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Geographic Information Systems

General questions

1. Is Russian localization really needed for Arcview?
2. Correct work with cyrillic fonts in ESRI software
3. Automatic assignment of working folder in Arcview GIS
4. Deleting and copying vector and raster themes both from Arcview TOC and physically
5. Overlaying metric grid or graticule on layout
6. Installing .NET support for ArcGIS
7. Using annotations in ArcMap 9

Data

1. SRTM data and its import with Arcinfo Workstation
2. Global digital elevation model - ETopo2
3. Baily's global ecoregional zoning
4. VMap0 - obtain data
5. Vmap0 - data description
6. VMap0 - specifications

Programming and interface

1. How to create button and assign script to it in Arcview GIS
2. Getting point coordinates and mouse position

Georeferencing

1. Georeferencing Canada's Toporama maps
2. Transformation and georeferencing of raster data using ImageWarp
3. Arcview world-file format
4. Georeferencing topographic maps in ERDAS IMAGINE
5. Grid system and nomenclature of 1km, 2km, 5km, 10km Soviet topographic maps
6. Rectangular kilometers grid for Soviet topographic maps
7. Georeferencing raster data in ArcMap

Coordinates/Projections

1. Coordinates values conversion from DDMMSS format to DD.DDDD format
2. How to plug in user projections to Arcview GIS
3. How to setup GPS to work with Russian topographic maps
4. Calculation of circular error probability to assess accuracy of GPS measurements
5. Getting GPS data in needed coordinate system
6. WGS-84 to and from SK-42 transformations formulae for GPS measurements
7. Frequently asked questions on coordinates, projections, coordinate systems
8. How to plug in user projections to ArcGIS
9. Using Arcview Projection Utility for coordinate system conversion

Relief

1. Visualization of relief data in Arcview GIS
2. Using 3D Analyst in Arcview GIS
3. DEM: Vector -> TIN -> GRID
4. SRTM data: details and import with Arcinfo Workstation
5. SRTM data and its import with Arcview Spatial Analyst
6. Using Process-srtm for SRTM import
7. Global digital elevation model - ETopo2
8. Visualization of relief data and creation of 3D-models in ArcMap 9

Geometry

1. Area calculation and adding the result to the table
2. Getting main spatial characteristics of objects in Arcview GIS
3. Getting main spatial characteristics of objects in ArcGIS
4. Calculation of azimuth and angle between two lines (Avenue)
5. Changing the units of data
6. Finding intersection of two lines using known points and angles (biangulation)
7. Minimum convex polygon construction with consideration of location error
8. Smoothing movement tracks with consideration of location error
9. Calculating distances between points on sphere
10. Calculation azimuth from one point to another and angle made from 3 points on sphere

Editing

1. Hotlinking to a region (decreasing hotlink "accuracy")
2. Relative links using Hotlink and use of external viewer in Arcview GIS
3. Filling empty space surrounded by polygons
4. Removing duplicating objects using Arcview GIS
5. Shifting shapefile by XYZ axes
6. Using Clipper for batch cookie-cuting themes
7. How to open any systems associated file type with Hotlink
8. Using of values calculator in working with attributive information in ArcMap
9. Functions list available to use with values calculator

Raster data

1. Using TRLegend for working with raster topographic maps
2. Indexed raster compression - the comparison
3. Unisys and using LZW-TIFF in Arcview
4. Clipping GRID
5. Arcview world-file format
6. Georeferencing topographic maps in ERDAS IMAGINE
7. Calculation of linear correlation coefficient
8. Extracting class(es) from series of uniformly indexed rasters
9. Reprojecting data in ERDAS IMAGINE
10. Clipping raster with irregular shapes
11. Batch import of raster data into GRIDs and postprocessing using Arcinfo Workstation
12. Calculation of zonal statistics in Arcview GIS
13. Extracting data from multiple rasters using point profiles

Export/Import

1. Export view or layout to high resolution raster
2. Import of spatially referenced table data into Arcview GIS shapefile
3. Import of spatially referenced table data into ArcGIS shapefile
4. Slicing effect on export from ArcGIS 8.x
5. Import HDF data
6. Export map layout with automatic tiling

Databases

1. How to establish connection with MS ACCESS database and work with external linked attribute tables

Internet cartography

1. Google Maps cartographic service. General information
2. Embedding Google Maps on your web page
3. Google-Earth - new possibilities for geographic data representation

Remote sensing data and its processing

1. Getting Terra\ASTER data
2. ASTER based data products
3. Using EDG for selection and ordering of satellite imagery data
4. ImgImporter: Ast07 data import (ASTER based product)
5. Using SpaceLoad for getting large numbers of satellite previews
6. Using Geographic Transformer for georeferencing of raster data
7. Using GT for batch data georefencing
8. Creation of remote sensing data catalog using Tic2Tic
9. ASTER naming convention and batch renaming (AsterRename)
10. Creation of RSF files and their format
11. ERDAS IMAGINE capabilities for image classification (selection)
12. WRS-2 coverage for Landsat5,7 - path/row map
13. Creation and plugging in of extensions to ENVI
14. NDVI - theory and practice
15. Radiometric correction of VNIR bands of ASTER data
16. SRTM data and its import with Arcinfo Workstation
17. SRTM data and its import with Arcview Spatial Analyst
18. Arcview world-file format
19. Color balancing in ERDAS IMAGINE
20. Creating mosaics in ERDAS IMAGINE
21. TM, ETM+ data conversion to at-sensor radiance values
22. Remote geothermic cartography
23. Getting temperature values from Landsat TM/ETM+ data - Theory
24. Getting temperature values from Landsat TM/ETM+ data - Practice
25. Reprojecting data in ERDAS IMAGINE
26. Interpretation of Landsat TM / ETM+ bands combinations
27. MODIS - Land products
28. Import of MODIS products level 2G, 3, 4 with MRT
29. Import MODIS data using MODIS-Import-tool
30. Layer stacking
31. Creation of query-file for using in EDC-gateways
32. Atmospheric correction of Landsat/ETM+ data(COST method)
33. Determining the distance between Earth and Sun in the moment of imaging
34. Batch coordinate system definition in ERDAS IMAGINE

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Last update: June 29 2009