In the New Image Overlay dialog box that appears, give your image overlay a name, and then click OK.īecause the raster dataset in georeferenced to a coordinate system, it is automatically placed in the appropriate location.
For this example, select a blue color, and click OK. In the Select Color dialog box, choose a color for the river dataset. This causes the color settings to appear.
Under the Color tab, select to Use single color, and click on the color swatch to the right. This is the field in the shapefile that contains the names of the rivers. You can use the preview table to view which field contains the content you would like to use for the labels.įor this example, select “NAM” in the drop-down menu. Under the Name tab, choose the field in the shapefile that you would like to use for the name labels for the data in Google Earth. In the next Style Template Settings dialog box, you will create a style template for the rivers, which will include colors, labels, and icons. When you see this message, you can choose to import just a sample, restrict to your current view, or import all.Ī message will appear, asking if you would like to create a Style Template. tab) from the _Files of type menu, select your TAB file and click Open*.Ī message will appear, stating that the file contains more than 2500 features and could cause application performance degradation. shp)_ from the file type menu, select Rivers_in_Southeast_Asia.shp, and click Open*. Select your data's file type from the Files of type menu. ArcGIS Desktop is one of the most popular and widely used applications of its types and is used all over the world by businesses, professionals and individuals alike.Import a GIS shapefile, or other vector dataset The ArcGIS Desktop application is available with a single use and a concurrent use license.
ArcGIS Mobile, a derivative of the ArcGIS Desktop program, can be used to create software applications for mobile devices such as Tablet computers and Smartphones. The ArcGIS Desktop program can be run on desktop computers and it can also be used on mobile devices.
ArcGIS Desktop works with the Microsoft Windows Operating System on both desktops and on mobile devices, it is available in a number of different languages, from Arabic and Chinese, to French and English. ArcGIS Desktop works with maps and other geographical information, it was first released towards the end of 1999. ArcGIS Desktop is a GIS program, which stands for Geographical Information System and stipulates a system that is used to take, store, organize and analyze all forms of geographical information.