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For more practice with Georeferencing, check out our short course: Mapping Imagery. For more information on Georefencing in ArcGIS Pro, check out this help resource: Georeferencing
- In the Contents pane, right-click HST.jpg then click Zoom to Layer.
- 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.
- Click Add Control Points.
- Click the top left corner of the HST JPG.
- 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 the North coordinate.
- In the Contents pane, right-click HST and click Zoom to Layer.
- Repeat steps 5-8 for the bottom right corner of HST, but type X : -103.5, Y : 32.
- Repeat steps 5-8 for the bottom left corner of HST but type X : -104.5, Y : 32.
- Repeat steps 5-8 for the top right corner but type X : -103.5, Y : 33.
- From the Georeferencing tab, click Save.
- Then click Close Georeference.
- Above the Ribbon, on the Quick Access toolbar, click the Save button.
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For more practice with Digitizing Features, check out our short course: Creating Vector Data. For more information on digitizing features in ArcGIS Pro, check out this help resource: Creating Features
- In the Catalog pane, expand the Databases section.
- Right-click PlayMapping.gdb and select New > Feature Class.
- Name it "HSTPoints".
- Under the Type drop-down box, select Point.
- Click Next twice.
- In the Spatial Reference section, under the Layers section, select the NAD 1927 projection.
- Click Next twice again.
- Click Finish.
- If the new feature class did not automatically iadd to your map: From the Catalog pane in the Databases section, expand PlayMappping.gdb. Right-click HSTPoints and select Add to Current Map.
- In the Contents pane, right-click HSTPoints and select Attribute Table.
- From the top of the attribute table, click the Add Field button.
- A new Fields view table appears. In the third row of the Field Name column, type "Thickness".
- Change the Data Type to Short Integer by clicking the drop-down box then selecting Short.
- From the Ribbon, in the Fields tab, click the Save button.
- Close the Fields view table by clicking the X at the top right corner of the table.
- From the Ribbon, select the Edit tab.
- From the Edit tab, in the Features group, click Create. A new pane, Create Features, opens on the right side of the screen.
- From the Create Features pane, click HSTPoints and select the Point button (first in list).
- In the Map View, click to add a point on the topmost left point displayed on the HST.jpg.
- 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".
- Repeat steps 19 and 20 for all points on HST.jpg.
- From the Edit tab, in the Manage Edits group, click Save.
- Click Yes for the 'Save all edits?' pop-up window.
- Close the Create Features pane.
- Close the Attribute Table.
- Above the Ribbon, on the Quick Access toolbar, click the Save button.
Interpolation
This sections steps through how to interpolate a raster surface from points using a natural neighbor technique. For more practice with Interpolation, check out our short course: Data Interpolation and Extraction. For more information on Natural Neighbor Interpolation in ArcGIS Pro, check out this tool reference: Natural Neighbor (Spatial Analyst)
- From the Ribbon, click the Analysis tab.
- From the Analysis tab, in the Geoprocessing group, click the Tools button. A new pane, Geoprocessing, will appear on the right side of the screen.
- In the Geoprocessing pane, type "Natural Neighbor" into the 'Find Tools' search bar.
- Select Natural Neighbor (Spatial Analyst Tools).
- Under Input point features, click the drop-down menu and select HSTPoints.
- Under Z value field, choose Thickness.
- Under Output raster, change the name to HST_Interp_NN.
- Click Run.
- Above the Ribbon, on the Quick Access toolbar, click the Save button.
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For more practice with Symbology, check out our short course: Introduction to ArcGIS Pro. For more information on Symbology in ArcGIS Pro, check out this help resource: Symbology
- Right-click HST_Interp_NN and select Symbology. A new pane, Symbology, will open up on the right side of the screen. From here you can change the symbology settings, which affects how the HST_Interp_NN raster is displayed on the map. Stretched symbology displays continuous raster cell values across a gradual ramp of colors. Classified symbology displays thematic rasters by grouping cell values into classes.
- In the Symbology pane, choose Classify from the Primary symbology drop down menu. To change the number or classes, use the drop-down box under Classes. To manually alter the class intervals, double-click the upper values box you would like to edit and enter the new values. To change the color, use the drop-down options under Color Scheme.
- In the Symbology pane, choose Stretch from the Primary symbology drop down menu. To change the color, use the drop-down options under Color Scheme.
- Above the Ribbon, on the Quick Access toolbar, click the Save button.
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