Knowledge of different tools

View different tools like Georeferencing tool, Editor tool and others

Play with attribute table.

Identifying and locating features

Add data layers and managing data layers

Add data frames and manage data frames

Exercise 2

Play with different buttons on Arc Map

(Data: Nepaldata)
 Go to Start/all programs/Arc GIS/Arc map right click and send to Desktop (create
shortcut).
 Go to desktop and click on Arc Map icon. (For easy access of ArcMap)
 Click on new empty map and click ok.
 Right click on blank space of main menu and add different tools.

 Click on Add Data button

 Explore where you have copied “Nepaldata” folder. Select all the datasets and layers of
“Nepaldata” and click add.
 You will see this view.
 Now we learn managing data layers.
1. Turn layers on and off (Use check Boxes)
2. Display or hide layer’s legend (Use + and – signs besides the desired layer)
3. When we add data, the data layers is displayed in a position based on hierarchy
points then lines then finally polygons.
4. Change order of drawing map layers (To change order drag the desired layer in
new position in Table of contents)
5. Now play with different buttons on tools like Zoom in, Zoom out, pan Select
features etc.
6. Copy and remove layers from map (Click the layer then right click)
7. Create Group Layers > Right click data frame name >New Group Layer >Drag
the Layers under group layer or right click the group layer then add data >Turn
on and off the group layer (Use check boxes)

 Managing Data Frames

1. By default when we open AcrMap data frame called “Layers” is created.
2. To Add New data frame: >Insert > Data Frame (New data frame shall be created
at the bottom of the table of content)
3. Rename the New Data Frame >Click the new data frame >Right Click >Click
Data Frame Properties >General Tab > Provide desired name.
4. Copy any layer from the data frame “Layers” (Step 6 of managing data layers)
then click the newly created data frame >Right click >Paste layer(s).
5. To activate desired data frame >Click the data frame >right click >Activate
6. You can also Add data, create new group layer, copy remove, change properties
of data frame by right clicking on the desired data frame.

 Setting scale (To determine geographic area that is displayed on map)

1. Type the scale in scale box
2. Drop-down box lets you pick from standard map scale
3. Customize drop-down list (Click “customize This list” to remove and add
scales)

Use layer “Districts” for the following:

 Level layer from properties/display. Try to level with different attributes.
 To show map tips, go to properties/display, tick on show map tips and click on field and
select primary display field.
 Select different features from selection/Select by attributes and select by tools. Export
the selected features.
 To select any district only (For now Kavrepalanchowk), select that district and export as
shape file.
 Clip road and river of that district from Arc toolbox >Analysis Tools >Extract >Clip
 Select any other district as well and export as shape file. Clip road and river of that
district as before.
 Merge the clipped roads and clipped rivers of the those two districts from Arc toolbox
>Data Management Tools >General >Merge
 Try to change colors and symbols of different features from symbology (Use layer
DIS_HQ).

Use layer “RoadNetwork2006”

 Make buffer of road using buffer tool of Arc toolbox >Analysis Tools >Proximity
>Buffer.
 Create Zonated Buffer of road using buffer tool of Arc toolbox >Analysis Tools
>Proximity >Multiple Ring Buffer.

Identify and locating feature:

 To identify any feature use Identify tool.
 To locate feature use find in the edit menu. You can then flash it on the map and
zoom to the feature.