Lab Exercises, FNRM5131, GIS For Natural Resource Management

Resources

Lab Materials, Organized Chronologically

Readings are from the book "GIS Fundamentals, 6th Edition," by Paul Bolstad

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Week
 Lab Number & Topic
Assignment

Instructional Video ArcGIS: All videos are on YouTube (unlisted)
Data (ArcGIS)
1

Lab 1, Introduction to the software

As short introductory videos:
Quick Start Explained
Access Data
Access Citrix
Install VPN
(note: all data current for FNRM 5131
Fall 2019, ingnore references to
 Spring 2019 or FNRM 3131;
the class are taught together) 

Lab 1 Instructions

-Summary Overheads for Lab exercise  

Semester-long Projects (Pick ONLY one):  
1) Hopkins, 
2) St. Anthony Park,
3) Appalachian Watershed

Using Desktop not L:\
Computer Lab or Citrix
Home Install

-StartArcGisPro1stTime
-Simple Overview Lab 1 Part 1
-Layout&NorthArrow
-Legend&Text 
-Activate&ZoomLayout 
-MeasureTool
-ScaleBar
-Symbols
-Unique_Symbols
-Export_Map

Lab1 Data
Semester Project Data:
-Hopkins Data, 
-SAP Data, 
-Wtrshed Data,
 Raster Clipping Video
2
 Lab 2, Coordinate Systems

Lab 2 Instructions

-Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

 -On the Fly Projection
-Coordinate Query
-Labels 
-Set the Map Window Projection
-Project 
-Set Layout Scale
-Rename Map & Set Measure Units
3
 Lab 3, Data Entry

Lab 3 Instructions 

-Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

 -Autocomplete
-CreateFeatureClasses
-DigitizingPoints
-DigLines
-DigPolys
-MergePolys
-SplitPolys		 Lab 3 Data
4
 Lab 4, Digitizing, Topology
-AddAttribute
-Clipdigitize
-CreateExampleTopology
-HatchAndTransparentFills
-ValidateTopology
5
 Lab 5, GPS (optional)
Lab 6, Data and Tables
Optional Lab 5 Instructions-GPS:
On Campus  Off Campus
 -Lab 5 Waypoints, 
-Lab 5 Tracks, 
-Basic Tables
-Download Cities
-Calculate Fields
-Manual Feature Select 
-Color Ramp
-Select by Location
-Field Delete
-Shaded Relief & More Symbology
6
 Lab 7, Tables -Create New Table
-Join Tables
-Select by Attribute
-Table in Layouts
7
 Lab 8, More Tables

Lab 8 Instructions 

-Summary Overhead for Lab exercise
-Lab 8 discussion -tip video

 -Calc Nums&text
-Convert Excel Table
-SelectByLocation
-Summarize
- ManyToOneFix
8
 Lab 9, Vector Analysis -Erase
-Union 
-Area
-Buffer
-Multi2singlepart
9
 Lab 10, Raster Analysis -Resample
-Raster Calcuator
-Reclass
-MapSize&Scale
-Distance
-Custom Ramp
10
 Lab 11, Terrain Analysis

Lab 11 Instructions

-Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

 -Raster Transparency
-Viewshed & Line of Sight
-Profile
-FAC2Streams
-Watershed
11
 Lab 12, Interpolation

Lab 12 Instructions

-Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

Lab 12 discussion video

Lab and ArcGIS Pro minor tips

-AddGeomAttributes
-ExtractRasterToPoints
-GeoStatWiz
-InXY&Thiessen
-Random Sample
-ReclassHints
-RemoveRasterSpeckle
-StratifiedRandom
-SystematicSample

 Lab 12 Data
12 Lab 13, Cartographic Modeling

Lab 13 Instructions

-Summary Overheads for Lab exercise

 Refer to earlier videos as needed Lab 13 Data
13 Thanksgiving Week

No Labs or Lectures this week
14
 Lab 14, Cart. Modeling 2

Refer to earlier videos as needed

  Flowchart Video
  Extra Credit Extra Credit Lab Refer to earlier videos as needed Extra Credit Lab Data
  Extra Credit Extra Credit Homework Refer to earlier videos as needed Extra Credit Homework Data