using the accuglobe software with the indianamap using the accuglobe software

Using the AccuGlobe Software with the

IndianaMap Using the AccuGlobe

Software

Coordination of GIS through dissemination of data and data products, education and outreach, adoption of standards, and building partnerships and the IndianaMap

Acknowledgements

• Training and IndianaMap distribution made possible through an Excellerator Grant from AT&T, and a Community Development Action Grant (CDAG) from the Indiana Economic Development Corporation

• Online distribution made possible through a partnership between IGIC, Indiana University UITS, and the Indiana Geologic Survey

• Distribution on disk with free AccuGlobe software made possible through special agreement with DDTI (www.ddti.net)

http://www.ddti.net/


Extensive Help Menus


Steps For Zooming In Or Out

When working with a map it may be necessary to zoom in to view an area in more detail, or zoom out to see a larger area.

• Click the Zoom In or Zoom Out button on the Tools toolbar.

• Move the mouse over the map. Single click to zoom in around a point.

OR If you wish to zoom to a specific area Click and hold the left mouse button. Move the mouse to drag a rectangle to create the

area you wish to zoom to. (When zooming out, the smaller the rectangle the further you will zoom out.)

Release the mouse button to complete the zoom.


Steps For PanningPanning allows you to move the map display

around to show areas outside of the current viewing area without changing the scale of the map.

• Click the Pan button on the Tools toolbar. • Move the mouse over the map. • Click and hold down the left mouse button. • Move the mouse, still holding down the

mouse button. The map will move with the mouse.

• Release the mouse button to complete the pan operation.


Steps For Measuring Length

The measurement tool is used to calculate distances between 2 or more user-defined points on the map.

• Click the measure tool on the Tools toolbar. • Move the mouse over the map to the starting position. • Using the left mouse button click once and now move

to the next position. A line will draw as the mouse is moved.

• Using the left mouse button click once to define the end position.

• Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create a multi point line as necessary.

• Complete the measurement by double clicking instead of single clicking for the final point with the left mouse button. The distance will be calculate and displayed.


Steps For Measuring AreaThe area measurement tool is used to calculate the area

of a place on the map.

• Click the measure tool on the Tools toolbar. • Move the mouse over the map to the starting position. • Using the left mouse button click once and now move

to the next position. A line will draw as the mouse is moved.

• Using the left mouse button click once to define the end position.

• Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create the necessary polygon. • Complete the measurement by double clicking instead

of single clicking for the final point with the left mouse button. The area will be calculate and displayed.


Steps For Identifying Features

The identify tool is the simplest way to retrieve attribute data about a feature on the map.

• Click the Identify button on the Tools toolbar. • Move the mouse over the map and click on the

feature to be identified. • The Identify Results dialog will be displayed. In

the left panel are all the features the identify tool found in the location clicked. Click on a feature in the left panel to display its associated attribute data in the right panel.

• By default, the identify tool identifies features on the visible map layers. This behavior can be changed by using the drop down list at the top of the Identify Result dialog.


Steps For Identifying Features


Steps For Selecting Features

This tool allows you to select features on the map by clicking a single point. Any features of the active layer that fall within the selection tolerance will be selected. Please refer to the Identifying Features section to change the selection tolerance.

• Click on the layer you want to select feature from on the legend. This will make the layer active.

• Click the Select By Point button on the Selection toolbar.

• Move the mouse over the map and click a single point. Features of the active layer that fall within the selection tolerance will be selected and drawn using the selection symbology.


Select by…

• Follow the previous steps to select by Line, Rectangle, Circle, or Polygon


Steps For Viewing Selected Features

• Right-click on the layer in the legend. A new menu will popup.

• Click on Open Attribute Table. • The Attribute Table dialog for the

layer you clicked on will open. Click on the Show Selected Features button to see only the attributes of the selected features.


Steps For Viewing Selected Features


Steps For Searching for a FeatureThis feature enables the user to query attribute data to select or deselect

features by value. For example, there is a point based map layer called “Location-County Seats”. Each of these cities has an attribute field that represents a population total for the city. Using an attribute based selection it is possible to query all of the cities that have a population greater than 100,000.

• Click on the layer associated with the features to be selected on the legend. This will make the layer active.

