Using the AccuGlobe Software with the IndianaMap

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Using the AccuGlobe Software with the IndianaMap

• Using the AccuGlobe Software

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Acknowledgements

• Training and IndianaMap distribution made
  possible through an Excellerator Grant from
  ATT, and a Community Development Action Grant
  (CDAG) from the Indiana Economic Development
  Corporation
• Online distribution made possible through a
  partnership between IGIC, Indiana University
  UITS, and the Indiana Geologic Survey
• Distribution on disk with free AccuGlobe software
  made possible through special agreement with DDTI
  (www.ddti.net)

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Extensive Help Menus
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Steps For Zooming In Or Out

• When working with a map it may be necessary to
  zoom in to view an area in more detail, or zoom
  out to see a larger area.
• Click the Zoom In or Zoom Out button on the Tools
  toolbar.
• Move the mouse over the map.
• Single click to zoom in around a point. OR If
  you wish to zoom to a specific area
• Click and hold the left mouse button.
• Move the mouse to drag a rectangle to create the
  area you wish to zoom to. (When zooming out, the
  smaller the rectangle the further you will zoom
  out.)
• Release the mouse button to complete the zoom.

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Steps For Panning

• Panning allows you to move the map display around
  to show areas outside of the current viewing area
  without changing the scale of the map.
• Click the Pan button on the Tools toolbar.
• Move the mouse over the map.
• Click and hold down the left mouse button.
• Move the mouse, still holding down the mouse
  button. The map will move with the mouse.
• Release the mouse button to complete the pan
  operation.

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Steps For Measuring Length

• The measurement tool is used to calculate
  distances between 2 or more user-defined points
  on the map.
• Click the measure tool on the Tools toolbar.
• Move the mouse over the map to the starting
  position.
• Using the left mouse button click once and now
  move to the next position. A line will draw as
  the mouse is moved.
• Using the left mouse button click once to define
  the end position.
• Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create a multi point line
  as necessary.
• Complete the measurement by double clicking
  instead of single clicking for the final point
  with the left mouse button. The distance will be
  calculate and displayed.

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Steps For Measuring Area

• The area measurement tool is used to calculate
  the area of a place on the map.
• Click the measure tool on the Tools toolbar.
• Move the mouse over the map to the starting
  position.
• Using the left mouse button click once and now
  move to the next position. A line will draw as
  the mouse is moved.
• Using the left mouse button click once to define
  the end position.
• Repeat steps 3 and 4 to create the necessary
  polygon.
• Complete the measurement by double clicking
  instead of single clicking for the final point
  with the left mouse button. The area will be
  calculate and displayed.

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Steps For Identifying Features

• The identify tool is the simplest way to retrieve
  attribute data about a feature on the map.
• Click the Identify button on the Tools toolbar.
  
• Move the mouse over the map and click on the
  feature to be identified.
• The Identify Results dialog will be displayed. In
  the left panel are all the features the identify
  tool found in the location clicked. Click on a
  feature in the left panel to display its
  associated attribute data in the right panel.
• By default, the identify tool identifies features
  on the visible map layers. This behavior can be
  changed by using the drop down list at the top of
  the Identify Result dialog.

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Steps For Identifying Features
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Steps For Selecting Features

• This tool allows you to select features on the
  map by clicking a single point. Any features of
  the active layer that fall within the selection
  tolerance will be selected. Please refer to the
  Identifying Features section to change the
  selection tolerance.
• Click on the layer you want to select feature
  from on the legend. This will make the layer
  active.
• Click the Select By Point button on the
  Selection toolbar.
• Move the mouse over the map and click a single
  point. Features of the active layer that fall
  within the selection tolerance will be selected
  and drawn using the selection symbology.

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Select by

• Follow the previous steps to select by Line,
  Rectangle, Circle, or Polygon

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Steps For Viewing Selected Features

• Right-click on the layer in the legend. A new
  menu will popup.
• Click on Open Attribute Table.
• The Attribute Table dialog for the layer you
  clicked on will open. Click on the Show Selected
  Features button to see only the attributes of the
  selected features.

