Thursday, September 13, 2012

Lab 2 - General question cont.

5. Based on your initial experience with ArcGIS, describe how ArcMap and ArcCatalog interact / complement one another in performing fundamental GIS functions. List which of the five functions of a GIS (see last week's lecture) each program is intended to address (you will list some functions for both).


Data entry: load/input data and map in ArcMap/ArcCatalog.

Editing: Rename, rearrange or create data or layer. 
 
Data Management: use ArcCatalog to make tree diagram for management different types of data.

Analysis: combine data/layer on map and understand meaning of data.

Output: printing a paper map or saving as a electronic picture to show the result.

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