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Using ArcMap to Manipulate Data from IMS
You can use your ArcMap software to manipulate and explore the
data you collect from IMS sites. You can also use ArcMap to save
IMS data to your local system for future access.
To start open up ArcMap and open a new Empty map. |
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click the add data button. From the pull down menu select internet
servers. |
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| If the internet server that you wish to connect to is not in the
pull down list select to add internet server. |
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From
here you can type in the URL of the Internet server you wish to
connect to. You can also select to connect with all the services
on the Internet server or just one Internet server.
If the internet server you wish to connect to is on the list, double
click on the server and a list of the available service will appear
in the catalog window. Select the service you wish and click add |
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From here you can take the data and save it to your local server
to use as you need.
irst, load in the desired data set. Right click on the layer that
you wish to save to your local machine. Select the Selection arrow
and select the Select All option.
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| Once you have Selected All features in the layer you will right
click on the layer again, go to the Selection Menu, then select Create
Layer From Selected Features. The new layer will appear at the top
of your layer list in the table of contents. |
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| From here you will be able to save the data to your local machine.
Right click on the selection layer that you created. You will notice
that there are many more options for you to use. Right click on the
Data arrow and Select Export Data. |
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| Once you select to export data, a menu will come up so that you
can select where on your local system you wish to save it as a shapefile.
(Note: shapefile is the only format you can save the data as right
from the server.) |
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