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Steps For Viewing Selected Features
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Steps For Viewing Selected Features
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Steps For Searching for a Feature

• This feature enables the user to query attribute
  data to select or deselect features by value. For
  example, there is a point based map layer called
  Location-County Seats. Each of these cities has
  an attribute field that represents a population
  total for the city. Using an attribute based
  selection it is possible to query all of the
  cities that have a population greater than
  100,000.
• Click on the layer associated with the features
  to be selected on the legend. This will make the
  layer active.
• Click the Select By Attributes button on the
  Selection toolbar.
• The Select By Attributes dialog will be
  displayed.
• Select the type of query to perform.
• Build a filter by setting the Logical Operation
  (ignored for the first filter), Field, Predicate
  and Value. For the example above you might set
  the field to POP (population), the predicate to
  greater than (gt) and the value to 100000.
• Click the Add Filter button. You may add as many
  filters as you wish. For the second or above
  filter the logical operation is used between
  filters.
• Once you have added all of your filters click the
  Execute button. The number of features selected
  will display at the bottom of the Select By
  Attributes dialog.

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Steps For Searching for a Feature
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Steps For Saving A Project

• While working on any project it is advisable to
  save regularly to guard against data lost and for
  later retrieval. When saving as a NEW project it
  is necessary to provide a NEW name for the
  project file. It is important to note that a
  saved project file does not contain any map data.
  The project file contains references to map data,
  as well as other information, such as layer
  symbology. Projects are stored on the hard drive
  with an .epf extension.
• Click the File on the Main Menu and Click Save
  As button.
• Create a new name for your project file
• Periodically click the Save button on the Main
  toolbar to save your work.

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Advanced Functions inAccuGlobe
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Steps For Adding Map Data

• Each GIS data set will be added to the map
  project as a single layer. To add a layer to
  AccuGlobe follow the steps below
• Click on the Add Data button on the main
  toolbar.
• Click the Files of type dropdown list to select
  the type of GIS data you want to add.
• Browse to the location of the GIS data.
• Click on the GIS data you want to add as a new
  layer in your project.
• Click the Open button. The new layer will be
  added to your project.

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Steps For Adding Map Data

• In the Add Data Window, navigate to the file you
  want to add
• Click Open
• File will beadded tothe top ofthe legend
• Check the boxto turn on layer

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Steps For Adding Map Data

• PLEASE NOTE You must already have the data layer
  that you want to add to your map.
• It must be in the Indiana State Plane East or
  West (respective to your map package) or you will
  have to set the projection.
• You can download data from several sources. Try
  http//igs.indiana.edu/arcims/statewide/download.h
  tml or get local files from your local GIS
  office.
• See http//in.gisinventory.net/ for more
  information on local data availability.

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Steps For Adding X,Y Data To The Map

• Click on the Insert menu from the main menu.
• Click on the Import XY File.
• Select the supported file type that is to be
  source for the (x, y) coordinates using the file
  type dropdown list.
• Type in or browse for the input file that
  contains the (x, y) coordinates.
• Type in or browse for the output shapefile you
  wish to create.
• Select the column in the input file that contains
  the x coordinate.
• Select the column in the input file that contains
  the y coordinate.
• Choose the error handling method. You can choose
  to ignore bad records or place them at an (x, y)
  position of (0, 0).
• Check 'Add shapefile to current project' to add
  the new shapefile to the current project.
• Click the Import button to build the new
  shapefile using the (x, y) coordinates.

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Steps for Creating New Map Files

• Click the New Map Layer icon
• Give it a friendly name
• Select type
• Add fields
• Save layer

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Create a Buffer
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Steps To Create A Buffer

• Click on the menu Tools on the main menu.
• Click on Buffer on the popup window appears.
• Select either all or selected features that will
  be used for the buffer. Click on the next button.
  
• There are now three options
• Single buffer at a specified distanceThis will
  create a buffer from each vertix at the specified
  map unit distance as defined by the user.
• Single buffer at a distance specified by an
  attributeThis will create a buffer from each
  vertix at the specified map unit distance defined
  by a table attribute.
• Multiple concentric ringsThis will create
  multiple concentric rings from each point with
  user defined quantity of rings at a user defined
  map units radius. Changing the colors required
  for each of the rings is also possible from this
  form.
• Click on the next button.

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Steps To Create A Buffer (cont.)

• There are now three options
• Select all features in the specified field that
  fall within the bufferThis will select all the
  features that meet the requirements of the
  buffer.
• Draw the buffers as graphicsThis will create one
  graphic per selected feature that has been
  buffered by the user set value.
• Save the buffers to a new shapefileThis will
  save all the features that meet the requirements
  of the buffer to the specified file. There is an
  option for this file to be automatically added to
  the project.
• Click Finish to create the buffers.

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Steps for Viewing MetaData

• Metadata exist for most layers in the
  IndianaMap At a Library Near Your Package. The
  metadata conform to the FGDC Content Standard for
  Geospatial Metadata. All available metadata can
  be found in the folder
• C\IndianaMap\Documentation\Metadata

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Thank you!

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• 317.234.2924http//www.igic.org