LAS 618 – GIS IN LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE

01 LAB 01 – USING AND MAKING MAPS

PREPARED BY : MUHAMMAD NAIM BIN MOHD PADZLI
STUDENT ID : 2020978403

INRODUCTION :
ArcMap represents geographic information as a collection of layers and other elements in a map view. There are two primary map views in ArcMap: the data view
and the layout view.
Tutorial 1-1 Tutorial 1-4 Tutorial 1-8 Tutorial 2-1 Tutorial 2-3
Launch Launch
ArcMap ArcMap
TUTORIAL TUTORIAL TUTORIAL
Save your map document as Save your map document as
TUTORIAL Tutorial1-4.mxd 1-8 Tutorial1-4.mxd 1-8 1-8
TUTORIAL 1-4 Click Bookmarks > 48 WORKING Click Bookmarks > 48 WORKING WORKING
Contiguous States Contiguous States
1-1 MEASURING WITH WITH WITH
DISTANCES ATTRIBUTE ATTRIBUTE ATTRIBUTE
TABLES TABLES TABLES

In the Measure window, click the record selector

Save the document
click Open Click the Add Data button,
Open an existing map click the Units button, click the Measure button for Chicago to select that
Attribute Table click Neighborhoods > Add Click the Symbology tab and
document Distance > Miles record.
click the Classify button
Open Tutorial2-1.mxd from
the Maps folder, Save the
map document

Tutorial 1-2
polygon symbol and select right-click the
click the Clear Selection click the Show Selected
Turn a layer on and off Zoom In Into Washington Hollow symbol, outline Neighborhoods layer, click
button Records button Change value to 96000,
width of 1.15, black Properties, label
TUTORIAL Move the mouse 48000, 24000,12000,
in a straight 6000
1-2 line to the
eastern
WORKING boundary of
Washington,
WITH MAP and then click
LAYERS the edge.

Close the Geographic

Add data to map by
Coordinate Systems Open the Magnifier window
connecting to folder Click the Show All Records click Categories > Unique
Warning window click Windows > Magnifier Click the Add Data button,
Click Switch Selection.
button to show all records Values.. click ZoningLandUse > Ad.
right-click the US Counties
around layer and click
Properties > General tab.
335
miles

Tutorial 1-5
removes the map layer from Use relative paths - Map
the map document Document Properties click the gray title of the
Selection switched from Assign and change outline
TUTORIAL Save your map document as
selected
POP2000 field. Move to
to 30% gray
click Facilities > Add.
Tutorial1-5.mxd right
1-5
Click Bookmarks > 48 Click the Symbology tab >
WORKING Contiguous States Import button.
WITH
FEATURE
ATTRIBUTES

Checked the Make relative Click the westernmost

Use relative paths - Map Click the red circular point
paths the default for new boundary of the state of Right-click the POP2000 right-click the NAME reld
Document Properties marker for Houston Rename the Facilities layer
map documents option Washington reld and click Sort name and click Sort Click Get Unique Values.
Food Facilities
Descending. Ascending.
Drag the Owner Occupied by
County layer to the bottom

Right-click the name Right-click the title bar of

Drag a layer from the Drag a layer from the
the Magnifier window and
Catalog window Catalog window
Houston in the Identify
window and click Flash. click Properties Tutorial 1-9 Tutorial 2-2 Tutorial 2-4

TUTORIAL
2-2 Open Tutorial2-2.mxd from
TUTORIAL Save your map document as USING the Maps folder, Save the
1-9 Tutorial1-9.mxd
QUANTITAVE map document TUTORIAL
LABELING ATTRIBUTES 3-2
click the List By Drawing FEATURES
Order button Type Boston as the feature
Change a layer’s color click the Find button
and turn on the US Cities and click Find
layer.

click Quantities > right-click US Counties and

Click the Symbol button > right-click US Cities and Graduated colors click Properties >
Edit Symbol and click the click Properties > Symbology tab.
Mask tab > Halo Labels tab
Manually change
Tutorial 1-6 class colors
Change a layer’s outline
color Save your map document as
TUTORIAL Tutorial1-6.mxd
Click Bookmarks > 48
Save the document 1-6 Contiguous States
SELECTING
right-click US Cities and
FEATURES Click Numeric under
click Properties >
Check the Label features in right-click US Cities and Category
Symbology tab.
this layer check box and click Convert
change the font to bold Labels to Annotation

Tutorial 1-3 Select Features button,

Using the zoom in button on Click inside Texas, Press
the tool bar and hold the Shift key
TUTORIAL Change the
1-3 saturation to 5%
NAVIGATIN
G IN A MAP
DOCUMENT click Categories > Unique Click the Add Data button,
Values.. click ZoningLandUse > Ad.
clicking In the map and
Select Elements button
Tutorial 1-7 Features in current extent

Drag the pointer to the

click the Pan button bottom and to the right of TUTORIAL
the state of Florida Save your map document as
1-7
Tutorial1-7.mxd
CHANGING
Change the
SELECTION
OPTIONS saturation to
20%
Assign and change outline
click Facilities > Add.
Click the text label for to 30% gray
Miami and move it into the
state of Florida.

In the Selection Tools Save your map document

click the Full, previous, and right-click the layer and
click
next extent button
Zoom To Layer.
click Selection > Selection Settings frame, click the
Options color box and choose
amethyst

Click POP2007 for Value click Quantities > Rename the Facilities layer Click Get Unique Values.
under Fields Graduated symbols Food Facilities

Save your map document

right-click US Cities, and

Right-click the title bar of click Selection > Zoom to click Properties, Click the
Open the Magnifier window
the Magnifier window and Selected Features and then Selection tab and the
click Windows > Magnifier
click Properties clear selected features symbol button.

Tutorial 3-2
Open Tutorial3-2.mxd Set up layout page
from the Maps folder orientation and size
Open a map
Zoom to a small area of the TUTORIAL document
map
3-2 and save a
Using Layer overview
click the List By Selection Click Square 2, Amethyst layer file
button color, and size 12

800%

Create a JPEG image Create guidelines

open in a viewer.
of the layout layout view
Move the pointer to the
click Bookmarks >
48 Contiguous States
center of the red box and Finish
drag to move Click Bookmarks > Florida
Click the Select Features
button and click a city click Select by Circle

CONCLUSION :
Click Bookmarks > Create Click Bookmarks > Create
Click inside the state of
Learn fundamental concepts that underlie GIS technology and geographic data. In
Bookmark Bookmark
Florida and drag to draw a
circle
this course, you will gain experience using GIS maps to visualize and explore real-
Save the document world features; analyze data to answer questions and create new information; and
share maps, data, and other resources so they can be easily accessed throughout
your organization.