ArcView provides a more sophisticated approach to authoring maps.
ArcView is a geographical imaging system, or GIS, that is used to track and display data collected by geologists. ArcView is a useful tool for scientists seeking visual approaches to all the data they collect. You can use the software to create your own maps, design templates for quick generation of new maps, and display, and communicate with others working on related projects. You can learn the interface once you understand how it's organized.
Instructions
1. Double-click the "ArcView GIS" desktop icon to launch it. Alternatively, click "Start," then "Programs," and then click "ArcView GIS" from the programs list.
2. Click the radio button next to "As a blank project" in the "Welcome To ArcView GIS" window; then click "OK."
3. Click "Views" in the "Untitled" box; then click "New." You open a new window titled "View1."
4. Click the "Add Theme" button.
5. Use your mouse to navigate to the folder where your map themes are stored. Click which map theme you wish to add and click "OK." The map theme appears on the left side of the "View1" window.
6. Click to check the box next to the theme name on the left side of the "View1" window. The map theme is displayed on the right side of the "View1" window.
7. Repeat the previous three steps, adding themes on top of one another. Notice how map themes function like image layers in Photoshop. The theme on the bottom is an entire state or country, the theme on top of it illustrates the bodies of water, and the theme on top of that illustrates roads and highways.
8. Click "File," then "Save Project." Give your project a meaningful name; select which folder the project should be saved in, and click "OK."
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