08 Oct Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Edit the data

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

Edit the data

Directions:  Read the questions and type your answers below each question.  It is recommended that you pencil in a note in the appropriate location in your Understanding GIS workbook as a reminder for questions that mention page number and step number.  Make sure your responses are clearly written with no spelling or grammatical errors.  Also, make sure your answers are given in a font color or altered font size to clearly distinguish your inputs for each set of questions.Be sure to save your file as Lesson5Assessment_lastname.docx (ex: Lesson5Assessment_Smith.docx).  Point values are in parentheses.

Lesson 5: Exercise 5a

QUESTION 1:In what way does ArcGIS Pro safeguard data that you are trying to edit in order to make sure you really mean to edit it?  (10)

QUESTION 2:After you finish page 196, #4, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS window is maximized – your screen should look like image in the middle of page 196 on the left).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (10)

QUESTION 3:After you finish page 202, #2, on the top of the page (with the newly edited Parks polygon showing the outline of the park and the swimming pool and playground inside), then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS window is maximized – your screen should look like image in the middle of page 196 on the right).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (10)

QUESTION 4:On page 202, Update attribute values,#5-6, what is the new value under Acres for the Pecan Playground that you calculated using Calculate Geometry?  (5)

QUESTION 5:When you are editing a feature, what is “snapping”?  What is the purpose of snapping?  (10)

QUESTION 6:  Explain in detail what you did to the Pecan Playground polygon in exercise 5a.  (10)

Lesson 5: Exercise 5b

QUESTION 7:  On page 208, #17, what is the new value under Acres for the Vista Hermosa that you calculated using Calculate Geometry?  (5)

QUESTION 8:After you finish page 210, #22, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS window is maximized – your screen should look like the attribute table on the top of page 210).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (10)

QUESTION 9:After you finish page 210, #2, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS window is maximized – your screen should look like the image on the bottom of page 210).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (10)

QUESTION 10:  After you finish page 211, #3, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS window is maximized – your screen should look like the image on the top of page 211).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (10)

QUESTION 11:  Explain in detail what you did to add the Vista Hermosa polygon in exercise 5b.  (10)