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Create GIS Data

Meang Sotha, Master of Science in Civil Engineering
1. GIS Data Types and Formats
2. Create Shape-files
Create a Shape-file as Point feature
Right Click on one folder >> New
>> Shape-file >> Name, choose
point and edit coordinate system.
Create a Shape-file as Line feature
Right Click on one folder >> New
>> Shape-file >> Name, choose
feature types as a line and edit
coordinate system.
Create a Shape-file as Polygon feature
Right Click on one folder >> New >> Shape-file >> Name,
choose feature type as a polygon and edit coordinate system.
3. Create Personal Geo-database
Level 1: Personal Geo-database

Right Click on one folder >> New

>> Personal Geo-database.

Level 2: Feature Datasets

Right Click on Personal Geo-database

>> New >> Feature Datasets… >>
Name Feature Datasets >> Choose
Coordinate System (Geographic or
Projected Coordinate System).

Level 3: Feature Classes (Point, line and polygon)

Right Click one Feature Datasets… >> New >> New Feature
Classes >> Name Feature Class and Specify Type (Point, line
and polygon feature).
4. Import/Export Geo-database
4.1. Import from a Single Shape-file

Right Click on one feature

datasets of a Geo-database>>
Import (Single Feature
Class…) >> Select Input
Feature >> Output Location >>
Output Feature Class.

4.2. Import from Multiple Shape-files

Right Click on one feature

datasets of a Geo-database>>
Import (Multiple Feature
Class…) >> Select Input
Feature >> Output location >>
Specify Output Feature Class
4. Import/Export Geo-database
4.3. Export to a Single Shape-file
Right Click on a single feature
class of feature datasets of a
Geo-database>> Export >>
Single Feature Class >> Select
Input Feature >> Output
location >> Specify Output
Feature Class.
4.4. Import from Multiple Shape-files

Right Click on one feature

datasets of a Geo-database>>
Export (Multiple Feature
Class) >> Select Input Feature
>> Output location >> Specify
Output Feature Class
5. Create A Layer file
5.1. By ArcCatalog (1)
5. Create Layer file
5.1. By ArcCatalog

Notes:
After creating, the new layer file will have property same as data
source (Shapefile or Personal Geodatabase).
5. Create Layer file
5.2. By ArcMap
6. Create A Group Layer (1)
6.1. By ArcCatalog
6. Create A Group Layer (2)
6.1. By ArcCatalog

Number of layers
to be in the group
6. Create A Group Layer (3)
6.2. By ArcMap
 1. Transformation by
ArcMap
2. Project by ArcToolbox
Import or
Export by
ArcCatalog

Import or
Export by
ArcCatalog