08 Oct Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Build the database

Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

 

Build the database

 

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 Lesson4Assessment_lastname.docx (ex: Lesson4Assessment_Smith.docx).  Point values are in parentheses.

 

Lesson 4: Exercise 4a

 

QUESTION 1:What are the two main tasks for this lesson?  (4)

 

QUESTION 2:  Explain in detail what you did to the block_centroids dataset in Exercise 4a.  (5)

 

QUESTION 3:  What is the default transformation chosen by ArcGIS Pro on page 142, #6?  (3)

 

QUESTION 4:After you finish page 143, #10, 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 page 143).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (5)

 

Lesson 4: Exercise 4b

 

QUESTION 5:Explain in detail what you did to the Parkland feature class in Exercise 4b.  (5)

 

QUESTION 6:  What is the coordinate system of theParksRegional layer?  (5)

 

Lesson 4: Exercise 4c

 

QUESTION 7:  What are spatial queries used for?  (3)

 

QUESTION 8:  Explain in detail what you did to the Countylayer in Exercise 4c.  (5)

 

QUESTION 9:  Explain in detail what you did to the City_ply layer Exercise 4c.  (5)

 

QUESTION 10:  After you finish page 158, #7, then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS window is maximized, and the LARiverParkSite.gbd geodatabase is expanded in the Project Pane – your screen should look like the image on the bottom-left corner of page 158).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (5)

 

Lesson 4: Exercise 4d

 

QUESTION 11:  Explain in detail what you did to the LARiver.shp in Exercise 4d.  (5)

 

QUESTION 12:  According to page 161, what is the difference between dissolving a feature class by geometry and dissolving a feature class by attribute?  (4)

 

Lesson 4: Exercise 4e

 

QUESTION 13:After you finish page 162, #5, 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 page 162).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (5)

 

QUESTION 14:  After you finish page 164, #1 (with the NewParks layer turned off), then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS window is maximized).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (5)

 

QUESTION 15:  After you finish page 166, #9 (with the park features within three miles of the river selected), then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS window is maximized – your screen should look similar to the image on the top of page 167).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (5)

 

QUESTION 16:  According to page 165, which field type is used to store letters, numbers, and special characters?  (3)

 

QUESTION 17:  Explain in detail what you did to the ParksRegionallayer in Exercise 4e.  (5)

 

Lesson 4: Exercise 4f

 

QUESTION 18:  Which fields did you leave turned “on” page 170?  (4)

 

QUESTION 19:  Explain in detail what you did to the BlockGroups dataset in Exercise 4f.  (5)

 

Lesson 4: Exercise 4g

 

QUESTION 20:  What does a table join do?  (4)

 

QUESTION 21:  After you finish page 188, #7 (with the VacantParcels layer turned on), then hit the Print Screen (prt sc) button on your keyboard (make sure your ArcGIS window is maximized).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (5)

 

QUESTION 22:  After you finish page 191, #9 (with the Item Description of the VacantParcels layer still open), 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 191).  Place your cursor in the space below this question and hit Ctrl-V to paste the screen view into this document.  (5)