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Obtaining the Tutorial Data

There are three two ways of obtaining the tutorial data. The best option for getting the full GIS project experience is to follow Option 1 and learn how to download and prepare data from online GIS data portals independently. You will also gain exposure to the best GIS data websites for the Houston region. 

Option 1 If you have already completed the Introduction to Data Management tutorial, but did not save a copy of your files or if you would prefer to complete this tutorial first, then you may follow Options 2 or 3. Option 2 is best if you are completing this tutorial in one of our short courses or from the GIS/Data Center and Option 3 2 is best if you are completing the tutorial from your own computer.

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 using.

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

If you are completing this tutorial from a public computer in Fondren Library and are logged on using the gistrain profile, follow the instructions below:

  1. On the Desktop, click the File Explorer icon Image Added located on the Windows Taskbar at the bottom left corner of the screen.
  2. In the 'File Explorer' window, click This PC on left side panel and then navigate to gisdata (\\file-rnas.rice.edu) (Z:) DOUBLE CHECK TO MAKE SURE IT IS Z: IN COLLABORATION SPACE > Short_Courses > HIST207 > HIST207_GDC4 
  3. To create a personal copy of the tutorial data, drag the Digitizing folder onto the Desktop. 
  4. Close all windows.

OPTION 2: Accessing tutorial data online using a personal computer - upload when Digitizing folder is finalized/transferred to O:

If you are completing this tutorial from a personal computer, you will need to download the tutorial data online by following the instructions below:

Tutorial Data Download

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  1. ClickDigitizing.zip above to download the tutorial data.
  2. Open the Downloads folder.
  3. Right-click Digitizing.zip and selectExtract All....
  4. In the 'Extract Compressed (Zipped) Folders' window, accept the default location into the Downloads folder and clickExtract.
  5. Drag the unzipped Digitizing folder onto your Desktop.
  6. Closeall windows.

Exercise 1a: Creating new points

Opening an Existing Map Document

In this exercise, you will use an aerial photograph to create a new point feature representing a park ranger station in Zion National Park. Once the feature is created, you will then add attribute values to the point.