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1. Using a web browser, search for "hgac gis census data" and select the result as shown below or or go directly to: https://www.h-gac.com/census-data.
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2. Select "Download Boundary files" under the "Ethnicity" subheading. 
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   In this case, we are looking for census data by census tract. 
   
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3. Select "Download" from the top bar. We note that the data we are looking for is by census tract and can be seen under the list of files within the Census2010_Redistricting_Data_Shapefiles.zip we are downloading.
   
   

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1. Using a web browser, search for "houston metro gis" and select the result as shown below or go directly to: https://www.ridemetro.org/Pages/DigitalAssets.aspx
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2. Scroll down to the bottom of the webpage and select Get Started.
3. From the left "Featured collections" dropdown select Transit Data Files.
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4. Select shape files.
5. Click on Bus Routes - shape file and download. 
6. Do the same for Bus Stops - shape file.

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1. In the Catalog pane, right-click Folders and select Add Folder Connection.
2. In the left column, click My Computer. In the right column, click C:/ > Users > gistrain.ADRICE and single click on Downloads. Click OK.
3. In the Catalog pane, expand Downloads.
4. Fully expand all folders and geodatabases in the Downloads folder.
5. Your 'Folders' directory should look like the below.
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Importing and Exporting Data in the Project Geodatabase

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1. In the Catalog pane, click the HGAC_Major_Roads geodatabase feature class and drag-and-drop it into the Intro.gdb. A progress bar will appear that reads 'Copying...' Once it is complete, you will see a copy of Major_Roads inside the Intro.gdb as shown below. (THIS FILE IS NO LONGER A .GBD)
   
   
2. HGAC_Major_Roads, HGAC_tracts, METRO_BusRoutes, and METRO_BusStops are Shapefile feature classes, so these Shapefiles require a different method to be imported into the Project Geodatabase. In the Catalog pane, right-click on HGAC_tracts.shp and select Export > Feature class(es) to geodatabase.
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3. In the Geoprocessing pane, click the Folder button to the right of the blank input features drop-down.
4. In the 'Input Features' window, click Project > Folders > Downloads in the right column and click Open.
5. Select HGAC_Major_Roads.shp, METRO_BusRoutes.shp and METRO_BusStops.shp and click OK. 
6. In the Geoprocessing pane, accept default settings as shown below and click Run. 
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7. In the Catalog pane, right-click on Intro.gdb and select Refresh. 
   Your Project Geodatabase should now contain four Geodatabase feature classes: HGAC_Major_Roads, HGAC_tracts, METRO_BusRoutes, and METRO_BusStops.
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8. In the Catalog pane, in the Folders section, right-click on Downloads and select Remove.

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