What is GIS?Simple/Fun/Easy: Module 2
Created by: Scott Kelly 2010
The PaysonDucks!
Menus
Map Search
Places (from Search)Or
Layers Uploaded
Google DataLayers
Zoom
Spatial Orientation
Pan
Drafting Tools
Coordinates & Elevation
Additional Tools
Altitude
Imagery Source
View Tools
The lake in Green Valley Park
Click on these icons for pictures people have posted
These are the coordinates of where ever your cursor is on the map
First week, Third group. Not weekly congruent.
1A
Marking the first duck sighting on our map image
Group | Dis To Nx | Quack | 1A 50 Feet Yes
Save each spreadsheet as a .csv comma delimited.
If you have Google Earth open DNR will know it
Change each file extension to .txt
Keep the Excel file(s)
The sample USA project
The Shape2Earth and CSV to Shapefile Converter menus show up after you
activate the plug-ins
Drops down with the available plug-ins
The shapefiles will show up as three different layers on your map. If you highlight one and press the attribute
table editor you can see all our
data fields are in the shapefile.
Projections tell the computer where in
the world those dots are
Click here to convert the
shapfile to KML
Click here to turn off the side bar for
a better presentation
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The work flow of the app
Move these to here to make them
permanent
The app result
GIS is Applying Adventures Spatially
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