Digitizing with ArcEdit

Associating attribute data with spatial data

INFO directory/file

Moving or copying coverages

• In Arc: prompt– Arc: copy <old_cov> <new_cov>

• Arc: copy p32 z:\p32

– Arc: kill <cover> all• Arc: kill p32 all

• House-keeping– Arc: lc– Arc: describe <cover>

Using ArcEdit

• Define the working environment• Define the digitizing environment• Define the drawing environment• Define the coverage to be created• Define the coverage to be edited• Define the feature type to be edited• Select the features to be edited• Perform the edits• Save the edits

Working environment

• To retrieve/save coverages in a folderArcEdit: &workspace c:\workspace

• To retrieve/save coverages onto your zip diskArcEdit: &workspace z:\

Digitizing environment

• Define the type of digitizerArdEdit: digitizer sgmg3 com2:9600:7bit:even

• Define where coordinates are fromArcEdit: coordinate digitizerArcEdit: coordinate digitizer p32ArcEdit: coordinate mouse

Drawing environment

• What to draw and how to drawArcEdit: drawenv arc label tic nodeArcEdit: draw

ArcEdit: drawe arc label ids tic idsArcEdit: draw

ArcEdit: drawe node onArcEdit: drawe node error

Create a new coverage

ArcEdit: create p32Tic ID:

ArcEdit: create p32 p25Tic ID:

Edit an existing coverage

ArcEdit: edit p32ArcEdit: edit p32 labelArcEdit: edit p32 arcArcEdit: edit p32 node

Setting feature types

ArcEdit: editfeature arcArcEdit: editf labelArcEdit: editf ticArcEdit: editf node

Selecting features

ArcEdit: selectArcEdit: select manyArcEdit: select boxArcEdit: aselect manyArcEdit: aselect box

Edits

ArcEdit: addArcEdit: moveArcEdit: deleteArcEdit: undelete

ExampleArcEdit: &workspace z:\ArcEdit: digitizer sgmg3 com2:9600:7bit:evenArcEdit: coordinate digitizerArcEdit: edit p101ArcEdit: drawe arc label tic idsArcEdit: drawArcEdit: editf labelArcEdit: add….ArcEdit: select box….ArcEdit: move….ArcEdit: editf arcArcEdit: select manyArcEdit: deleteArcEdit: add…..ArcEdit: drawe node errorArcEdit:

Editing arc vertices

ArcEdit: editf arcArcEdit: selectArcEdit: vertex addArcEdit: ve moveArcEdit: ve delete

Editing dangling arcs

ArcEdit: editf arcArcEdit: select dangleArcEdit: delete

CLEAN and BUILD

ArcEdit: clean

ArcEdit: build

Also in Arc:Arc: clean <in_cov> {out_cov}

{dangle_distance} {fuzzy_Tolerance} {POLY|LINE}

Arc: build <cover> {POINT|LINE|POLY}