ArcView 3.1/3.

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An Overview

As of January 2000, ArcView 3.2 was superceded by ArcGIS 8.

The term ArcView was applied to the lowest level tier of ArcGIS 8.
Progressively higher tiers, all with a common interface, were termed
ArcEditor and ArcInfo

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 Arcview Components
• projects • tables
– all components associated with a – rows (usually geographic locations, linked by
particular undertaking ID to theme features)
– comprised of views, tables, charts, – columns describe attributes (characteristics) of
layouts, scripts locations
• view • chart
– essentially a map which you look at or – business graphics to display geographic
view and tabular data
– contains one or more themes
• layout
• themes – graphic output/screen display of views,
– layers of spatial data with similar tables, charts
characteristics (eg streets, hydrolgy,
capitals) • script
– in ARC/INFO called coverage if – automation feature written in Avenue
vector, grid if raster which allows full customization

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 ArcView: Example Screen

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 Arcview Components:
Projects
• Project (workspace)
– all components (‘documents’)
associated with a particular undertaking Project
– stored in file with extension .apr
output
– components dynamically updated:
change one part, other parts updated
Layout
database
accordingly.
– reopens in identical form to when
closed Chart Table
– five types of documents available:
views, tables, charts, layouts, scripts business
– each document has a set of tools for graphics
View
working with it

scripts geographic features

(provide automation, (a map with one or more themes)
special effects, etc)

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 ArcView Components:
Views & Themes
• a view is essentially a map which you
look at (view) on the screen (or print
GIS Framework
with layout)
• it contains one or more themes roads
(ARCINFO coverages/grids) which
are layers of spatial data with similar
hydrology
characteristics eg streets, hydrolgy,
capitals
• only one view active at a time topography
• themes listed in ArcView Table of
Contents which allows you to control
themes to be viewed Data is organized by layers,
• themes are added from View coverages or themes
window using View pull down menu (synonomous concepts), each
representing a common feature.

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 ArcView Components
Tables & Charts
• contains attribute (descriptive) data
Area Bar
• can create in ArcView or access data
from other sources (e.g via SQL)
• references to tables are stored, not data
itself (therefore automatic update)
• event tables contain geographic Column Line
references and can be mapped (non-
event tables can simply be included in
layouts)
• charts can be used to display tabular
data. Pie Scatter
• 6 types: area, bar, column, line, pie,
scatter

Since data is stored in dBase tables and Excel can read these, it’s often as
easy to use Excel (or similar) for graphing, especially for “one-off” charts.
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 Data Types in basic Arcview (3.2)
[others available via standard (free) or optional (extra $) extensions]
Vector (spatial)
– shape file: ARCVIEW’s native format (object Raster (image data as themes)
database model) – ARC/INFO GRID
– coverage: ARC/INFO’s native format (relational
database model) – ERDAS
– SDE (Spatial Data Base Engine) – BSQ (band sequential)
– x,y coordinates defining lines, points, polygons – BIL (band interleaved by line)
Tabular (attribute) – BIP (band interleaved by pixel)
– dBase III and IV (.dbf)
– INFO tables (ARC/INFO) – TIFF (tag indexed file format)
– ASCII tab or comma delimited files – TIFF/LZW compressed (extra-cost add-on)
– SQL (e.g to ORACLE, INGRES, SYBASE, – SUN raster
INFORMIX )
– run length compressed (RLC)
– ODBC (Microsoft’s Open Data Base Connectivity:
for Windows apps.) for hot link only
Output – GIF (graphics interchange format)
– shapefiles – X-Bitmap (X-windows bit map)
– Crystal Reports integrated reports – XWD (X-Windows dump format)
– output layouts as JPEG
– MacPaint
– DXF export
– Microsoft DIB (Device Independent Bitmap)

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 Standard Extensions Provided with AV3.1/3.2
File Access File Support
• CAD file reader extension including • military data formats
3-D into Spatial Analyst:
– AutoCAD, .DWG – ARC Digitized Raster Graphics (ADRG)
– AutoCAD binary .DXF – Compressed ADRG (CADRG)
– Bentley MicroStation .DGN
– Intergraph/Bentley .MGE – Controlled Image Base (CIB)
• Direct database access via SDE – National Image Transfer Format (NITF)
• ArcView R/3 Extension and Interface
•
– Download data and interact on transactional basis with SAP/R3 Vector Product Format (VPF)
– Interact with Material Management – MGRS (Military Grid Reference System)
and Plant Maintenance modules (3.2)
• S-57 Data Converter (3.2) – Raster Product Format (RPF) (3.2)
– International Hydrographic Organization – DIGEST (ASRP/USRP) British and
• SDTS Spatial Data Transfer Standard (3.2) French military formats (3.2)
• Image Data
– ERDAS Imagine Files Digitizer extension
– MrSID compressed images
– TIFF 6.0 incl. GeoTIFF 1.0
– much improved control
– JPEG/JFIF public domain compressed image

Extensions must be loaded

via File/Extensions
before they can be used.

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 Standard Extensions Provided with AV3.1/3.2
Processing and Mapping
Display & Mapping Projection Handling
– Map Legend and Table of – Projection utility (with
Contents creation 3.2—hooray!!!) for
shapefiles
– Add graticules and grids
– Add as extension or run
– add neatlines externally
– Map labeling extension to Spatial Analysis
avoid label placement – geoprocessing
conflicts between multiple extension adds many
themes new theme analysis
capabilities
Many additional capabilities are available via:
•User contributed extensions downloadable from ESRI Web site
•Extensions purchasable from 3rd party vendors
•Scripts on ESRI Web site & in arcview\samples folder
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 Optional Extensions Available for AV 3.1/3.2
• 3D Analyst • ArcView StreetMap 2000
– 3D analysis of surface data
– TINS, GRIDS, DEMs – enhanced geocoding:
• Spatial Analyst – newer version of Streetmap
– 2D analysis of raster data (Nov 1994 streets)
– GRIDS, contouring
• Network Analyst • Tracking Analyst
– network routing, etc – realtime GPS input
• Image Analyst
– Remote Sensing image analysis • Internet Map Server
– based on ERDAS – placing maps on Internet
• Business Analyst
– suite of business tools
• ArcPress for ArcView
– includes Network Analyst and Streetmap – printing enhancement
– includes demographic data

Optional extensions (extra $s)

provide more specialized
analytical capabilities.
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Using Extensions
Obtain copy of script or extension
and Scripts in ArcView
– Write yourself with Avenue language
– Supplied with ArcView in folder: arcview/samples/scripts or arcview/samples/ext
• Go to ArcView Help/Contents/Sample Scripts and Extensions for documentation
– Buy from ESRI and other companies
– Supplied free by ESRI or users and available on ESRI web site at: http://gis.esri.com/arcscripts/scripts.cfm (also includes
extensions)
• or go to www.esri.com and click Support/Downloads/ArcScripts
• Be sure to print or download documentation/description
• To load and use an extension
– Place .avx file in arcview/ext32 folder
– Open ArcView, choose File/extensions, place tick next to name, click OK
• To load and use a script
In Project window, select Script and click new button to open script window
Use Script/load text file to load code from existing text file containing avenue code (.ave)
e.g. \av_gis30\arcview\samples\scripts\calcapl.ave will calculate areas, perimeters, lengths
Click the “check mark” icon to compile the code.
Take steps within ArcView as appropriate for specific script
e.g. Open a View and be sure the theme you want processed is active.
Click on script window then click the “Runner" icon to run script.
e.g. variables measuring area and perimeter will be added to theme table

Will be covered
in later
classes.