Importing USGS Data into ArcView GIS Michael D. Hyslop GIS Analyst, Ecological Monitoring and Mapping Lab School of Forestry

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Importing USGS Datainto ArcView GISMichael
D. HyslopGIS Analyst, Ecological Monitoring and
Mapping LabSchool of Forestry Wood
ProductsMichigan Technological
UniversityHoughton MI 49931-1295mdhyslop_at_mtu.edu
[phone]http//emmap.mtu.edu/eupmug/
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Formats native to ArcView

• Shapefiles
• Arc/Info coverages (PC workstation)
• SDE files (via extension)
• Arc/Info grid files (with or without spatial
  analyst)
• Image data (more options with extensions)
• ASCII data (point as event theme GPS data)
• CAD (dxf, dwg, dgn) files (via extension)

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Formats you can import into ArcView

• .e00 files via IMPORT or IMPORT71
• MapInfo files via MIFSHAPE
• DMA DTED, ASCII or binary grid, USGS DEM files
  (with Spatial Analyst)
• ASCII generate files (via script)
• AV3.2 includes sdtspoint2arc and sdtsraster2grid
  translators, can be used to import SDTS format
  DLGs and DEMs

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Lots of data not directly compatible

• DLG data
• SDTS data, both DLG and DEM 124,000
  12,000,000 DLG - SDTS only 124,000 DEM - SDTS
  only

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Where to get USGS Data

• Eros Data Center http//edcwww.cr.usgs.gov/doc/ed
  chome/ndcdb/ndcdb.html

• GIS Data Depot http//www.gisdatadepot.com/

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Tools to Import Data
DLG Files

• DLG2shp script (Mark Cederholm) http//www.pi
  erssen.com/arcview/arcview.htm
• ESRI Data Automation Kit http//www.esri.com/
  software/dak/index.html
• FME evaluation copy http//www.safe.com/test
  drv.htm

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Tools to Import Data
SDTS DEM Files

• BLM Utilities (Sol Katz) sdts2dem32 --
  converts SDTS-format DEM to standard
  DEM ftp//ftp.blm.gov/pub/gis/sdts/dem/win95/sdts
  2dem32.zip
• SDTS Extension (David G. Tarboton, Utah State)
  extension that converts SDTS-format DEM to
  grid http//www.engineering.usu.edu/dtarb/SDTSe
  xt.html
• FME evaluation copy http//www.safe.com/test
  drv.htm
• sdtsraster2grid included with ArcView 3.2

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Tools to Import Data
SDTS DLG Files

• BLM Utilities (Sol Katz) sdts2dlg --
  converts SDTS-format DLG files to standard DLG
• and
• sdts2dxf -- converts SDTS-format DLG files to
  DXF
• available from ftp//ftp.blm.gov/pu
  b/gis/sdts/dlg/win95/

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Tools to Import Data

• Most of the above are available from a single
  location

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Data Import Tutorials

• US FWS Tutorial, (Deb Southworh Green)
• Step-by-step procedures to get data into
  AV http//www.fws.gov/data/gisconv/sdtsovr.html

• Terrain Modeling with ArcView GIS, Mike Price,
  ESRI
• Six-part article available online or in ArcUser
  magazine http//www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0799/avm
  odel.html

• BLM Walkthrough
• Step-by-step instructions for importing SDTS DLG
  data ftp//ftp.blm.gov/pub/gis/sdts/dlg/sdts_av.tx
  t

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SDTS Information and Utilities

• Data Sources
• NSDI Web Page of the USGS http//nsdi.usgs.go
  v/
• SDTS Information
• SDTS Home Page http//mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sd
  ts/

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SDTS Information and Utilities
Translators and Utilities USGS

• SDTS Translation help ftp//sdts.er.usgs.gov
  /pub/sdts/articles/ascii/translators.txt
• Public Domain software for SDTS
  http//mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/sdts/public_domain
  .html
• Digital Data FAQ http//mcmcweb.er.usgs.gov/
  gcras/digfaq.html
• Technical Assistance Resources http//mcmcweb
  .er.usgs.gov/gcras/techasst.html
• Tips on Using DLGs in ArcView http//rockyweb.
  cr.usgs.gov/public/outreach/dlginav.html

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SDTS Information and Utilities
Translators and Utilities GeoCommunity

• http//software.geocomm.com/translators/
• ArcView
• DEM
• DLG
• SDTS

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Importing USGS Datainto ArcView GISMichael
D. HyslopGIS Analyst, Ecological Monitoring and
Mapping LabSchool of Forestry Wood
ProductsMichigan Technological
UniversityHoughton MI 49931-1295mdhyslop_at_mtu.edu
[phone]http//emmap.mtu.edu/eupmug/