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ArcGIS By Example

By : Hussein Nasser
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ArcGIS By Example

By: Hussein Nasser

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ArcGIS By Example
Hussein Nasser
Aug, 2015 | 258 pages
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Table of Contents (17 chapters)
ArcGIS By Example
ArcGIS By Example
Credits
Credits
About the Author
About the Author
About the Reviewers
About the Reviewers
www.PacktPub.com
www.PacktPub.com
Preface
Preface
Free Chapter
1
Getting Started with ArcGIS
Getting Started with ArcGIS
The history of ArcGIS
An introduction to ArcGIS for Desktop
Customizing ArcGIS for Desktop
App 1 – the cell tower analysis tool
App 2 – the restaurant mapping application
App 3 – the excavation planning manager
Summary
2
App 1 – the Cell Tower Analysis Tool
App 1 – the Cell Tower Analysis Tool
An introduction to ArcGIS add-ins
Preparing the TelZaViBa data and code
Displaying the range of each tower
Drawing the tower range based on the attribute value
Summary
3
Mapping Signal Strength
Mapping Signal Strength
Adding a point to the map
Finding the distance between two points
Finding and highlighting the closest tower
Displaying the signal strength
Summary
4
Real-time Maneuvering
Real-time Maneuvering
Adding real-time cell phone simulator button add-ins
Reading and mapping external GPS point coordinates
Enabling signal maneuvering and highlighting the active tower
Summary
5
App 2 – Extending ArcObjects
App 2 – Extending ArcObjects
Extending ArcObjects
Adding the restaurants mapping toolbar
Adding the restaurants viewer button
Querying the subtypes of restaurants
Finding restaurants in a subtype
Summary
6
Reviews and Ratings
Reviews and Ratings
Introducing relationships
Querying reviews and ratings
Highlighting restaurants
Filtering restaurants on the map
Summary
7
Advanced Searching
Advanced Searching
Querying the regions
Finding restaurants in a region
Adding the search textbox in the toolbar
Real-time search and filtering
Summary
8
App 3 – Advanced ArcObjects
App 3 – Advanced ArcObjects
Geodatabase editing
Preparing the data and project
Creating excavation features
Viewing and editing the excavation information
Summary
9
Excavation Cost Calculation
Excavation Cost Calculation
Preparing the excavation cost calculator
Calculating the soil type removal cost
Calculating the tree removal cost
Estimating the final cost
Summary
10
Saving and Retrieving Excavation Designs
Saving and Retrieving Excavation Designs
Preparing the design table
Creating the design manager
Opening existing designs
Deleting designs
Generating the excavation design report
Searching for the design
Summary
Index
Index

Chapter 2. App 1 – the Cell Tower Analysis Tool

TelZaViBa is a telecom company that provides cell service for their customers. Recently, some customers have been experiencing weak signals in the Boulevard du Montparnasse in Paris, France. To analyze the situation, TelZaViBa has to analyze their cell towers in that area. So they asked us to write a tool on ArcGIS for Desktop that simulates a person with a cell phone walking in the Boulevard du Montparnasse. The tool should show the current signal strength at all time and record the weakest signal spots by highlighting them on the map.

In this chapter, we will discuss the following topics:

  • An introduction to ArcGIS add-ins

  • Preparing the TelZaViBA data and project: showing tower's range

  • Drawing signal range based on attribute values

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