google street-view in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop ArcGIS Explorer Desktop 1-52