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Mastering ArcToolbox: Essential Geoprocessing for GIS Projects

Develop familiarity with ArcToolbox, integrate ArcGIS components for GIS projects, review basic techniques, and use business data for Louisiana Agenda. Learn about ArcToolbox, its toolsets, working methods, license levels, and more. Discover tips on opening and using ArcToolbox effectively. Toolsets include Analysis Tools, Conversion Tools, and Data Management Tools, with guidance on working within the toolbox. Access help and information on tools easily.

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Mastering ArcToolbox: Essential Geoprocessing for GIS Projects

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  1. ArcGIS: ArcToolbox

  2. Goals • Develop familiarity with ArcToolbox • Integrated use of the different ArcGIS components in the context of a typical GIS project • Review basic techniques learned in earlier classes • Use business information for Louisiana

  3. Agenda • About ArcToolbox • Toolsets in the Toolbox • Working in the Toolbox • Exercise

  4. About ArcToolbox • What is ArcToolbox • ArcToolbox is a collection of common geoprocessing tools organized in an easy to navigate format, and provided with GUIs and wizards to ensure ease of use. • Important details • ArcToolbox and ArcInfo Workstation - To get full functionality of ArcToolbox you need ArcInfo workstation installed along-side ArcInfo Desktop • Coverages only - While the conversion tools inherently work with many different data formats, most of the other items work off of ArcInfo Workstation, and as such are only available for use with ArcInfo Coverages • License levels - The number of items available in the toolbox depends upon the license level your software is set to (ArcView, ArcEditor, or ArcInfo) • Opening ArcToolbox • Open either ArcCatalog or ArcMap. Then in the menu select Window and click on ArcToolbox. Or click on the ArcToolbox icon on the standard toolbar. • Using ArcToolbox and ArcCatalog together - This is the suggested method for using ArcToolbox. You can click and drag items between the two applications, and it is easy to preview the output of ArcToolbox routines in the ArcCatalog Preview window.

  5. Toolsets in the Toolbox • There are more tools available in ArcGIS 10.3 • Analysis Tools • Core geoprocessing tools, extract, Overlay, Proximity, Statistics • Conversion Tools • Several tools for converting between most common data formats • Data Management Tools • Tools for organizing and updating data

  6. Working in the Toolbox • Locating tools • Tools are organized into logical groups to make them easy to find. If you still have trouble, there is a find tool item available from the Tools menu. Searches can be based on tool name, ArcInfo command name, or keyword • Tools vs. Wizards • Tools are single dialogs which have spaces for you to provide input. If you want to perform a routine on several coverages, you can set up batch jobs in tool dialogs. Wizards consist of multiple dialogs. They are designed to be more user friendly and are often available for more complex tasks that require lots of user input. • Getting info about a tool • Right click on a tool to access its properties. You can access a help file for the tool as well as the ArcInfo command that it is built on. • Getting help with a tool • There is an info file available in most toolboxes, there is access to help on the context menu if you right click on the item, and there are usually shortcuts to help on the tool windows and throughout the wizards.

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