11.188/11.520 Lab #1 In-Class Notes:
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website: http://mit.edu/11.520
this file:  http://mit.edu/11.520/www/labs/lab1/lab1_inclass_notes09.txt

Administrative:
    (1) Tell us if you did *NOT* get class email over weekend
    (2) We are working on readings in library
        (Remember, ArcGIS help and Chapter 1 of Zeiler book are online)
    (3) Wednesday - meet at 2 PM in Room 14E-310 for lecture 

LAB #1:  http://mit.edu/11.520/www/lab1
    (1) Understand basic setup of machines and ArcMap
    (2) Experiment with basic GIS functions and analysis
    (3) Print thematic map of Cambridge

Getting into this room: 
	regular combo for MIT public clusters: xxxxx
        plus your MIT ID card for the inner room

WinAthena PCs:
	login, your MIT "Athena" home directory is on Drive I:
        (Drive H:\ is your locker for Windows-specific stuff)
	Find class locker in either of two ways:
		(1) in Z:\athena.mit.edu\course\11\11.520
		(2) in Drive M after you run this command in a DOS window
			Attach 11.520 locker: attach -Dm 11.520
		[ makes Drive M: = /afs/athena.mit.edu/course/11/11.520
		  datasets: mostly in M:\data ]

Datasets:
	shapefiles: e.g., cambbgrp.shp (one name, many files)
	accessing via ArcCatalog
	using network drives in ArcMap

ArcMap: (key elements of Lab #1)
	Map window: experiment with buttons and geometry/attribute links
	Layer properties: experiment with thematic maps, symbology, ...
	classification: think about choices 
		-- quantile, equal interval, ...
		-- be sure to look up description of classification choices in ArcGIS Help    
	Saving & Printing:
		-- ArcMap - View as 'layout'
		-- printers: B/W (acantha) and Color (echo)
		
Google Earth: 
	Think about what Google Earth needs to know in order to overlay your map
	Edit properties of your overlay and set transparency to 50%
	Zoom in/out and pan around to see the accuracy and perspective changes

Software on your machine:
	Download from http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/available-software
	  Kerberos for windows 3.2.2 (WinAthena machines in lab still use 2.6.5)
	  VPN Client 4.8+
	Request ArcGIS desktop 9.3 DVD from: 
	  http://ist.mit.edu/services/software/vsls/esri
	Citrix server (for Mac access): https://citrix.mit.edu/citrix/install.html
	For AFS file access:  http://openafs.org