Geography Reference
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___IGIS-Web_ YourInitials .
Decide on a password. Note well from the Esri web site: User names are 6 to 24 characters
in length. Passwords are 4 to 14 characters in length. Use letters and numbers only for both
fields. Both User Names and Passwords are case-sensitive, so be careful. It is a good idea to
use a password different from any others you are using—if someone learns your global account
password it's probably no big deal, unless it happens to also be the password you use at your
bank! It's also a good idea to note the user name (somewhere) and password (somewhere
else) so you will have them the next time you access your Esri Global Account. Provide the other
information asked for in the form. Review and accept the Terms of Use, and click on Create My
Account. (You will have up to 2 gigabytes of storage available to you.)
3. On the screen that appears click Edit my profile. If you want to, you may add information to your
account. Be aware that this is public information, so be cautious about what you write. (If you
go into the edit screen, you have the opportunity to make the information Private—but, as you
probably know, nothing that you put into electronic form is guaranteed to be private.) Click Save.
4. Click ArcGIS at the left side of the ribbon at the top. Click Learn More and browse the material.
Dismiss that tab.
5. Find the Sign Out button and do so. Close the Browser.
6. Go to www.arcgis.com in a browser, and click on Sign in, in the top-right corner. Click on Register
your Esri Global Account. Provide the User Name and Password that you used in creating your
Esri Global Account. Click Register. Accept the Terms of Use.
7. Click on Gallery to view some interesting maps. When done, click the Back button on your
browser to return to the Gallery.
8. Click Map. Click Basemap. For a base map click Imagery. Examine the image. Type the street
address of a place that you know well. Observe. Click the back button on the browser. Minimize
the browser.
9. Using Windows Explorer, navigate to
___IGIS-Arc_ YourInitials \River
Locate the files that begin with Boat_SP83, and highlight them all together. (There will be a few of
them; if there is one that ends with “zip” delete it.) Right-click on the block of highlighted file names
and choose Send to > Compressed (zipped) folder. A file named Boat_SP83.zip should appear in
the River folder. Press enter to accept the filename. This is the file you will send to ArcGIS.com.
10. Restore the browser with the arcgis.com window. Click Map. Click the arrow next to Add to get
a dropdown menu and select Add Layer from File. In the window that appears click Browse.
Navigate to the zip file that you created from the Boat_SP83 shapefile and select it. Your
window should look something like Figure 3-11. Click Open.
11. The Add Layer from File window should reappear. Click on the radio button for Keep original
features and press Import Layer. Wait while the file is imported.
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