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ArcGIS for Desktop Cookbook

By : Daniela C Docan
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ArcGIS for Desktop Cookbook

By: Daniela C Docan

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Table of Contents (18 chapters)
ArcGIS for Desktop Cookbook
ArcGIS for Desktop Cookbook
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
Designing Geodatabase
Designing Geodatabase
Introduction
Creating a file geodatabase
Creating a feature dataset
Creating subtypes
Creating domains
Using subtypes and domains together
Creating a relationship class
2
Editing Data
Editing Data
Introduction
Editing features in a geodatabase
Advanced editing in a geodatabase
Creating geodatabase topology
Editing geodatabase topology
3
Working with CRS
Working with CRS
Introduction
Understanding projections
Projecting vector data
Georeferencing raster data
Setting a custom coordinate reference system
4
Geoprocessing
Geoprocessing
Introduction
Spatial joining features
Using spatial adjustment
Using common tools
Creating models
5
Working with Symbology
Working with Symbology
Introduction
Managing styles
Modifying symbols
Creating custom symbology
Using proportional symbology
Using the symbol levels
Using representation
6
Building Better Maps
Building Better Maps
Introduction
Creating and editing labels
Labeling with Maplex Label Engine
Creating and editing annotation
Using annotation and masking for contours
Creating a bivariate map
7
Exporting Your Maps
Exporting Your Maps
Introduction
Creating a map layout
Exporting your map to the PDF and GeoTIFF formats
Creating an atlas of maps
Publishing maps on the Internet
8
Working with Geocoding and Linear Referencing
Working with Geocoding and Linear Referencing
Introduction
Preparing data for geocoding
Geocoding addresses
Geocoding with alternative names
Creating and editing routes
Creating and editing events
Working with complex routes
Analyzing events
9
Working with Spatial Analyst
Working with Spatial Analyst
Introduction
Analyzing surfaces
Interpolating data
Reclassifying a raster
Working with Map Algebra
Working with Cell Statistics
Generalizing a raster
Creating density surfaces
Analyzing the least-cost path
10
Working with 3D Analyst
Working with 3D Analyst
Introduction
Creating 3D features from 2D features
Creating a TIN surface
Creating a terrain dataset
Creating raster and TIN from a terrain dataset
Intervisibility
Creating a profile graph
Creating an animation
11
Working with Data Interoperability
Working with Data Interoperability
Introduction
Exporting file geodatabase to different data formats
Importing data from the XML format
Importing vector data
Importing raster data
Spatial ETL
Index
Index

Creating models

According to the online ESRI GIS Dictionary, a model is an abstraction of reality used to represent objects, processes, and events. In ArcGIS, a geoprocessing model is created with the Model Builder built-in application, as shown in the following screenshot:

A model contains a process or more connected processes that are automatically executed when the model is run. A process consists of three elements: an input dataset (blue element), a tool (orange element), and an output dataset (green element). A geoprocessing model helps us to use various analysis operations and to create new data in a continuous workflow. In this way, the geoprocessing workflow can be reused and shared with other users. In ModelBuilder, you can use three basic types of elements:

  • Variables (for example, input or derived data, buffer distance value, and SQL expression)

  • Tools (for example, system tools such as buffer and intersect)

  • Connectors (for example, data connector)

Another important aspect of a model...

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