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Geocoding and Shortest Path Analysis: ArcGIS Version
Lab Data
Copy the folder ‘Chapter8’—it contains:
a A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet featuring a series of addresses to be
geocoded
a A second Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing latitude and longitude
coordinates for each address
a A .kmz file containing library locations in a format readable by Google Earth.
a A TIGER 2000 line file in shapefile format
Localizing This Lab
The datasets in this lab focus on the locations of public libraries and the road
network in Virginia Beach, Virginia. However, this lab can be modified to examine your local area by doing the following:
a Use your local county library’s Website (or the phone book) as a source
of names and addresses of local libraries and use Microsoft Excel to
create a file like the one in the ‘Chapter8’ folder (where each column
has a different attribute of data). If there are not enough local libraries
around, use the addresses of something else, like coffee shops, pizza
shops, or drugstores.
a A TIGER file (in shapefile format) of the roads of your county can be
downloaded for free from Esri at http://arcdata.esri.com/data/
tiger2000/tiger_download.cfm. Unzip the file and the shapefile will be
ready to go (this was the source of the Virginia Beach TIGER file used in
this lab). Coordinates are in NAD83 decimal degrees.
8.1 Google Earth’s Shortest-Path Functions
1. Start Google Earth (GE) and “Fly To” Virginia Beach, Virginia.
2. Let’s start with this scenario: You’re on vacation in Virginia
Beach, visiting the Old Coast Guard Museum (which fronts on the
oceanfront boardwalk). You have tickets to see a show at the Norfolk
Scope, located in nearby downtown Norfolk. You want to take the
shortest route to get from your beachfront location to the arena.
Similar to what you did in Geospatial Lab Application 1.1, select the
Directions tab. Use the following addresses for directions:
a. From: 2400 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (this is the
Museum)
b. To: 201 E. Brambleton Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23510 (this is the
Norfolk Scope)
Geocoding and Shortest Path Analysis: ArcGIS Version
Lab Data
Copy the folder ‘Chapter8’—it contains:
a A Microsoft Excel spreadsheet featuring a series of addresses to be
geocoded
a A second Microsoft Excel spreadsheet containing latitude and longitude
coordinates for each address
a A .kmz file containing library locations in a format readable by Google Earth.
a A TIGER 2000 line file in shapefile format
Localizing This Lab
The datasets in this lab focus on the locations of public libraries and the road
network in Virginia Beach, Virginia. However, this lab can be modified to examine your local area by doing the following:
a Use your local county library’s Website (or the phone book) as a source
of names and addresses of local libraries and use Microsoft Excel to
create a file like the one in the ‘Chapter8’ folder (where each column
has a different attribute of data). If there are not enough local libraries
around, use the addresses of something else, like coffee shops, pizza
shops, or drugstores.
a A TIGER file (in shapefile format) of the roads of your county can be
downloaded for free from Esri at http://arcdata.esri.com/data/
tiger2000/tiger_download.cfm. Unzip the file and the shapefile will be
ready to go (this was the source of the Virginia Beach TIGER file used in
this lab). Coordinates are in NAD83 decimal degrees.
8.1 Google Earth’s Shortest-Path Functions
1. Start Google Earth (GE) and “Fly To” Virginia Beach, Virginia.
2. Let’s start with this scenario: You’re on vacation in Virginia
Beach, visiting the Old Coast Guard Museum (which fronts on the
oceanfront boardwalk). You have tickets to see a show at the Norfolk
Scope, located in nearby downtown Norfolk. You want to take the
shortest route to get from your beachfront location to the arena.
Similar to what you did in Geospatial Lab Application 1.1, select the
Directions tab. Use the following addresses for directions:
a. From: 2400 Atlantic Avenue, Virginia Beach, VA 23451 (this is the
Museum)
b. To: 201 E. Brambleton Avenue, Norfolk, VA 23510 (this is the
Norfolk Scope)