Geodatabase
It's advisable to manage your data inside a geodatabase.
You can set one up with a few mouse clicks.
Where to find ArcGIS 10
- The Brandaleone Family Center for Data and GIS Services is on the second floor of Perkins Library, room 226.
- OIT computer labs on the Duke campus with computers running Windows.
- Duke University students and faculty/staff can get a free copy to use as long as they are affiliated with Duke.
Sample data and outline (Zip archive) for Perkins Library ArcGIS training (check for upcoming sessions)
Help
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2. Within ArcGIS: Pull down the Help menu or press the F1 key to access local on-line help in the Windows Help interface. 3. Windows Start Menu: Access Help directly from a choice in the ArcGIS folder (without opening ArcGIS first). 3rd Party Tutorials ArcGIS Introductory Tutorial, University of Arkansas Libraries: A nice intro for social science users, focusing on vector data, but getting dated (based on v. 9.2). Introduction to GIS and Census Mapping Tutorials using Census data, from Baruch College, CUNY. This has been used with the Duke SSRI classes. The related Gothos.info blog has a lot of useful tips relating to GIS software.
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These online courses (which don’t require separate data) provide training in a wide variety of ArcGIS applications (more choices than tutorials). To obtain the access code and instructions to use any of them, you must be a Duke University affiliate and must first contact Peter Harrell with the request for the courses you need. Tutorials consist of one or more 3-hour modules, and the time to take one is estimated from 3 hours up to 21 or more hours total, depending on the topic. Tutorial Instructions 1. Web browser: Tutorial instructions from the Esri website. 2. Within ArcGIS Help (see left column): expand "Essentials Library" and then "Getting Started with ArcGIS Desktop.” Tutorial Data Duke affiliates only can download ver. 9.3 tutorial data (one tutorial at a time as .zip files) when needed.
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Below are a few examples, or check the library catalog for more books. Some books include tutorial data on a DVD/CD, which can be temporarily installed on the D: drive or in your "my documents" space on computers in Perkins 226. GIS tutorial 1 : basic workbook GIS tutorial 2 : spatial analysis workbook GIS tutorial 3: advanced workbook Getting to know ArcGIS desktop Modeling our world : the ESRI guide to geodatabase concepts Lining up data in ArcGIS : a guide to map projections Understanding Map Projections (general conceptual guide) |
We're in the process of making the ver. 10.1 data available (summer 2013).Your Librarian |
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