Assignment: View Basics

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems in Forest Resources

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Assignment: View Basics


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Download this Excel spreadsheet (called points.exe, stored as a self-extracting zip file). Once you have the file, double-click the file name in the Windows Explorer. This will extract the spreadsheet and allow you to open it in Excel.
[Hint: you cannot load an Excel spreadsheet directly into ArcView 3.x; you will need to perform some type of file conversion. What types of files can you load as tables into ArcView 3.x? See notes on the Relational Database Model if you do not remember.]

Create a view that contains these points and the Pack Forest boundary.
Use one of the ESRI TrueType fonts to display the point markers (do not use a simple point marker, but use one that is more interesting).
Paste a screen capture or an exported graphic of this view into your answers.
(15)
[Hint keyword: event theme]
The data source \packgis\forest\pls_sections on the CD, is composed of several different sources for feature themes. List each data source. (15)
In terms of the spatial data models used in GIS, what does each of these feature themes represent? Speak about what these feature themes represent in particular reference to the stands data source and its components. (15)
[Big hint: This is an ARC/INFO Coverage. Do not guess what each of these feature types is, but try to find a reference that defines each of these feature classes.]
Paste into your answers a map showing Pack Forest's forest soils. The map should be classified into 9 quantile classes using the field Fine.fract.cd attribute field. Use the Red to Purple to Blue color ramp. (15)
What are the names of the trails on Pack Forest that allow Shared use? Place your answers in a numberd, alphabetical list. (15)
[Hint: you will need to look at the theme table for the theme \packgis\forest\trails theme on the CD.]
How many of the gates at Pack Forest are on State Route 7? (10)
What is the 4th step in creating a database table? (15)
[Big Hint: this specific topic has not been covered in class, and you will find no reference to this anywhere in the class notes!]

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