• Click the Select By Attributes button on the Selection toolbar. • The Select By Attributes dialog will be displayed. • Select the type of query to perform. • Build a filter by setting the Logical Operation (ignored for the first filter),

Field, Predicate and Value. For the example above you might set the field to “POP” (population), the predicate to greater than (>) and the value to 100000.

• Click the Add Filter button. You may add as many filters as you wish. For the second or above filter the logical operation is used between filters.

• Once you have added all of your filters click the Execute button. The number of features selected will display at the bottom of the Select By Attributes dialog.


Steps For Searching for a Feature

#1 click to make active

#2 select By Attributes button

#3 click attribute to be selected from

#4 chose operator

#5 type in criteria

#6 click here

#7 execute to run search


Steps For Saving A Project

While working on any project it is advisable to save regularly to guard against data lost and for later retrieval. When saving as a NEW project it is necessary to provide a NEW name for the project file. It is important to note that a saved project file does not contain any map data. The project file contains references to map data, as well as other information, such as layer symbology. Projects are stored on the hard drive with an .epf extension.

• Click the File on the Main Menu and Click “Save As” button.

• Create a new name for your project file• Periodically click the Save button on the

Main toolbar to save your work.

Advanced Functions inAccuGlobe


Steps For Adding Map Data

Each GIS data set will be added to the map project as a single layer. To add a layer to AccuGlobe follow the steps below:

• Click on the Add Data button on the main toolbar.

• Click the Files of type dropdown list to select the type of GIS data you want to add.

• Browse to the location of the GIS data. • Click on the GIS data you want to add as a

new layer in your project. • Click the Open button. The new layer will be

added to your project.



• In the Add Data Window, navigate to the file you want to add

• Click “Open”• File will be

added tothe top ofthe legend

• Check the boxto turn on layer



• PLEASE NOTE: You must already have the data layer that you want to add to your map.

• It must be in the Indiana State Plane East or West (respective to your map package) or you will have to set the projection.

• You can download data from several sources. Try http://igs.indiana.edu/arcims/statewide/download.html or get local files from your local GIS office.

• See http://in.gisinventory.net/ for more information on local data availability.

http://igs.indiana.edu/arcims/statewide/download.html



http://in.gisinventory.net/




Steps For Adding X,Y Data To The Map

• Click on the Insert menu from the main menu. • Click on the Import XY File. • Select the supported file type that is to be source for the (x,

y) coordinates using the file type dropdown list. • Type in or browse for the input file that contains the (x, y)

coordinates. • Type in or browse for the output shapefile you wish to

create. • Select the column in the input file that contains the x

coordinate. • Select the column in the input file that contains the y

coordinate. • Choose the error handling method. You can choose to ignore

bad records or place them at an (x, y) position of (0, 0). • Check 'Add shapefile to current project' to add the new

shapefile to the current project. • Click the Import button to build the new shapefile using the

(x, y) coordinates.


Steps for Creating New Map Files

• Click the New Map Layer icon• Give it a friendly name• Select type• Add fields• Save layer


Create a Buffer


Steps To Create A Buffer

• Click on the menu Tools on the main menu. • Click on Buffer on the popup window appears. • Select either all or selected features that will be

used for the buffer. Click on the next button. • There are now three options:

Single buffer at a specified distanceThis will create a buffer from each vertix at the specified map unit distance as defined by the user.

Single buffer at a distance specified by an attributeThis will create a buffer from each vertix at the specified map unit distance defined by a table attribute.

Multiple concentric ringsThis will create multiple concentric rings from each point with user defined quantity of rings at a user defined map units radius. Changing the colors required for each of the rings is also possible from this form.

• Click on the next button.


Steps To Create A Buffer (cont.)

• There are now three options: Select all features in the specified field that

fall within the bufferThis will select all the features that meet the requirements of the buffer.

Draw the buffers as graphicsThis will create one graphic per selected feature that has been buffered by the user set value.

Save the buffers to a new shapefileThis will save all the features that meet the requirements of the buffer to the specified file. There is an option for this file to be automatically added to the project.

• Click Finish to create the buffers.


Steps for Viewing MetaData

Metadata exist for *most* layers in the IndianaMap At a Library Near Your Package. The metadata conform to the FGDC Content Standard for Geospatial Metadata. All available metadata can be found in the folder:

C:\IndianaMap\Documentation\Metadata

Thank you!

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