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Using ArcCatalog(cid:228)
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Contents 1 Introducing ArcCatalog 1
What can you do with ArcCatalog? 2
Tips on learning ArcCatalog 6
2 Quick-start tutorial 7
Exercise 1: Building a catalog of geographic data 8
Exercise 2: Exploring data and adding it to a map 12
Exercise 3: Managing shapefiles 29
3 Catalog basics 37
Starting ArcCatalog 38
The ArcCatalog window 39
Browsing through the Catalog 40
Repositioning the Catalog tree 43
Getting help 45
Stopping ArcCatalog 49
4 What’s in the Catalog? 51
Folders and file types 52
Maps, layers, and graphs 53
Shapefiles, dBASE tables, and text files 54
Coverages and INFO tables 55
Geodatabases 56
Raster data 58
TIN datasets 60
CAD drawings 61
VPF data 62
SDC data 63
XML documents 64
Address locators 65
ArcIMS servers 66
ArcGIS servers 67
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Search results 68
Coordinate systems 69
Toolboxes 70
5 Building the Catalog 71
Adding folder connections 72
Adding spatial database connections 73
Adding OLE DB connections 75
Working with database connections 76
Connecting to GIS servers 78
Hiding folders and items 81
Changing a data format’s properties 82
Adding file types 84
5 Managing the Catalog’s contents 87
Viewing an item’s contents 88
Working in Details view 90
Changing the columns you see 92
Exploring an item’s properties 95
Organizing your data 96
Converting data to a different format 98
7 Exploring an item’s geography 99
Previewing an item’s geographic data 100
Exploring geographic data 103
Creating thumbnails 106
8 Exploring the values in a table 107
Previewing the values in a table 108
Changing how tables look 109
Calculating statistics 113
Sorting records in a table 114
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Finding values in a table 116
Adding and deleting columns 118
Creating new data sources from the values in a table 120
9 Working with metadata 123
Exploring an item’s metadata 124
Changing the default stylesheet 127
Creating and updating metadata 128
Importing and exporting metadata 130
Writing documentation 132
Editing metadata 134
Using the FGDC metadata editor 135
Using the ISO metadata editor 137
Adding enclosures 138
Requirements for publishing to an ArcIMS Metadata Service 140
Preparing metadata for publication 144
Publishing to an ArcIMS Metadata Service 149
Managing published documents 150
Changing a published document’s properties 151
10 Searching for items 153
Searching for items 154
Searching with geographic criteria 156
Searching with temporal criteria 158
Searching with keywords 161
Exploring the results of your search 162
Modifying the search results 163
11 Working with maps and layers 165
Opening a map 166
Adding data to maps 167
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Creating layers 168
Setting a layer’s properties 173
12 Working with shapefiles 177
Creating new shapefiles and dBASE tables 178
Adding and deleting attributes 180
Creating and updating indexes 182
Defining a shapefile’s coordinate system 184
13 Working with coverages 191
Creating a new coverage 192
Creating a new INFO table 193
Generating topology 194
Defining a coverage’s coordinate system 196
Modifying a coverage’s tics and extent 200
Setting a coverage’s tolerances 203
Maintaining attributes 204
What is a relationship class? 210
Creating a coverage relationship class 212
14 Working with rasters 215
Raster dataset properties 216
Exploring geodatabase raster catalogs 217
Changing raster dataset previewing properties 220
Choosing which raster dataset formats appear in ArcCatalog 221
Defining a raster dataset’s coordinate system 223
Creating raster dataset pyramids 227
Creating raster dataset statistics 229
Additional raster file information 230
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15 Customizing ArcCatalog 233
Basic user interface elements 234
Customizing toolbars 235
Changing a toolbar’s contents 238
Changing a command’s appearance 243
Creating shortcut keys 246
Creating and running macros 248
Creating custom commands with VBA 251
Working with UIControls 253
Adding custom commands 254
Updating the ArcID module 255
Changing VBA security 256
Using the ArcObjects Developer Help system 257
Glossary 259
Index 283
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Introducing ArcCatalog
IN THIS CHAPTER Welcome to ESRI® ArcCatalog™ software, which makes accessing and
managing geographic data easy. First, you add connections to the
• What can you do with ArcCatalog? geographic data you work with to the Catalog. You can connect to folders
on local disks, to shared folders and databases that are available on the
(cid:127) Tips on learning ArcCatalog
network, or to geographic information system (GIS) servers.
After building your Catalog, you can search for the data you need and
explore the search results using the different views that are available. In
ArcCatalog, you can work with all data the same way regardless of the
format in which it is stored. Several tools are also available to help you
organize and maintain your data. For a cartographer, it’s never been easier
to ensure you’re adding the right data to your maps. And, whether you’re
an analyst managing your personal data holdings or an administrator
managing those of a large organization, ArcCatalog simplifies the job.
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What can you do with ArcCatalog?
After connecting to a folder, database, or GIS server, you can buttons on the Standard toolbar. Switch your view from large
browse through its contents with the Catalog. You can look for icons to small icons, or list properties and metadata for each item
the map you want to print, draw a coverage or page using the to help you decide which is the right one to use. Thumbnail view
values in a table, find out which coordinate system a raster uses, lists snapshots illustrating the geographic data contained in each
or read about why it was created. Accessing and using informa- item in the folder, database, or GIS server.
tion in ArcCatalog is a simple process.
Explore the data
When you’ve found the data you want to use, add it to a map in
ArcMap™ or analyze it using the tools in ArcToolbox™. You Thumbnails give you a quick look at the contents of an item, but
might find data that you don’t need any longer or that must be you may want to check whether or not a specific feature in a
altered. The Catalog makes it easy to reorganize your data and coverage has been updated. Select an item that contains data in
modify its properties. the Catalog tree, then examine its data using the Preview tab.
Look at geographic data with Geography view. Buttons and tools
Browse for maps and data
on the Geography toolbar let you zoom and pan to explore the
Select a folder, database, or GIS server in the Catalog tree, then features in a computer-aided design (CAD) drawing, cells in a
examine the list of geographic data it contains in the Contents
tab. You can change the appearance of the Contents list using
Thumbnails provide an overview of data in the selected folder. Explore an image before adding it to a map.
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