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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 ArcGIS Desktop
• 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?

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 ArcGIS Desktop
• 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?

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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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 ArcGIS Desktop
• 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?

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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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 ArcGIS Desktop
• 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?

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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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 ArcGIS Desktop
• 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?

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 Wells per Parish
Import the points Spatially join the Summarize the
from the Excel parish attributes well table by
spreadsheet. to the wells. parish.

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 Demo
Demo…points in polygons

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 ArcGIS Desktop
• 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?

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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 – Burial depth
– Material – Installation date
– Manufacturer – Inspections
– Product – Protection
– Pressure – Defects / Damage
– Max allowable pressure – 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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 ArcGIS Explorer Desktop
Free, downloadable software

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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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 ArcGIS Explorer Desktop
Demo:
– Make Presentations
– Reading Layer Files and Layer Packages into ArcGIS
Explorer Desktop
– Google street-view in ArcGIS Explorer Desktop

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Jennifer.Harrison@TeachMeGIS.com
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