Arccatalog

Using ArcCatalog

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Quick-start tutorial
IN THIS CHAPTER• Exercise 1: Building a catalog of geographic data • Exercise 2: Exploring data and adding it to a map • Exercise 3: Managing shapefiles • Exercise 4: Managing coverages

ArcCatalog lets you explore and manage your data. After connecting to your data, use the Catalog to explore its contents. When you find the data you want to use, you can add it to a map. Often when you get data for a project,you can’t use it right away; you may need to change its projection or format, modify its attributes, or link geographic features to attributes stored in another table. When the data is finally ready, you should document its contents and the changes you have made. These data management tasks can all be accomplished using tools that are available in the Catalog. The easiest way to find out what youcan do with ArcCatalog is to complete the exercises in this tutorial. • Exercise 1 shows you how to build your own catalog of geographic data by adding data to and removing data from the Catalog. • Exercise 2 illustrates how to explore and search for data and how to add it to a map. • Exercises 3 and 4 show you how to define a data source’s coordinate system, modify its contents, join attributes...