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ArcGIS for Desktop Cookbook

By : Daniela C Docan
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ArcGIS for Desktop Cookbook

By: Daniela C Docan

Overview of this book

This book is a good companion to get you quickly acquainted with everything you need to increase your productivity with the ArcGIS Desktop. It would be helpful to have a bit of familiarity with basic GIS concepts. If you have no previous experience with ArcGIS, this book will still be helpful for you because it will help you catch up to the acquainted users from a practical point of view.

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ArcGIS for Desktop Cookbook
Daniela C Docan
Jan, 2015 | 372 pages
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Table of Contents (13 chapters)
Preface
Preface
What this book covers
What you need for this book
Who this book is for
Sections
Conventions
Reader feedback
Customer support
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1
1. Designing Geodatabase
1. Designing Geodatabase
Introduction
Creating a file geodatabase
Creating a feature dataset
Creating a feature class
Creating subtypes
Creating domains
Using subtypes and domains together
Creating a relationship class
2
2. Editing Data
2. Editing Data
Introduction
Editing features in a geodatabase
Advanced editing in a geodatabase
Creating geodatabase topology
Editing geodatabase topology
3
3. Working with CRS
3. Working with CRS
Introduction
Understanding projections
Projecting vector data
Georeferencing raster data
Setting a custom coordinate reference system
4
4. Geoprocessing
4. Geoprocessing
Introduction
Spatial joining features
Using spatial adjustment
Using common tools
Creating models
5
5. Working with Symbology
5. Working with Symbology
Introduction
Managing styles
Modifying symbols
Creating custom symbology
Using proportional symbology
Using the symbol levels
Using representation
6
6. Building Better Maps
6. 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
7. Exporting Your Maps
7. 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
8. Working with Geocoding and Linear Referencing
8. 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
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9. Working with Spatial Analyst
9. 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
10. Working with 3D Analyst
10. 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
11. Working with Data Interoperability
11. 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
12
Index
Index

Creating and editing routes

A route is a linear feature that has a measurement system (for example, distance or time) and a unique identifier. Routes are stored in a route feature class (standalone feature class or in a feature dataset). The vertices of a route contain the x and y coordinates and a measure value or m value. Measure units are independent of map units. Measure values do not have to begin at zero and should be increased in the same direction.

Getting ready

In this section, you will create a route feature class that will store three simple routes that represent three different bus lines from your town: bus 133, bus 79, and bus 135. Your routes will be created from scratch using the Trace tool.

How to do it...

Follow these steps to create and edit simple routes in ArcMap:

  1. Start ArcMap and open the existing map document Routes.mxd from <drive>:\PacktPublishing\Data\LinearReferencing. Open the Catalog window. Expand the VeloGIS.gdb geodatabase.

  2. You will create a new route feature...

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