Introduction to Canada Introduction to Canada GISGIS

•Your first activity has been designed to familiarize you with GIS (Geographic Information System), and to teach you to hand in your work electronically. Follow the steps EXACTLY!

You Will Learn:You Will Learn:

Add theme buttonAdd theme buttonLabel buttonLabel buttonText LabelText LabelPointer buttonPointer buttonBanner text labelBanner text labelSave projectSave projectText labelText labelMeasure buttonMeasure buttonBullet leader labelBullet leader label

Go to your desktools icon . Find Go to your desktools icon . Find the ArcView icon , click on it and the ArcView icon , click on it and drag and drop it onto your desktop.drag and drop it onto your desktop.

Double click on the ArcView icon, and Double click on the ArcView icon, and open the program.open the program.

Open with a Open with a new viewnew view. You will be . You will be asked if you want to add data to the asked if you want to add data to the view now. view now. Select YesSelect Yes..

In the drive section, select the In the drive section, select the x: x: drivedrive. Select . Select arcview dataarcview data, then , then select select arccanada31_d1 (d),arccanada31_d1 (d), select select nationalnational, select , select shpshp. From the list . From the list on the side of the shp directory, on the side of the shp directory, select select canada2001.shpcanada2001.shp..

Change to x: drive

An open window called View1 will An open window called View1 will appear. In the menu on the left, appear. In the menu on the left, click on the small grey box to turn click on the small grey box to turn the Canada 2001 shp theme on. A the Canada 2001 shp theme on. A map of Canada (in green) will map of Canada (in green) will appear in your view screen.appear in your view screen.

Click here to see the theme turned on

Then click here to Maximize the screen

From the title bar in the upper left, From the title bar in the upper left, select select ViewView. Select . Select properties.properties.

change thechange the Name to : Capital Cities, Name to : Capital Cities, Provinces and Territories of CanadaProvinces and Territories of Canada and change theand change the distance units to distance units to kilometerskilometers. Select . Select OKOK..

Change Name

Change Distance Units

Now it is time to add some data to your Now it is time to add some data to your map. Click on the map. Click on the Add Theme buttonAdd Theme button (if you are not in x: drive, follow step 3 (if you are not in x: drive, follow step 3 above). Scroll down in the left menu until above). Scroll down in the left menu until you find you find lakes.shplakes.shp then click once on it. then click once on it. to highlight it. Press and hold the shift to highlight it. Press and hold the shift key, then click once on key, then click once on cities.shpcities.shp. Click . Click on the on the OKOK button. Both themes should button. Both themes should be added to your View legend. Click on be added to your View legend. Click on the grey boxes to turn them on.the grey boxes to turn them on.

Click on the Click on the cities.shpcities.shp lettering. lettering. You will see that a You will see that a raisied boxraisied box appears around the cities.shp appears around the cities.shp theme. The box means that cities theme. The box means that cities is the is the active themeactive theme. . The active The active theme is the one that any changes, theme is the one that any changes, or labels that you put on your map or labels that you put on your map will be added to. If you turn it off will be added to. If you turn it off later, they will disappear!later, they will disappear!

In the upper left title bar, select In the upper left title bar, select themetheme, then select , then select edit legendedit legend. The . The Legend Editor menu will appear Legend Editor menu will appear

Use the pull down arrows at the right to set the Use the pull down arrows at the right to set the legend type to Graduated Colour. legend type to Graduated Colour.

Set the Classification Field to capital. Then set Set the Classification Field to capital. Then set Normalize by to Normalize by to CapitalCapital. .

Change the size until you are Change the size until you are satisfied with your points. Click satisfied with your points. Click apply. Your map should change to apply. Your map should change to the new settings. the new settings. CloseClose the legend the legend editor.editor.

Double click on Double click on the the red dotred dot, , and select a and select a new symbol new symbol and colour from and colour from the menu the menu screen that screen that appears.appears.

Make lakes the active theme (single click Make lakes the active theme (single click on on lakes.shplakes.shp lettering). Now you are lettering). Now you are going to add some lake name labels to going to add some lake name labels to your map. your map. Click and hold the label Click and hold the label buttonbutton . A drop down menu will . A drop down menu will appear with several label choices. Drag appear with several label choices. Drag down to the second button . down to the second button . Label the Label the 5 Great Lakes5 Great Lakes by clicking on the lake, by clicking on the lake, and dragging to the area where you want and dragging to the area where you want the label to appear. If you do not like the label to appear. If you do not like where you have put the label, you have where you have put the label, you have to select the pointer tool , click on the to select the pointer tool , click on the label and press the label and press the delete keydelete key. Make . Make sure your label lines do not cross!sure your label lines do not cross!

pointer pointer tooltool

label label buttonbutton

Save your work by selecting Save your work by selecting FileFile from the upper menu, then from the upper menu, then save save project asproject as, switch the drive to the , switch the drive to the h:h: drive and then in the file name field drive and then in the file name field call it call it yourfirstnamelastinitialcanadayourfirstnamelastinitialcanada For example timmykcanada Then For example timmykcanada Then click click OKOK..

FileFile

Make Make citiescities your your activeactive theme. theme.

