Prerequisite Knowledge – The technician performing the work described in these pages requires a strong working knowledge of standard office computing tasks and some familiarity with desktop GIS software. The technician also needs to be authorized to access the necessary drives and folders on the University computer network.
Knows the purpose and function of file management software. Knows how to perform basic file management tasks in Windows File Explorer. Necessary skills include viewing the drive list and folder tree, analyzing drive space, mapping network drives, adding new folders, moving folders and files, renaming folders and files, copying folders and files, etc.
Has write access to the \_NaturalAreasGeoData folder on the University’s \\fpsb\ecodata server.
Knows how to prepare the folder tree for the files that will be created by GIS software
Knows how to open an untitled map document in ArcGis Desktop
Knows how to open an existing map document in ArcGis Desktop
Knows how to use the Catalog window in ArcGis Desktop to get a GIS view of the folder tree.
Knows how to create a new map document (mxd file extension) in ArcGis Desktop, set it to use relative path names and save it to it’s planned location.
Knows how to select the appropriate Coordinate System for shapefile and geodatabase feature classes.
Note that some folks are stepping up to ArcGIS Pro. Requirements are similar to those for ArcGIS Desktop. The output file has an aprx extension.