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Creating vector data, Editing tools, Calculate Field & Geometry

Lecturer: Vojtěch Cehák

Data

Geodatabase Layer File


Workflow

Inspect the Data

Download the data and add them to a new map in ArcGIS Pro.

Scan the data visually – inspect the attributes and their values

Layers in the Geodatabase:

Layer Name Geometry Type Note
AOI polygon Area of interest
Buildings polygon Building Footprints
Buildings_REPORTED_ERRORS polygon Errors of the data reported by other users
PublicTransportationStops point Public Transportation Stops
Streets line Street Network

Data Preparation

The layer PublicTransportationStops contains too many records. Limit the records to the area of interest only, use a spatial query to do so.


Creating additional data

1. PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION STOPS

Using the OpenStreetMap basemap, find 5 missing bus stops near the faculty and add the missing geometry to the correct layer ( PublicTransportationStops )

Add 4 additional bus stops by inserting coordinates (see below)

X Y
1601729,8432 6464830,9824
1601748,3756 6464803,9781
1602125,1092 6463800,7206
1602504,0565 6463309,2208

2. STREETS

Add pedestrian streets in front of the faculty, try tools such as Parallel, Perpendicular, Direction, Distance, Absolute XYZ, Reverse Direction

3. BUILDINGS

Add missing buildings in the university campus area, try tools such as Parallel, Perpendicular, Distance, Square and Finish, use snapping


Editing data

Inspect the possibilities of the Select Tool (select by drawing different shapes, add features to selection, remove features from selection, where to get the number of selected features)

Find incorrectly placed buildings and delete them. Use the aerial map layer hidden in the Layer File downloaded previously.

Use editing tools to edit buildings with incorrect geometry, try tools such as Move, Rotate, Edit Vertices, Split, Merge.

Use the layer Buildings_REPORTED_ERRORS as a guide.


Field Calculator