GEM 3391

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GIS Lecture 1

• ArcGIS Introduction

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• ArcInfo Introduction
• ArcGIS is developed by the Environmental Systems
  Research Institute (ESRI) in California
• ESRI is the world leader in the 1.1 billion GIS
  software market
• ArcGIS was traditionally referred to as ArcInfo
• Most popular GIS software in the US GIS market
• Compared to ArcView ?ArcGIS offers the high end
  GIS processing capabilities
• Available for many computing platforms such as
  PCs and servers and under an number of operating
  systems such as Windows NT, 95, 98, UNIX, and
  such like.

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• ESRIs website is www.esri.com
• Whole suite of ESRIs product line is called
  ARCGIS
• GEM L391 will cover the full interface modules
  for ARCGIS which includes
• The new modules
• ArcCatalog
• ArcMap
• ArcToolbox
• And.

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• The traditional modules
• Arc
• ArcEdit
• ArcPlot
• INFO
• AML

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• ArcInfo 8.0 introduced Desktop ArcInfo
• Present ArcGIS version is Version 8.3
• Version 9.0 will be shipped early 2004
• ArcGIS contains the traditional ArcInfo software
  which is already known to many users
• Desktop ArcGIS is made up of
• ArcCatalog used to organize spatial data,
  preview coverages and shapefiles, list data
  tables, establish links between ArcInfo and third
  party databases, and maintain the data
• ArcMap Used to create professional maps using a
  wide array of symbols and fonts
• ArcToolbox Provides a menu system for accessing
  many of the commands in ArcInfo

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• ArcGIS is a family of software products that form
  a complete GIS built on industry standards that
  provide exceptional, yet easy to use,
  capabilities right out of the box. ArcGIS is a
  complete, single, integrated system for
  geographic data creation, management,
  integration, and analysis.
• Much more than a specialized offering for a small
  niche of specialists, ArcGIS is designed as a
  scalable system that can be deployed in every
  organization, from an individual desktop to a
  globally distributed network of people.

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• ArcGIS is a scalable system of software for
  geographic data for every organization--from an
  individual to a globally distributed network of
  people

Users can deploy multiple ArcGIS clients
(ArcReader, ArcView, ArcEditor, ArcInfo), mobile
clients (ArcPad), and ArcGIS servers (ArcSDE and
ArcIMS) to meet their needs for scalable GIS
solutions.
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ESRI Product Line
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ESRI Product Line (continued)
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ESRI Product Line (continued)
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• ArcGIS provides flexibility when configuring a
  system since it is modular and scalable. It is
  modular in the sense that you acquire the system
  in pieces.
• ArcReader is a free, easy-to-use product that
  allows anyone to view, explore, and print
  published map files.
• ArcView includes all the functionality of
  ArcReader and provides data visualization, query,
  analysis, and integration capabilities along with
  the ability to create and edit simple geographic
  features.
• ArcEditor includes all the functionality of
  ArcView and adds the power to create and edit
  features in a multiuser geodatabase.
• ArcInfo includes all the functionality of
  ArcEditor and adds advanced geoprocessing
  capabilities.

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• ArcSDE is an application server that facilitates
  storing and managing spatial data (raster,
  vector, and survey) in a DBMS and makes the data
  available to many kinds of applications.
• ArcIMS provides the foundation for distributing
  high-end geographic information systems (GIS) and
  mapping services via the Internet.
• ArcPad software is mobile mapping and geographic
  information system (GIS) technology.
• ArcInfo Workstation provides geoprocessing via
  the classic user interface (ARC, ARCEDIT,
  ARCPLOT, ARC Macro Language AML, and more).

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• The Geodatabase
• A geodatabase (short for geographic database) is
  a physical store of geographic information inside
  a database management system (DBMS). The diagram
  below illustrates a sample geodatabase.

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Geodatabase example
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• The geodatabase offers many advantages over its
  predecessor (the coverage model)
• All data (vector, raster, address, measures, CAD,
  etc.) is stored together in a commercial
  off-the-shelf DBMS.
• The geodatabase allows multiuser access to
  continuous databases through the use of
  versioning and long transactions.
• Support for intelligent features, rules, and
  relationships. The geodatabase data model
  supports, as standard, a rich collection of
  objects (rows in a database table) and features
  (objects with geometry).
• Geodatabases can be accessed via the standard
  menus and tools in ArcCatalog, ArcMap, and
  ArcToolbox.

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• ArcGIS Extensions
• The following ArcGIS Extension products add
  specialized tools and functionality to ArcView,
  ArcEditor and ArcInfo.
• ArcGIS Business Analyst Coming Soon!
• ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
• ArcGIS 3D Analyst
• ArcGIS Geostatistical Analyst
• ArcGIS Survey Analyst New!
• ArcGIS Tracking Analyst New!
• ArcGIS Military Analyst New!
• ArcGIS Publisher
• ArcGIS StreetMap
• ArcGIS Schematics
• ArcScan for ArcGIS New!
• ArcPress for ArcGIS
• Job Tracking for ArcGIS (JTX) New!
• MrSID Encoder for ArcGIS

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• Free ArcGIS Add-Ons
• ArcWeb Toolbar
• Tablet PC Support for ArcGIS
• ArcMap GPS Support
• Districting for ArcGIS

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• The End