WEEK 13 - GIS 4043 - LOOSE ENDS LAB

This week's lab was an informative lab meant to cover basic concepts that were not covered yet or were either glossed over in the course of the semester.  The lab is meant to also provide us with the tools to complete our final project.  Two process summaries are provided.

PROCESS SUMMARY 1

Task 1: Table of Contents

(Exact same instructions as per pg. 2 to pg. 3 of lab summary – nothing new added).

Task 2: Layer Grouping

1.    To do this, you have to have more than one layer.  Shift-click to select the layers that you want to put in a group.  Then right-click one of the selected layers and select group.

2.    Rename the group, “TEST GROUP” by double clicking on it twice and renaming.

3.    To ungroup, right click on the group and select ungroup.

4.    NOTE:  Can only group layers together in the view by Order tab, but can create layers in any of the 4 ToC views.

Task 3: Graphs

(Exact same instructions as per pg. 4 to pg. 5 of lab summary – nothing new added).

Task 4: Loading a Map Template

1.      (See Instructions on pg. 6 and Pg. 7 of lab).  However, For some reason when I press the toggle Draft Mode button to make the layers, appear, they do not appear.  So I was forced to have to “Add Data”

Task 6: Spatial Reference Info

(Exact same instructions as per pg. 9 to pg. 10 of lab summary – nothing new added).

Task 7: Saving a Template

(Exact same instructions as per pg. 10 of lab summary – nothing new added).

PROCESS SUMMARY 2

TASK 5: Layer Packages

1.    Log onto eDesktop and navigate to this week’s folder.  Open up a blank template and drag the buildings layer from the loose ends folder onto the map.

2.    Under properties for the buildings layer, type in a description (must have text in the description area before saving the layer package) – Buildings on UWF Main Campus.

3.    Right click on layer > create layer package.

4.    Save package to file > select the folder for this week and save file as an .lpk file.

5.    Validate

6.    Share > window that indicates packaging comes up and eventually says succeeded.

7.    To open up the package go to ArcCatalog and navigate to the file.  Will see folder, titled Building.lpk.  Right-click and select unpack.  File is unpacked (must be done in ArcCatalog) and is ready for use.

Task 6: Map Packages

1.    With the map with buildings layer still open, go to File >Map Document Properties and enter a description – “UWF Main Campus”.

2.    Save Map “UWF_Week 13 Map.mxd”

3.    File >Create Map Package and navigate to the s:drive to this week’s folder.

4.    Validate

5.    Share > window that indicates packaging comes up and eventually says succeeded.

6.    To open up the package go to ArcCatalog and navigate to the file.  Will see folder, titled UWF_Week 13Map.mpk.  Right-click and select unpack.  File is unpacked (must be done in ArcCatalog) and is ready for use

Task 7: Reparing Data Sources

(Exact same instructions as per pg. 6 and pg. 7 of lab summary – nothing new added).

Task 8: Data Driven Pages

(Exact same instructions as per pg. 8 of lab summary – nothing new added).

Task 9: Map Page Size

(Exact same instructions as per pg. 9 of lab summary – nothing new added).

Geocoding

(Exact same instructions as per pg. 9 through pg. 11 of lab summary – nothing new added).