7.2 Geospatial Lab Application
GIS Layouts: ArcGIS Version
This lab will introduce you to the concepts of taking GIS data and creating a
print-quality map from it. This map should contain the following:
a The contiguous United States (48 states without Alaska and Hawaii) population per square mile, set up in an appropriate color scheme
a The data in a different projection than the default GCS one
a An appropriate legend (make sure your legend items have normal names
and that the legend is not called “legend”)
a An appropriate title (make sure that your map doesn’t include the word
“map” in it)
a A north arrow
a A scale bar
a Text information: your name, the date, and the source of the data
a Appropriate borders, colors, and design layout (your map should be well
designed instead of map elements thrown on at random)
Important note: At the end of this lab, there is a checklist of items to aid
you in making sure the map you make is complete and of the best quality
possible.
The previous 7.1 Geospatial Lab Application, GIS Layouts: AEJEE Version
uses the free ArcExplorer Java Edition for Educators (AEJEE); however, this
lab provides the same activities for use with ArcGIS 10.
Objectives
The goals for you to take away from this lab are:
a Familiarize yourself with the layout functions of ArcGIS.
a Arrange and print professional-quality maps from geographic data using
the various layout elements.
Obtaining Software
The current version of ArcGIS (10) is not freely available for use. However,
instructors affiliated with schools that have a campus-wide software license
may request a 1-year student version of the software online at http://www.
esri.com/industries/apps/education/offers/promo/index.cfm.
Important note: Software and online resources sometimes change fast.
This lab was designed with the most recently available version of the software
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GIS Layouts: ArcGIS Version
This lab will introduce you to the concepts of taking GIS data and creating a
print-quality map from it. This map should contain the following:
a The contiguous United States (48 states without Alaska and Hawaii) population per square mile, set up in an appropriate color scheme
a The data in a different projection than the default GCS one
a An appropriate legend (make sure your legend items have normal names
and that the legend is not called “legend”)
a An appropriate title (make sure that your map doesn’t include the word
“map” in it)
a A north arrow
a A scale bar
a Text information: your name, the date, and the source of the data
a Appropriate borders, colors, and design layout (your map should be well
designed instead of map elements thrown on at random)
Important note: At the end of this lab, there is a checklist of items to aid
you in making sure the map you make is complete and of the best quality
possible.
The previous 7.1 Geospatial Lab Application, GIS Layouts: AEJEE Version
uses the free ArcExplorer Java Edition for Educators (AEJEE); however, this
lab provides the same activities for use with ArcGIS 10.
Objectives
The goals for you to take away from this lab are:
a Familiarize yourself with the layout functions of ArcGIS.
a Arrange and print professional-quality maps from geographic data using
the various layout elements.
Obtaining Software
The current version of ArcGIS (10) is not freely available for use. However,
instructors affiliated with schools that have a campus-wide software license
may request a 1-year student version of the software online at http://www.
esri.com/industries/apps/education/offers/promo/index.cfm.
Important note: Software and online resources sometimes change fast.
This lab was designed with the most recently available version of the software
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