ArcGIS By Example

Hussein Nasser

• Verlag: Packt Publishing
• Jahr: 2015
• ISBN:
  9781782175209
• Auflage: 1
• Thema: Informatica
• Thema: Applicazioni desktop

Develop three engaging ArcGIS applications to address your real-world mapping scenarios

About This Book

• Design, build and run ArcGIS applications using ArcObjects SDK
• Extend ArcGIS objects and use add -ins to deploy applications on top of ArcGIS
• An example-centric practical guide to help you understand mapping scenarios with ArcGIS

Who This Book Is For

If you are an application developer and wish to enhance your skills for the GIS domain with ArcGIS, then this book is for you. Previous experience with ArcGIS is not required.

What You Will Learn

• Use essential ArcGIS code to query geodatabases
• Communicate with ArcGIS maps, with the help of critical designing and optimisation tips
• Highlight and interact with objects on your map
• Query ArcGIS geodatabases with related data to display your information on ArcGIS
• Edit your underlying geodatabase
• Explore strategies for the adaptation of various types of spatial analysis techniques into the GIS framework
• Analyze tools for Geographical Information Systems and remote sensing
• Experience ArcGIS's advanced tools for manipulation of shapefiles and geodatabases

In Detail

ArcGIS is a geographic information system (GIS) for working with maps and geographic information. It is considered the turnkey solution to creating and sharing interactive maps. ArcGIS is designed to work the way you work. With nothing to install and set up, ArcGIS helps you make your work productive from day one.

The book covers the design and development of three ArcGIS applications to guide the readers in crafting their own GIS solution as per their requirements. The book begins by giving you a refresher on the concepts of ArcGIS. Without wasting any time, you'll begin with developing your first ArcGIS application. You will be developing a cell tower analysis tool. Following this, you will be guided through mapping signal strength and real - time manoeuvring in your GIS system. You will then move on to the second application of the book: a restaurant mapping system. The application will allow tourists to browse restaurants on a map, according to their preferences. Next, you will learn how to work with reviews and ratings and also cover some of the advanced searching options offered by ArcGIS. You will then make use of advanced ArcObjects to develop your third application: an excavation planning manager. The book will conclude by teaching you how work out excavation cost calculations and also saving and retrieving your excavation designs.

Style and approach

The book offers an enhanced way of learning ArcGIS, through the design and development of three applications throughout its length. In addition to this the book also covers features that you can add to your application as you develop each one covered in the book.

ArcGIS By Example

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Table of Contents

ArcGIS By Example

Credits

About the Author

About the Reviewers

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Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Who this book is for

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Downloading the example code

Errata

Piracy

Questions

1. Getting Started with ArcGIS

The history of ArcGIS

An introduction to ArcGIS for Desktop

ArcGIS for Desktop licenses

The system requirements of ArcGIS for Desktop

The important concepts of ArcGIS for Desktop

The ArcGIS geodatabase

Working with the map layers

Customizing ArcGIS for Desktop

The system requirements of ArcObjects

Verifying the installation of ArcObjects

App 1 – the cell tower analysis tool

App 2 – the restaurant mapping application

App 3 – the excavation planning manager

Summary

2. App 1 – the Cell Tower Analysis Tool

An introduction to ArcGIS add-ins

Creating the Hello, ArcGIS add-in project

Preparing the TelZaViBa data and code

Preparing the geodatabase

Preparing the map document

Preparing the TelZaViBa add-in project

Displaying the range of each tower

Querying features

The topological operators and graphic elements

Drawing the tower range based on the attribute value

Drawing the range attribute

Drawing the range for all towers

Summary

3. Mapping Signal Strength

Adding a point to the map

The ArcGIS coordinate system

Adding the find closest tower tool

Creating a marker point

Finding the distance between two points

Finding the distance between two towers

Finding the distance between the point and a tower

Finding and highlighting the closest tower

Finding the closest tower

Highlighting the closest tower

Displaying the signal strength

Summary

4. Real-time Maneuvering

Adding real-time cell phone simulator button add-ins

Creating a map point from the x and y coordinates

Reading and mapping external GPS point coordinates

Reading external GPS coordinates

Mapping GPS coordinates

Enabling signal maneuvering and highlighting the active tower

Loading the GPS file

Enabling maneuvering with a timer

Highlighting the selected tower and displaying signal strength

Summary

5. App 2 – Extending ArcObjects

Extending ArcObjects

Preparing the geodatabase and map for bestaurants

Preparing the bestaurants project

Adding the restaurants mapping toolbar

Adding the restaurants viewer button

Adding the button

Assigning a button to the toolbar

Querying the subtypes of restaurants

A geodatabase workspace

Populating subtypes

Finding restaurants in a subtype

Summary

6. Reviews and Ratings

Introducing relationships

The reviews and ratings table

Querying reviews and ratings

Retrieving related records

Calculating the average rating

Highlighting restaurants

The ArcGIS Display object

Highlighting features

Filtering restaurants on the map

Summary

7. Advanced Searching

Querying the regions

Connecting to the region's geodatabase

Populating the regions

Finding restaurants in a region

Spatial queries

Populating restaurants in a region

Adding the search textbox in the toolbar

Real-time search and filtering

Summary

8. App 3 – Advanced ArcObjects

Geodatabase editing

Preparing the data and project

Preparing the Yharnam geodatabase and map

Preparing the Yharnam project

Adding the new excavation tool

Adding the excavation editor tool

Adding the excavation manager toolbar

Creating excavation features

Using the rubber band to draw geometries on the map

Converting geometries into features

Viewing and editing the excavation information

Summary

9. Excavation Cost Calculation

Preparing the excavation cost calculator

Creating the excavation cost calculator class

Calculating the soil type removal cost

Calculating the tree removal cost

Calculating the number of trees

Calculating the tree removal cost

Estimating the final cost

Summary

10. Saving and Retrieving Excavation Designs

Preparing the design table

Creating the design manager

Adding the design manager button

Preparing the design manager form

Creating a new design

Saving multiple excavations

Opening existing designs

The LoadDesign method

Loading excavations

Loading trees

Calculating the design cost

Using the filter map to show only design excavation

Deleting designs

Deleting an excavation

Deleting a design

Generating the excavation design report

Searching for the design

Summary

Index

ArcGIS By Example

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