This document provides an introduction to ArcGIS software and geospatial concepts. It discusses key ArcGIS components like ArcMap and ArcCatalog. It explains fundamental geospatial data types like raster and vector data and how they are used. It also summarizes core geospatial analysis techniques in ArcGIS like using spatial analyst tools on grid datasets. Finally, it briefly outlines the ArcGIS platform including ArcGIS Online for web mapping and content sharing.
This document provides an introduction to ArcGIS software and geospatial concepts. It discusses key ArcGIS components like ArcMap and ArcCatalog. It explains fundamental geospatial data types like raster and vector data and how they are used. It also summarizes core geospatial analysis techniques in ArcGIS like using spatial analyst tools on grid datasets. Finally, it briefly outlines the ArcGIS platform including ArcGIS Online for web mapping and content sharing.
This document provides an introduction to ArcGIS software and geospatial concepts. It discusses key ArcGIS components like ArcMap and ArcCatalog. It explains fundamental geospatial data types like raster and vector data and how they are used. It also summarizes core geospatial analysis techniques in ArcGIS like using spatial analyst tools on grid datasets. Finally, it briefly outlines the ArcGIS platform including ArcGIS Online for web mapping and content sharing.
This document provides an introduction to ArcGIS software and geospatial concepts. It discusses key ArcGIS components like ArcMap and ArcCatalog. It explains fundamental geospatial data types like raster and vector data and how they are used. It also summarizes core geospatial analysis techniques in ArcGIS like using spatial analyst tools on grid datasets. Finally, it briefly outlines the ArcGIS platform including ArcGIS Online for web mapping and content sharing.
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Introduction to ArcGIS Software
Jack Dangermond, President, ESRI
Article from NY Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/10/business/esris-chief-on-tending-his-plants-and-his-company.html?_r=2 Videos from Plenary Session of 2018 ESRI User Conference
http://p.ctx.ly/r/7zha Geospatial Systems Are Helping Us Understand
Understanding Sharing and
Collaboration
Knowledge
Integration Information
Mapping
Data
. . . Helping Us Make Better Decisions
Data Model based on a collection of data themes Spatial Data: Vector format Vector data are defined spatially: (x1,y1) Point - a pair of x and y coordinates
vertex Line - a sequence of points Node
Polygon - a closed set of lines
Kissimmee watershed, Florida
Themes Attributes of a Selected Feature Raster and Vector Data Raster data are described by a cell grid, one value per cell Vector Raster
Point
Line Zone of cells Polygon Discrete (vector) and continuous (raster) data
Images from http://resources.arcgis.com/en/help/main/10.1/index.html#/Discrete_and_continuous_data/009t00000007000000/ Two fundamental ways of representing geography are discrete objects and fields. The discrete object view represents the real world as objects with well defined boundaries in empty space. Features (x1,y1) (Shapefiles) Points Lines Polygons
The field view represents the real world as a finite
number of variables, each one defined at each possible f ( y) f ( x , y )dx
position. x
Rasters Continuous surface Santa Barbara, California
An example of a popular worldwide geographic raster dataset
http://srtm.usgs.gov/srtmimagegallery/index.html The challenge of increasing Digital Elevation Model (DEM) resolution e.g. 50,000 km2 Watershed 1980’s DMA 90 m 27 MB 102 cells/km2
1990’s USGS DEM 30 m 240 MB
103 cells/km2
2000’s NED 10 m 2 GB 10 cells/km 4 2
2010’s LIDAR ~1 m 200 GB
106 cells/km2 A factor 10,000 increase in 30 years Spatial Analyst https://desktop.arcgis.com/en/arcmap/latest/extensions/spatial-analyst/what-is-the-spatial-analyst-extension.htm Spatial Analyst
• Analysis of land surface terrain as a grid • Key means of defining drainage areas and connectivity to Grid Datasets • Cellular-based data structure composed of square cells of equal size arranged in rows and columns. • The grid cell size and extension (number of rows and columns), as well as the value at each cell have to be stored as part of the grid definition. Number of columns Number of rows
Cell size Grid Datasets
• Grid datasets Image Datasets Digital Orthophotos and satellite imagery
• Image datasets How do we combine these data?
Digital Elevation Streams
Watersheds Waterbodies Models An integrated raster-vector database Three Views of GIS Geodatabase view: Structured data sets that represent geographic information in terms of a generic GIS data model.
Geovisualization view: A GIS is a set of
intelligent maps and other views that shows features and feature relationships on the earth's surface. "Windows into the database" to support queries, analysis, and editing of the information.
Geoprocessing view: Information
transformation tools that derive new geographic data sets from existing data sets.
adapted from www.esri.com
ESRI GIS Development
Arc/Info (coverage model)
Versions 1-7 from 1980 – 1999 Arc Macro Language (AML) ArcGIS (geodatabase model) Version 8.0, …, 10.6 from 2000 – Python scripting ArcView (shapefile model) 32 bit Versions 1-3 from 1994 – 1999 Avenue scripting language 2016 64 bit ArcMap, ArcCatalog and ArcToolbox are separate but connected systems ArcGIS Pro – a single integrated project environment
One folder for your project
with everything in it Ready to Use Tools for Anywhere in World
Watershed of Waller Creek at UT Austin
Geodatabase http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/help/data/geodatabases/overview/what-is-a-geodatabase-.htm Common Geospatial Information Types
Image: Michael Zeiler, ESRI
Geodatabase – a store for all types of geospatial information ArcGIS Geodatabase Workspace Geodatabase Feature Dataset Feature Class
Geometric Network
Relationship Object Class Object Class • An object class is a collection of objects in tabular format that have the same behavior and the same attributes.
An object class is a table that has a unique identifier (ObjectID)
for each record Feature Class • A feature class is a collection of geographic objects in tabular format that have the same behavior and the same attributes.
Feature Class = Object class + spatial coordinates
ArcGIS Online Mapping on the web Sharing Information at UT Austin UT Austin Organizational Group for ArcGIS Online Make a Map Select a base map and add things to it Living Atlas https://livingatlas.arcgis.com/en/ Story Maps: Hurricane Harvey
