Joining the world map GIS layer to spreadsheet data

Hi Students

Today we are going continue learning how to use the GIS program ArcGIS which you started to use last week. If you are lost with ArcGIS take a look at last weeks tutorial.

You should by now have your spreadsheets ready in the way I have explained.

1. First row contains the column headings for the data which consists of less than 25 chraracters [numbers, letters (upper and lower case) - or _  and nothing else.]
2. Second row downwards in the spreadsheetcontains just your data.
3. At least one category colunm has been added by you to to your spreadsheet.

Last week you leant how to open ArcGIS 10, open the world mapper shape file and save your work as a .mxd file. Some of you may also have changed the maps symbology!

Today we are going to join youir data in the spreadsheet to that of the world mapper shape file's attribute table thus bringing your data into the GIS so that it can be viewed spatially.

Download the tutorial below which explains joining table and adding symbology (for those that haven't tried this yet).

Joining  tables and  adding symbology

Good luck and have fun
Martin

Getting to know ArcGIS 10 - GIS software

Hi there

After you are finished organising your table of data you must start to get get to know the basics of ArcGIS 10 by doing the tutorial below.

Introduction to ArcGIS 10

You will need a GIS map layer to use. We are going to use GIS information of a world map in the form of a shape file.  The shape file, an ESRI format for saving GIS information, has become a standard format for GIS vector information. When you unzip the file below you will notice that it is not one file. A "shape file" always consists of three or more files.

Wold mapper shape file

I will explain all this in class.

Cheers
Martin

Add categories to your data

Hi there

I hope you had a good break last week!

This week you are going to complete your spreadsheet getting ready for starting the GIS part of of your project by adding categories to you data.

I will go through an example in class which I will add to this post on the blog. Those of you that finish can start getting to know the GIS software we will be using (Arc GIS 10) by following the tutorial below.

Introduction to ArcGIS 10

If you do get this far you will need a GIS map layer to use. We are going to use GIS information of a world map in the form of a shape file.  The shape file, an ESRI format for saving GIS information, has become a standard format for GIS vector information. When you unzip the file below you will notice that it is not one file. A "shape file" always consists of three or more files.

Wold mapper shape file

Don't worry if you don't get to the GIS introduction this week we'll contiue next week when I will explaonit all in full!


Cheers
Martin