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1. The map takes on the projection of the first data layer added. If a JPG is added first, then the map projection would be undefined (as the projection for a JPG is undefined). To define the map's coordinate system, in the Contents pane on the rightleft, right-click the PlayMapping map and navigate to Properties > Coordinate System > Geographic Coordinate Systems > North America > US and Territories > NAD 1927. 
2. In the Catalog pane, right-click the HST.jpg raster and select Add To Current Map.
3. An alternative method of adding data to a map is to click-and-hold the item and drag-and-drop it into the map viewthe Map View.

Georeferencing

For more practice with Georeferencing, check out our short course: Mapping Imagery

1. In the Contents pane, right-click HST.jpg then click Zoom to Layer.
2. In the Contents pane, click HST.jpg so that is highlighted in light blue. From the ribbon, click  the Imagery tab and then click the Georeference button.
3. Click Add Control Points.
4. Click the top left corner of the HST.
5. Right-click and select Input X and Y...
6. Type X : -104.5, Y : 33 and click OK. The x value is the West coordinate and it is negative because we are in the Western Hemisphere. The y value is North coordinate.
7. Right-click HST and click Zoom to Layer.
8. Repeat steps 5-8 for the bottom right corner of HST, but type X : -103.5, Y : 32. 
9. Repeat steps 5-8 for the bottom left corner of HST but type X : -104.5, Y : 32.
10. Repeat steps 5-8 for the top right corner but type X : -103.5, Y : 33. 
11. From the Georeferencing ribbontab, click Save. Then click Close Georeference.
    
12. Above the ribbon, on the Quick Access toolbar, click the Save button.

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1. In the Catalog pane, expand the Databases section.
2. Right-click PlayMapping.gdb and select New > Feature Class. Name it HSTPoints. Under the Type drop-down box, select Point.
3. Click Next twice. In the Spatial Reference window, under the Layers section, select the NAD 1927 projection. Click Finish.
4. If the new feature class did not automatically add to your map: From the Catalog pane in the Databases section, expand PlayMappping.gdb. Right-click HSTPoints and select Add to Current Map. 
5. In the Contents pane, right-click HSTPoints and select Attribute Table. 
6. From the top of the attribute table, click the Add Field button. 
7. A new Fields view table pops up. Under the Field Name column, add a new name labeled Thickness. 
8. Change the Data Type to Short Integer by clicking the drop-down box then Short. 
9. From the main Ribbon, you will now see you are in the Fields tab. Click the Save button on the far right of the Ribbon to save the new field.
10. Close the Fields view table by clicking the X at the top right of the table. 
11. From the Ribbon, select the Edit tab.
12. In the Features group, click Create. 
13. A new pane, Create Features, opens on the right side of the screen. Click HSTPoints and select the Point button (first in list). 
14. In the Map view, click to add a point on the to topmost left point displayed on the HST.jpg. 
15. In the Attribute Table, a new row has been generated for this newly created point. Click in the Thickness cell for this row and type 7. 
16. Repeat steps 14 and 15 for all points on HST.jpg.
17. From the Ribbon, in the Edit tab, in the Manage Edits group, click Save. Click Yes for the pop-up window. 
18. Close the Create Features pane.
19. Close the Attribute Table. 
20. Above the ribbon, on the Quick Access toolbar, click the Save button.

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1. From the Ribbon, click the Analysis tab.
2. In the Geoprocessing group, click the Tools button. The Geoprocessing pane will appear on the right side of the screen. 
3. In the Geoprocessing pane, type Excel to Table. 
4. Select Excel to Table (Conversion Tools).
5. For Input Excel File, click the Browse button.
6. On the right side of the Browse window, click Folders.
7. On the left side of the Browse window, double click the Workshop_Data folder PlayMapping folder and choose IGOR_masterlist
8. Under Output Table, name the table GIS_Wells.
9. From the Sheet drop down, choose the GIS_Wells sheet. This ensures that the GIS_Wells sheet will be the data converted from an excel table to a geodatabase table. 
10. Click Run.
11. In the Contents pane, right-click the GIS_Wells table and select Display XY Data.
12. Name the layer GIS_Wells_Pts. 
13. Ensure that the X Field states "longitude" and the Y Field states "latitude". 
14. For Coordinate System, use the dropdown menu to select Current Map [Map]. The coordinate system should now be GCS_North_American_1927. 
15. Click Run.
16. In the Contents pane, rick-click on GIS_Wells_Pts and select Zoom to Layer.
17. Right-click GIS_Wells_Pts and select Label.
18. Right-click GIS_Wells_Pts and select Label Properties. A new pane, Label Class, will open on the right side of the screen.
19. Under the Expression box, clear the current input. 
20. Under the Fields box, double click api_number. The Expression box should now read $feature.api_number.
21. Click Apply.
22. Above the ribbon, on the Quick Access toolbar, click the Save button.

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1. In the Catalog pane, expand the Workshop_Data folder and then expand SpatialJoindata.gdb.  PlayMapping project folder.
2. Right-click on geologic_features_poly and select Add to Current Map. 
3. In the Contents pane, right-click on geologic_features_poly and select Symbology. 
4. From the Symbology pane, use the dropdown menu to select Unique Values. Change the Field 1 selection to FEATURE. 
5. From the Color Scheme drop-down, select the color scheme that you would like. 
6. From the Ribbon, click the Analysis tab.
7. In the Geoprocessing group, click the Tools button. The Geoprocessing pane will appear on the right side of the screen. 
8. In the Geoprocessing pane, type Contour. 
9. Select Spatial Join (Analysis Tools).
10. Under Target Features, select GIS_Wells_Pts.
11. Under Join Features, select geologic_features_poly. 
12. Rename the Output Feature Class as GIS_Wells_SpatialJoin. 
13. Retain the default setting of Join_one_to_one for the Join Operation.
14. Retain all other default settings. 
15. Click Run.
16. In the Contents pane, right-click on GIS_Wells_Pts and select Remove.
17. In the Contents pane, click on GIS_Wells_SpatialJoin and rename GIS_Wells. 
18. Above the ribbon, on the Quick Access toolbar, click the Save button.