LabelLabel the cities. When all of the the cities. When all of the cities are labeled, you will see that cities are labeled, you will see that some have two names. You will have some have two names. You will have to delete the labels and replace them to delete the labels and replace them with a with a text label text label . Click and hold . Click and hold the text button.the text button.

Drag down to the third button click Drag down to the third button click on the city, and drag out your label. on the city, and drag out your label. A text box will appear, A text box will appear, type in the type in the name,name, and click and click OKOK

It is time to add another theme. Click It is time to add another theme. Click the the add theme button add theme button , select the , select the x:x: drive, drive, arcview data, arc k-12arcview data, arc k-12, and , and then the then the Canada Canada directory. In the left directory. In the left hand menu, select the hand menu, select the prov99.shpprov99.shp theme. Double click on it to add it to theme. Double click on it to add it to your view legend. It will appear in your view legend. It will appear in the top of the legend.the top of the legend.

Provinces and TerritoriesProvinces and Territories

Turn on the themeTurn on the theme (check box) (check box) and see what happens. (Don’t and see what happens. (Don’t Panic!). Panic!).

Click on the Click on the prov99.shpprov99.shp theme, theme, and drag it to the bottom of the and drag it to the bottom of the menu. Drop it. See what menu. Drop it. See what happens. Now happens. Now turn off the turn off the canada2001.shpcanada2001.shp theme (uncheck theme (uncheck it). See what happens. it). See what happens.

Remember that the themes are Remember that the themes are stacked like a pile of pancakes, stacked like a pile of pancakes, smallest should be on the top, smallest should be on the top, biggest at the bottom.biggest at the bottom.

When you are When you are satisfied with your satisfied with your View, it is time to View, it is time to put this all into a put this all into a Layout! At the top Layout! At the top menu selectmenu select View View, , then then layoutlayout. Click . Click OKOK to accept the to accept the Landscape layout. Landscape layout. Arc View will Arc View will automatically automatically produce a new map produce a new map layout for you. layout for you.

Double click on the Double click on the scalescale to change to change miles to kilometersmiles to kilometers. .

Single click on the Single click on the legendlegend, then grab a , then grab a corner frame corner frame handle and shrink it handle and shrink it a little.a little.

Move (click hold Move (click hold and drag) the and drag) the legend to the side legend to the side so you can make so you can make the map larger.the map larger.

Double click on the Double click on the mapmap, and the , and the frame corners should appear. Grab frame corners should appear. Grab (click and hold) a frame handle, (click and hold) a frame handle, and enlarge the map. Position it and enlarge the map. Position it properly.properly.

Single click on the Single click on the titletitle and reduce and reduce the size so that it is not touching the size so that it is not touching the blue box. Anything over or the blue box. Anything over or touching the blue will not print!touching the blue will not print!

Click on the Click on the texttext tool pull down tool pull down to the fourth button to add a text to the fourth button to add a text box with your name in it. Position it box with your name in it. Position it discreetly in a corner.discreetly in a corner.

From the top menu select From the top menu select LayoutLayout. . Select Select Hide GridHide Grid. Repeat and . Repeat and Hide Hide MarginMargin..

MinimizeMinimize your layout. Select your layout. Select WindowWindow from the upper menu, and then select from the upper menu, and then select Layout 1Layout 1. .

Maximize layout 1Maximize layout 1. All dots and the . All dots and the blue frame should be gone.blue frame should be gone.

Save your project .Save your project .

Bonus Bonus (if you have time or skip to slide 28)(if you have time or skip to slide 28)

Switch to the View screen. Click the add Switch to the View screen. Click the add theme button then select theme button then select arcview dataarcview data, , then select then select arccanada31_d1 (d),arccanada31_d1 (d), select select nationalnational, select , select shpshp. From the list on the . From the list on the side of the shp directory, select side of the shp directory, select faults.shpfaults.shp..

Bonus Bonus (if you have time or skip to slide 28)(if you have time or skip to slide 28)

Turn the theme on by checking it, Turn the theme on by checking it, then use the measure tool to find then use the measure tool to find the distance from Toronto to the the distance from Toronto to the nearest fault line (in km!)nearest fault line (in km!)

Insert a text box on your layout Insert a text box on your layout that states the distance from Toronto that states the distance from Toronto to the nearest fault line.to the nearest fault line.

Now it is time to hand- in your project.Now it is time to hand- in your project. MinimizeMinimize your Arc View. Open your your Arc View. Open your

first class first class , and open the , and open the 555 555 Geography CGC1PGeography CGC1P icon. Open the icon. Open the Hand-in foldersHand-in folders (in red) and open (in red) and open correct folder for your class . correct folder for your class .

Open the Open the Canada GISCanada GIS folder. folder.

MinimizeMinimize all screens except for the all screens except for the Canada GIS folder.Canada GIS folder.

Open Open my computermy computer, and find your , and find your file on the file on the h:h: drive. drive.

ClickClick on it once, hold and on it once, hold and drag itdrag it into the Canada GIS hand-in folder. into the Canada GIS hand-in folder. It should pull up a file transfer It should pull up a file transfer popup screen. When it is completed popup screen. When it is completed click close. click close.

Make sure that your file appears in Make sure that your file appears in the folder for YOUR Periodthe folder for YOUR Period!!

Congratulations, you are done!Congratulations, you are done!