GIS Help
Please note the GIS unit posted these documents because we thought it was useful for DHSS employees or contracting entities to use. If you are not connected to our network not all these documents will be useful to you.
Getting Started with GIS:
- For Jefferson City Campus - Requesting Access to ArcGIS and to the GIS data library
- Ten Steps for Creating Your First GIS project
- Getting Started in the GIS Data Library
- ArcMAP Frequently Asked Questions
General Information for GIS Users:
- Best practices, creating data: How to prepare your data for use in ArcView.
- Map Layout guidelines: General guidelines for setting up a DHSS layout
- GIS Data Library: Directory structure and definitions of the GIS server at DHSS (m:\gisdata)
- Data Source Repair: How to fix a broken data source in an ArcMap project
Tips for GIS Editing and Analysis:
- Editing: Basic editing in ArcMap 9.2
- Dissolve: How to dissolve boundaries to create regions
- Creation of Spider Diagrams: How to create a spider diagram
- Shapefile to Geodatabase: How to import shapefiles into MicroSoft Access
- Converting a .e00 file: Preparing a ArcINFO interchange (.e00) file for ArcView
- Create Toolbox: How to create your own custom toolbox of commonly used editing and analysis tools
Geocoding:
- Geocoding online ESRI Locator
- Geocoding: Using Basic StreetMap in ArcMap - Standard Locator - Composite Locator
- Geocoding: Best Practices - Preparation of Address Data for Geocoding
- Address Research on the Internet: Helps to narrow down more than one geocoding match
Labeling and Annotation:
- Labels: Tips and Tricks Part 1
- Labels: Tips and Tricks Part 2
- Annotation:Converting Labels to Annotation
- Using the Missouri Highway Shield Symbol: Directions for installing and using the font for the Missouri highway shield
Data Management:
- Personal Geodatabase 101: How to create and get your data into a personal geodatabase
- Data Format (Excel) Best Practices for using Excel in ArcMap
- Data Format (Access) Best Practices for using Access in ArcMap
- Joining Basics: Instructions on how to create a join between a data file and a GIS layer
- Problems with Joins: Things to Try When Your Table Won't Join
- Creating Summary Data: Tips for how to create summary data using ArcMap
- Creating Summary Data: Tips for how to create summary data using Access
Sharing Your Map:
- Including maps in Microsoft products: How to prepare your map for inclusion in Word, Powerpoint or Similar Software
- Instructions: Using a PDF created in ArcView
- Creating a portable map project: How to create a map project that can be moved to another drive location
Other Websites and Resources:
- Downloading clearinghouse data: How to find and download data from the Missouri Spatial Data clearinghouse
- Connecting to Services: How to connect to services running on other computers
- GIS Glossary: Glossary of GIS terms
- GIS Websites: Intresting and Helpful Website links
- GIS Book Checkout List: A list of GIS books that are available for checkout