Notes

Outline

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Types of GIS Software

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Identifying Features and Displaying Their Attributes

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Querying

Reclassifying Data - Buffering

Grouping or Aggregating Data

Analyzing Homogeneous Surfaces: Trend Surface Analysis,  Kriging, Intervisibility, and Slicing

Analyzing Arrangements: Quadrat Analysis and Nearest Neighbor Analysis

Determining Slope and Aspect

Line Segment Relationships: Joint Count, Resultant Vector, Gamma and Alpha Indices, and Gravity Model

Comparing Coverages – Overlay Analysis

Comparing Coverages: Overlay Analysis

Address Matching - Geocoding

Network Analysis – Traveling Time/Distance

Cartographic Modeling

Where Do I Get GIS Data for Arkansas?

A Typical ArcView GIS Workflow Construct the cartographic database (basemap):  digitize, scan, import, extract Construct the attribute database:  keyboard entry, import Using Legend Editor: categorize data, select colors, select legend type, choose symbols, choose map type Conduct analyses Using Layout: finalize the appearance of the map (titles, legends, scales, etc.) Display, print, export