USA GY 461 - Environmental Campus Topography Project

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I. IntroductionII. Step 1: Create a Folder for the Project and a New ArcMap ProjectCreate a New FolderCreate a New ArcMap ProjectAdd Survey Data to ProjectAdd Buildings and Roads for ReferenceCreate an Elevation Grid and Contours with Spatial AnalystCreate a TIN and Animation for ArcSceneCreate Animation of Fly-Through in ArcScenePrint a Hard Copy of the Elevation Grid and ContoursGY461 GIS 1: EnvironmentalCampus Topography Project with ArcGIS 9.xI. IntroductionIn this project you will use data from a topographic survey of the USA campus to generate 2separate maps:1. A color-coded 2-dimensional topographic contour maps that displays buildings and roads onthe campus property2. A 3-dimensional topographic model that can be displayed in ArcScene via the “fly-by” tool.The starting files can be located on the web site:http://www.usouthal.edu/geography/allison/gy461/gy461_project_resources.htmLook for the download link to “Campus.exe” self-extracting ZIP file under the Campustopographic project documentationII. Step 1: Create a Folder for the Project and a New ArcMap ProjectIn this step you will create a new folder for the project and start a new ArcMap project file, andset the coordinate system for the project.Create a New Folder1. Start Windows File Explorer from the desktop or start menu.2. In the left window pane navigate to the “C:\ArcGIS_Data\{your initials}\” folder and highlightyour initials with a left click. Your initials should already be here from prior projects- create it ifyou haven’t done so yet.3. Select “File” > “New” > “Folder” from the menu to create the new “Campus” folder under“\ArcGIS_Data\{your initials}”. Your folder structure should look similar to Figure 1.4. Open a web browser and navigate to:http://www.usouthal.edu/geography/allison/gy461/gy461_project_resources.htmClick on the “Project 5 starting file (Self-extracting ZIP): Campus.exe” link to download the file.Use the above new folder “\ArcGIS\{your initials}\Campus\” for the download location.Page 1 of 5GY461 GIS 1: EnvironmentalCampus Topography Project with ArcGIS 9.x5. Using Windows File Explorer double-click on the downloaded “Campus.exe” to extract thefiles for the project. The extract dialog window should appear similar to Figure 2. Left-click onthe “Unzip” button to unzip the files. You should now see a variety of files appear in the newfolder.Create a New ArcMap Project1. Start “ArcMap” from the desktop or start menu.2. In the opening dialog window indicate that you wish to create a new blank project.3. Right-click on the word “Layers” in the left window pane of ArcMap and select “Properties”.Under the “Coordinate System” tab select UTM NAD 1927 zone 16 and indicated in Figure 3.4. Under the “General” tab set the title to “Campus Topography Project” and set a reference scaleof 1:5000.5. Save the project file (“File” > “Save As”) as “CampusTopography.mxd” in the “Campus”folder.Add Survey Data to ProjectThe “XYZ.xls” file contains survey data that are in Alabama SPCS NAD27 west zone.Elevations (Z) are in feet. 1. Use the “Tools > Add XY data” menu option to add the “XYZ.xls” file to the ArcGIS projectas point features. Remember that the coordinate system for this file is NAD27 Alabama SPCSWest zone.2. Turn on elevation labels with “Properties > Labels” after right-clicking on the “XYZ$ Events”layer (Figure 4). Rename the layer with the “General” tab to “Topographic Data”.Page 2 of 5GY461 GIS 1: EnvironmentalCampus Topography Project with ArcGIS 9.xAdd Buildings and Roads for Reference1. Add the “Buildings” and “Roads” layers for reference. Note that these are shape files with apredefined projection file so you do not need to indicate a coordinate system.2. Make roads a black color 1 unit wide. Make buildings a red line color 1 unit wide.Create an Elevation Grid and Contours with Spatial Analyst1. If the Spatial Analyst toolbar is off turn it on by right-clicking on the gray region containingother active toolbars.2. From the Spatial Analyst toolbar drop-down list select “Interpolate to Raster > Kriging”. Fillthe dialog window as indicated in Figure 5. Use the folder name “KrigGrid” for output. WithArcGIS version 9.3 if you get an error message stating that there are “too many discrete values”or something similar increase the size of the cell spacing to a larger value.3. Color-code the elevation grid so that even 10 foot intervals are apparent on the map. Do thisby right-clicking on the “KrigGrid” layer, then select “Properties > Symbology”. Select the“Classify” button, and then set 13 equal intervals. Then change the method to manual and set thecutoff values to even 10-foot intervals to match the dialog window in Figure 6. 4. Generate from the Spatial Analyst toolbar drop-down list with “Surface Analysis > Contour”menu selection. Setup the dialog window to match Figure 7.5. See Figure 8 for a check on the project so far- your project should appear very similar to thisfigure.Create a TIN and Animation for ArcScene1. Activate the 3D Analyst toolbar. Select the “Create/Modify TIN > Create from features”option on the drop-down list options. Set the dialog settings as in Figure 9. Use the followingtable as a guide:Feature Height Source Triangulate As Tag Value FieldTopographic Data Z Mass points <none>TopoContours CONTOURS Hard line N/ABuildings <None> Hard line N/ARoads <None> Hard line N/APage 3 of 5GY461 GIS 1: EnvironmentalCampus Topography Project with ArcGIS 9.xCreate the tin in a folder named “tin” as indicated in Figure 9.2. Your project should appear similar to Figure 10 when the TIN is added to the project file.Create Animation of Fly-Through in ArcScene1. Start the ArcScene application from the Desktop or from ArcMap. Load the TIN from yourfolder. Use the “Navigate” tool on the toolbar to position the viewpoint over the southwest cornerof the campus (Figure 11).2. Right-click on the gray area right of the toolbars and activate the “Animation” toolbar. On theanimation toolbar select the “open animation controls” button.3. Select and use the “fly” through tool. Remember that left clicks speed up the animationforward, whereas the right mouse button reverses the effect. Moving the mouse left or rightmakes the fly through bank left or right. Practice using this tool until you can control a flythrough 3 Mile Creek on


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