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Prepared by LTJG Luke Spence for the: NOAA Ocean Satellite Data Course Aug. 22 – 24, 2006 Oregon State University Corvallis, Oregon Using Satellite Ocean Data in ArcGIS 1. First, create a working directory with write access. Copy the file “tracks.csv” to your working directory. This file contains data on a fictitious animal that has been tagged and is sending back data via satellite. Open ArcCatalog, and in your working directory, create a Personal Geodatabase. Whenever possible, use this personal geodatabase to save the raster layers and features for this project. -To Create a Personal Geodatabase: In ArcCatalog, in the file tree on the left hand side of the screen, right click on your working folder. Select “New – Personal Geodatabase”. 2. Open ArcMap, and open a new, empty map. Add the file “tracks.csv” to your map. Then view the data you have added. Notice the different fields present in the table and their values. What is the date range of the animal track? - To Add Data to a Map: In ArcMap, click on “File – Add Data”. Navigate to your working folder and select the file that you want to add. Notice that the file is added under the “Layers” frame on the left hand side of the screen. - To View the Table You Just Added: Right click on the name of the table on the left hand side of your screen. Click “Open”. A box will appear showing the different rows and columns of data in the table. 3. So far we have added the table of data to our map, but we haven’t displayed the XY points. Add the XY data to the map using the “Add XY Data…” tool. You can now see the shape of the animal’s track, but without a visual reference it is difficult to tell anything more about it. From the latitude and longitude points in the table, can you tell approximately where the animal is moving? - To Add XY Points to the Map: Click on “Tools – Add XY Data…” Choose the “tracks.csv” file in the dropdown list. Select the “long” field as the