GEO326G/386G Software Tips



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1.	Useful (you should really know these!) Windows keyboard shortcuts.
2.	How to capture and paste a screen shot or a screen window.
3.	How to cut/paste an ArcMap map or graph into Word, Excel or Powerpoint.
4.	How to georeference an image.
5.	How to join two tables.
6.	How to use a VBA script in the Field Calculator.
7.	How to create a CSV (text) or dBASE file from an Excel Worksheet.
8.	How to convert metadata for ArcCatalog.
9.	How to import GTOPO30 and SRTM30 data into ArcMap.
10.	How to import ASTER DEMs into ArcMap.
11.	Notes on NASA MrSID satellite photos.
12.	How to clip a multiband image or grid.
13.	How to copy raster symbology between layers.
14.	How to mosaic multiband images.
15.	How to download data from an internet map server (IMS).
16.	How to load a GIF image or one that has LZW compression.
17.	How to import preliminary 3-arc second SRTM data (SRTM-3) into ArcMap.
18.	How to display vector files in Google Earth or convert Google kml files to shapefiles.
19.	How to color balance remotely sensed imagery.
20.	How to extract DEM elevations along a polyline and create accurately scaled topographic profiles with Adobe Illustrator
21.	How to import NetCDF data into ArcGIS 10
22.	How to prepare Right-hand Rule Strike and Dip data for export to KML
23.	How to prepare data or maps for display in Google Earth/Maps or MS Virtual Earth
24.	Showing file extension in Windows 10.
25.	How to retrieve the bearing of a line.
26.	How to retrieve a 3D line length.
27.	How to convert an AI or PDF vector map for use in ArcGIS.
28.	How to import Open Street Maps data.
29.	How to created geodatabase domains from tables.

Fall 2019 GEO327G/386G: GIS & GPS Applications in Earth Sciences

Software Tips

Fall 2019
GEO327G/386G: GIS & GPS Applications in Earth Sciences