Section 1.0: Map Functions

1.0.1 Introduction

BAGIS-Pro is an ArcGIS Pro Add-In written in C#. Consult the ArcGIS Pro documentation for details on how to manage Add-Ins. When the BAGIS-Pro Add-In is successfully installed, you will see a BAGIS menu tab at the top of the screen. There are two groups of buttons on this tab: Map Functions and Tools. To use any of the tools on the Map Functions menu, an AOI must be selected. Use the Select AOI button to choose a folder containing a valid AOI. When an AOI is selected, the name will be displayed on the toolbar and the buttons will be enabled.

1.0.2 Clip Layers

The Clip Layers button presents a menu that displays all of the layers that can be clipped. This window indicates if each layer exists in the AOI and shows the buffer distance (with units), if it is different than the default. To clip or reclip a layer enter the buffer distance (if desired) and select the Clip checkbox. To use the default buffer distance, leave the buffer distance blank. To clip with no buffer, set the buffer distance to 0. The data source for each layer is defined in a server configuration file. At this time, the data source cannot be defined by the analyst. When the Clip Layers button is clicked all of the selected layers are clipped.

A note on default buffer distances: The default buffer distance for most layers is the same as the buffered AOI layer. Legacy BAGIS AOI's did not record the AOI buffer distance but it is typically 100 meters. Due to their higher resolution, PRISM and SWE layers use the buffered PRISM AOI layer distance which is usually 1000 meters.

In the example below, all layers are present in this AOI except for the Snow Course layer. The SNOTEL and Snow Course layers will be reclipped from webservices when the Clip Layers button is clicked. The SNOTEL layer will have a 200 meter buffer. The Snow Course layer will have the same buffer as the buffered AOI. When clipping is complete, the Present checkboxes are updated and the Clip checkboxes are cleared (if the clip was successful). Note that SNOTEL and Snow Course layers will NOT be created if there are no sites within the AOI boundary.

1.0.3 Generate Analysis Layers

The Manage Analysis Layers button launches a window that lists the analysis layers that can be generated by BAGIS-Pro. These layers are used in a series of BAGIS-Pro maps and in calculations for the BAGIS-Pro map package. Below is a brief description of each analysis layer. Some of the layers have parameters that can be customized. See the description of the server configuration file for details.

To create any of these analysis layers, select the appropriate checkbox. When the Generate Layers button is clicked, BAG-Pro will generate the desired layers.

1.0.4 Load Maps

The Load Maps button loads all of the pre-defined BAGIS maps into the map viewer window. Use the buttons under the Toggle Map Button to look at the different maps. If a map is not loaded and unavailable, its button will be disabled and appear greyed out.

1.0.5 Export Map Package to PDF

The Export Map Package button creates the map package .pdf file in the maps_publish folder of the selected AOI. The name of the file is always all_maps_charts.pdf. The map package includes .pdf exports of all maps and Excel tables and charts in a single document. There is a sample of this .pdf document at the bottom of this page called yampa_all_maps_all_charts.pdf. This is a long-running process and can take several minutes to complete depending on the size of the AOI.

1.0.6 Excel Tables

The Excel Tables button generates an Excel spreadsheet with the tables and charts using data from the selected AOI. This button launches the charts and tables in an Excel session so that the analyst can modify them if desired. There is a sample Excel document at the bottom of this page called yampa_sample.xlsx. This is a long-running process and can take several minutes to complete depending on the size of the AOI.