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© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2000
CFR 250/590 Introduction to GIS, Autumn 1999
intro_av.ppt 1
Overview
• ArcView Overview
• ArcView Interface
• ArcView Help System
Introduction to ArcView GIS
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2000
CFR 250/590 Introduction to GIS, Autumn 1999
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
What is unique about ArcView GIS?
• GUI
• Desktop Use
• Database Access
• Customization & Programming
• Extensions to Increase Functionality
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2000
CFR 250/590 Introduction to GIS, Autumn 1999
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
GUI
• Unlike other GIS software applications (of the past), ArcView uses a graphical user interface (GUI).
• Instead of typed commands, menus, buttons, and tools are used.
• The GUI provides access to most control, functionality, and operations.
• Each document type in ArcView has its own GUI controls.
• Beware:
• The ArcView GUI is complicated and many-layered.• Much time and practice is needed to master the ArcView GUI.• There is no command-line control; all automation must be scripted.
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2000
CFR 250/590 Introduction to GIS, Autumn 1999
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
Desktop Use
• Unlike GIS software of the past, ArcView will run on a desktop computer.
• Desktop computers (PCs) are:
• cheap• easy to administer• ubiquitous• easy to use
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2000
CFR 250/590 Introduction to GIS, Autumn 1999
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
Database Access
• Data stored in separate database applications are available in ArcView.
• Many data sets exist in separate databases that describe spatial data.
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
Customization & Programming
• Many functions are not available from the GUI.
• Custom functions and operations can be created with the Avenue programming language.
• Repetitive tasks can be automated.
• New functions and operations can be added to the GUI menus, buttons, and tools.
• Beware:
• Scripting is not extremely easy to learn.
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2000
CFR 250/590 Introduction to GIS, Autumn 1999
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
Extensions to Increase Functionality
• Functionality not included in the core ArcView product can increase productivity.
• Some extensions are built-in, but just need to be enabled.
• Other extensions are available for free; some are available for sale.
• We will be using several extensions during the course.
© Phil Hurvitz, 1999-2000
CFR 250/590 Introduction to GIS, Autumn 1999
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• application window
Introduction to ArcView GIS
The ArcView Interface
• GUI
GUI
• tabledocumentwindow table
documentwindow
• project window
projectwindow
• viewdocumentwindow
viewdocumentwindow
menu barbutton bartool bar
chartdocumentwindow• chart
documentwindow
status bar
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
The ArcView GUI
• menu bar
• button bar
• tool bar
• scale RF
• coordinates
• status bar
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
The ArcView View GUI
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
The ArcView Table GUI
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
The ArcView Layout GUI
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
The ArcView Script GUI
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
ArcView Document Types
• View documents
• Table documents
• Chart documents
• Layout documents
• Script documents
• 3-D documents
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
View Documents
table ofcontents map
display
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
Table Documents
fields
records
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Chart Documents
legend
data markersaxes
title
Introduction to ArcView GIS
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Introduction to ArcView GIS
Layout Documents title
legendframe
chartframe
north arrowframe
scale barframe
viewframe
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Script Documents
Introduction to ArcView GIS
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3-D Documents
Introduction to ArcView GIS
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The ArcView Help System (alias “Your Best Friend” for the rest of the quarter)
• Help on dialogue boxes“F1”
Introduction to ArcView GIS
• General help
• Context-sensitive help