AGS 722

Spatial Information System for Resource Management

Assignment No. 2

 

 

 

1.      Complete the following exercises in Inside ArcView GIS 8.3.

a.      Exercise 3.1:  Adding Data Sets to an ArcMap Document

b.      Exercise 3.2:  Exploring ArcMap Interface

c.      Exercise 3.3: An Introduction to Raster Data

d.      Exercise 3.4: Introducing Layouts.

 

2.      Create a new data frame from the shape files and raster data stored in the \\mccserv-01\AGS722\\data\. The data frame should consist of the following map layers:

a.      Soils

b.      Land use

c.      Road

d.      Streams

e.      Elevation

The coordinate system used for these data sets is UTM Zone47N.

 

        (i) What are the map extents of these data sets?

(ii) Create a map layout containing all essential map elements for land use and print out this map.

 

  1. Discuss the details of the datum used to produce the official maps in your country. Why do you need a datum?

 

 

Due: November 25, 2004.