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Before beginning the tutorial, you will copy all of the required tutorial data onto your Desktop. Follow the applicable set of instructions below depending on the particular computer you are usingOption 1 is best if you are completing this tutorial in one of our short courses or from the GIS/Data Center and Option 2 is best if you are completing the tutorial from your own computer.

OPTION 1: Accessing tutorial data from Fondren Library using the gistrain profile

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1. Click Projections.zip above to download the tutorial data.
2. Open the  Downloads  folder.
3. Right-click  Projections.zip  and select Extract All...
4. In the 'Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders' window, accept the default location into the Downloads folder and click Extract.
5. Drag  the  Projections  folder onto your Desktop.
6. Close all windows.
   

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Exploring GIS Data Coordinate Systems

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Opening an Existing Project

1. On the Desktop, double-click the ProjectionsTutorialData Projections folder and open ProjectionsTutorialData.aprx.
2. In the Catalog pane to the right of the Map Window, right-click the Databases folder and select Add Database.
3. In the ‘Select Existing Geodatabase’ window, select the ProjectionsTutorialData.gdb geodatabase located in the ProjectionsTutorialData folder on the Desktop.
4. Verify that C:\Users\gistrain\Desktop\ProjectionsTutorialData/ProjectionsData.gdb is listed as shown below and click OK.

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1. double-click the Projections.aprx project file.

Previewing GIS Data

1. In the Catalog pane, in the Databases folder, double-click to expand the ProjectionsData geodatabase.

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