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Introducon to ArcPad Exercise | Page 1

Introducon to ArcPad 10 Exercise

Exercise Overview

We will export data from ArcMap to ArcPad

Build custom form in ArcPad Studio Transfer data to PDA

Create new shapele in eld

Collect data

Transfer collected data to desktop

Exercise Details

We will be collecng data 2 ways

Using a customized form

Create shapele in ArcPad Use infrastrature.shp with form to collect informaon on locaon, type, condion, and

maintenance needs

Type = Benches, Lamp, Sign, Trash Can

Condion = Good, Fair, Poor

Maintenance needs = free text eld

Create shapele to collect tree locaon and size

Size = Small, Medium, Large

Data Preparaon

ALL data used for an ArcPad project MUST be in the same projecon.

To prepare data for an ArcPad project you will use the ArcPad Data Manager toolbar, gure 1. If

the toolbar is not funconing make sure the ArcPad Manager extension is enabled. (Customize

menu > Extensions)

1. Open VT.mxd (located \data\Arcpad\) in ArcMap.

2. Explore the data. You will nd the following data layers:

RCL_subset (Montgomery subset of Virginias road centerline [RCL] shapele from VGIN)

DO_S03_9621_10.sid (2007 VBMP image le for part of Blacksburg, VA)

Figure 1: ArcPad Data Manager toolbar.

1 - Get Data FOR ArcPad

2 - Congure Project for Geoprocessing

3 - Author Project for ArcGIS Server

4 - Get Data FROM ArcPad

5 - Deploy to Mobile Device


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3. Zoom in/out unl the parking lot southwest of Cheatham Hall is in view (10923006.311,

3610590.736 feet) with the scale set to 1:1500.

Lets start the exercise! Exporng data for ArcPad

1. Click Get Data for ArcPad buon

2. Select data for use in your ArcPad proj-

ect. You will need to set the acon foreach data layer as follows, gure 2:

Infrastructure: Export as Back-

ground data (to Shapele) > Make

Editable

RCL_subset: Export as Background

data (to Shapele) > Make Read

Only

DO_S03_9621_10.sid: Export as

Background JPEG2000

Graphics: Do not export

3. Click Next

4. Select Picture Opons (leave Picture

Field set to None)

5. Click Next

6. Select Output Opons, gure 3:

Spaal extent: The current display

extent

Check: Only get features specied

in layers denion query & Only

get eld specied as visible in lay-

ers properes

Output folder name: ArcPad_VT

Locaon of output folder: \data\

ArcPad\

Check: Create an ArcPad map

(.apm le) for the data

Map name: VT

7. Click Next

8. Set Deployment Opons Check: Create ready to deploy .CAB

le containing the ArcPad data

Select: Create the ArcPad data on

this computer now

9. Click Finish

10. Review completed export report, gure 4.

Figure 2: Select Data dialog box.

Figure 3: Select Output Opons dialog box.


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Creang a Custom ArcPad Form

1. Open ArcPad Studio

Start> All Programs> ArcGIS> ArcPad 10 > Arc-

Pad Studio

2. When asked Start using ArcPad Studio with a

(Figure 5)

Choose New layer denion project > Click

OK

3. Navigate to ArcPad_VT folder & select Infrastruc-

ture.shp > click Open

4. When asked if you want to replace an exisng

form, click Yes

ArcPad Studio: Form Wizard

Now we will use the ArcPad Studio Form Wizard to

create a customized form for data collecon to populate the Infrastructure shapele.

Layout tab (gure 6)

Capon = Infrastructure

From drop down menu select VGA 240x320 (Pocket PC)

Uncheck: Picture Page

Check: Aributes Page

Figure 4: Completed export report dialog box.

Figure 5: ArcPad Studio splash page.


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Fields tab

Make sure all elds are checked (ID, TYPE, CONDITION, & MAINT_NEED)

Controls tab (gure 7)

Required column

Id row

Minimum = 1

Type row List values = Benches, Lamp, Sign, Trash Can

Condion row

List values = Good, Fair, Poor

Click OK

Figure 6: Form Wizard dialog; Layout tab.

Figure 7: Form Wizard dialog; Controls tab.


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ArcPad Studio: More Form Alteraons

1. Double click on Infrastructure, gure 8.

2. Double click on white box next to Id, gure 9.

3. When Control Properes window opens, select Values tab, gure 10.

Check Auto Increment

Click OK

This is what your custom form will look like on the PDA Click OK & SAVE the form Close ArcPad Studio

Figure 8: Infrastructure.apl;

double click on . Figure 9: Customized form,

double click on white box

next to Id.

Figure 10: Control properes dialog box, select-

ing Auto Increment will automacally create Id

number.


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Transferring Data to PDA

1. Connect PDA to desktop

2. When asked the Synchronizaon Setup Wizard dialog opens, cancel out of it

3. Microso AcveSync dialog will open, gure 11.

4. Click Explore on AcveSync interface, a new window will open

5. Open a Windows Explorer on your desktop & navigate to ...\data\ArcPad\

6. Copy ArcPad_VT folder to ...PDA\my documents\, gure 12.7. Close both windows when copy & convert is nished

Using the PDAs

1. If not currently on, turn PDA on by pressing

down and holding the power buon, gure

13.

2. Select Start > ArcPad 10

3. When asked how you wish to start, select

Choose map to open

4. Open VT.apm within the ArcPad_VT folder

5. Click OK

Figure 11: Microso AcveSync dialog box. Figure 12: Microso AcveSync copy &

convert dialog box.

Figure 13:

Press &Hold

button toTurn PDA

on

SelectArcPad 10


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Create new shapele

1. Select the drop down arrow below the

Open Menu buon, gure 14.

2. Select New, then Shapele, gure 15.

Type = Point

Click + buon

Name = Size Select Text

Click + buon

Name = ID

Select Number

3. Click OK

4. Click OK again

5. When prompted enter the following

Name = Tree

Folder = ArcPad_VT

Type = Shapeles

Locaon = Main memory

6. Click Save

7. When asked if you would like to create

a QuickForm for the shapele, select

Yes.

Creang QuickForm

1. Layout tab, gure 16. Uncheck Picture Page

Check Aributes Page

2. Controls tab, gure 17.

Required column

Check SIZE

List Values column

Small, Medium, Large

3. Click OK

Collect data Select the edit menu buon and select either Tree or Infrastructure

to edit, gure 18.

Collect at least 5 features for each shapele.

Figure 14: Creang a new

shapele in ArcPad.

Figure 15: Creang elds in

a new shapele.

Figure 16: QuickForm Layout

tab dialog box.

Figure 17: QuickForm

Controls tab dialog box.

Figure 18: Selecng a shape-

le to edit..


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Create a point

1. Zoom in

2. On the Edit toolbar, select the point

feature tool, gure 19.

3. Touch the screen where you want to

locate the point

4. Or Turn the GPS on. On the main menu,

click (GPS drop down menu) &

select GPS Acve

5. When the GPS determines your loca-

ons, on the Edit menu click Add GPS

Vertex buon to add a feature where

the GPS cursor is located

Transferring Data to Computer

1. Once all data points have been collected, select the Save buon & shut down ArcPad (Main

menu > Open drop down menu > Exit)

2. Connect PDA to computer

3. When Microso AcveSync opens the Synchronizaon Setup Wizard dialog, Cancel it

4. Click Explore on AcveSync window

5. Copy data in ArcPad_VT folder from PDA to ...\data\Arcpad\

6. Now VT.mxd can be reopened & data examined

7. Add your Tree shapele to the map document

Figure 19: Data collecon. Figure 19: Data collecon.

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