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Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
How do I add a field/column to an attribute table?
How do I add a field/column to an attribute table?
Click on the Add Field icon. This will bring up the fields view table.
Specify the new field name and its data type.
When done, make sure to save the edits by clicking on the Save button under the Fields tab. The field will not be available in the attribute table unless the save button is clicked.
I lost the Catalog pane, how do I bring it back?
I lost the Catalog pane, how do I bring it back?
You can bring back the Catalog window by clicking on the Catalog Pane button under the View tab.
I lost the Contents pane, how do I bring it back?
I lost the Contents pane, how do I bring it back?
You can bring back the Contents pane by clicking on the Contents button under the View tab.
I do not see changes made to the contents of a folder in Catalog
I do not see changes made to the contents of a folder in Catalog
Sometime, changes made to project folders such as creating or renaming GIS files may not show up in the Catalog pane. You might need to refresh the folder by right-clicking on the folder and clicking on Refresh.
Taking a screenshot
Taking a screenshot
Windows
To take a screenshot on your Windows computer, simultaneously click on the ❖ (Windows) + Shift + S keys on your keyboard. Wait a few seconds until your screen ghosts out. When it does, click and drag your mouse to define the area of your screen you want to grab a snapshot of. Once done, the snapshot will be save in your clipboard. You can paste it in your email or any publication application like Word or PowerPoint.
Mac
To take a screenshot on your Mac, simultaneously click Command + Shift + 3 to grab the entire screen OR Command + Shift + 4 to click and drag your mouse to define the area of your screen you want to grab a snapshot of.
Supplemental Resources
Supplemental Resources
Reference Text
Reference Text
Curated ESRI ArcGIS Tutorial Learning Plans (you will need to sign in to your ArcGIS Online account to access)
Curated ESRI ArcGIS Tutorial Learning Plans (you will need to sign in to your ArcGIS Online account to access)
Learning Plan 1: Getting Started in ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online
www.esri.com/training/catalog/63deb2b9df4c3641e40753ef/
Learning Plan 2: Managing GIS Data for BCEP SP2023
www.esri.com/training/catalog/63ded090df4c3641e40822d0/
Lesson Plan 3: Mapping and Visualizing GIS Data
www.esri.com/training/catalog/63dedc67df4c3641e408a2b9/
Lesson Plan 4: Analysis in GIS
www.esri.com/training/catalog/63dedfd3df4c3641e408af4f/
Creating StoryMaps
www.esri.com/training/catalog/654abe62c2e70746bdecaecd/
Other ESRI Resources
Other ESRI Resources
ArcGIS Pro blog / articles https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/arcgis-pro/
ArcGIS Pro resource page https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/products/arcgis-pro/resources
Other Resources
Other Resources
Search Stack Overflow for “ArcGIS Pro” or “arcgis” https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/arcgis
Guide to Sharing Imagery & Raster Data from ArcGIS Pro to ArcGIS Online
Remote sensing
Remote Sensing – An Effective Data Source for Urban Monitoring
Remote sensing and geospatial technologies in support of a normative land system science
Examples of Remote Sensing Applications and Uses: https://rpubs.com/GeospatialEcologist/RS
Urban heat islands: https://journals.ametsoc.org/view/journals/wcas/12/3/wcasD190096.xml
Data Sources
Data Sources
General data repositories
General data repositories
ArcGIS Online and Living Atlas
Both of these ESRI-supported data repositories are rich sources for datasets, however, if you incorporate these into your GIS work you will need to create your own copy of the dataset. Do not add their data to a map without first adding it to your file working directory and/or geodatabase.
mySidewalk You will be assigned a login to access the mySidewalk data library and Seek tool. This online application will allow you to access many publicly available spatial data tables and .geojson spatial data files. This resource will be useful for your course.
Harvard Dataverse https://dataverse.harvard.edu/
OpenStreetMap (global, accessed online or in R)
Using NHGIS for Social, Economic Information from U.S. Census Bureau
DataONE repository Sign up for access to data sets searchable by location.
Equity-focused
Equity-focused
Public open data
Public open data
List of U.S. based GIS data servers from federal, state, and local governments
GIS and Spatial Data: New York City and State from Columbia University
Health and environment
Health and environment
Institute For Health Metrics and Evaluation https://www.healthdata.org/
USGS EarthExplorer https://earthexplorer.usgs.gov/
Environmental
Environmental
Natural Earth vector and raster data (global, accessed online or in R)
Geodata data sets (global, accessed in R) -- access to climate, crops, elevation, land use, soil, species occurrence, accessibility, administrative boundaries and other data.)
Federal GIS data standards and geospatial data resources
Federal GIS data standards and geospatial data resources
GIS and Spatial Analysis Research
GIS and Spatial Analysis Research
GIS and Spatial Analysis Journals
Lists
Reasearch Examples
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