My World Index

My World Concepts, Skills, & Analysis Techniques

Basics

• Data types: Raster
• Data types: Vector
• Docking toolbars in My World
• Downloading Geographic data
• Intro to My World
• Toolbar (button) definitions

Latitude and Longitude tabular data mapping

• Adding XY tables to a map
• Latitude and Longitude on a map
• Saving tabular data as a Layer in My World

Navigating a GIS map

• Add data
• Arranging layers in table of contents
• Finding latitude and longitude
• Opening a file
• Setting the "active" layer
• Turning layers on and off
• Zooming in and out
• Zooming to "active" layer

Query tools

• Combination queries
• Database query tool
• Find tool
• Identify tool
• Making a layer the only selectable layer
• Select Feature tool and Unselect Feature tool
• Spatial query tool

Querying techniques

• Database (feature attribute) query
• Database query
• Asking spatial questions
• Containment query - Finding events within a polygon
• Proximity query - Finding events near another layer

Table of (feature) attributes

• Calculate statistics in table fields
• Opening attribute table (Window)
• Selecting and unselecting records
• Sorting attribute tables

Thematic mapping (Symbolization)

• Symbolizing map features
• Adjusting symbol color
• Adjusting symbol size
• Adjusting symbol type
• Labeling all features (batch)
• Labeling features (interactive)
• Setting color palettes
• Setting transparent fills
• Symbolizing features with unique values

• Classification methods
• Points with graduated color
  
• Equal interval
• Manual Classification
• Natural breaks
• Quantile intervals
• Polygons with graduated color
• Equal interval
• Quantile interval
• Unique values
• Compare quantile vs equal interval by histogram
• Compare quantile vs equal interval by map