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In the previous exercise you were explored spatial data (point, line, polygon and raster) in a Geographic Information System. The next step is to examine the attributes associated with spatial data sets. In this exercise you will look at the attributes associated with the county, road and EPA TRI layers.
- Click on the arrow for the drop down menu next to Look In at the top of the open window and select c. - Double click on the temp folder. - Double click on the workshop folder. - Double click on example2.mxd. - ArcMap opens with the Massachusetts counties in the display window.
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Now, the only feature displayed in the attribute window is the one you selected. The attributes listed are associated with the polygon highlighted in the display window. This link between the spatial location and the associated attributes is
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made in the database through a unique identifying number called the OBJECTID, which can be seen in the attribute table. While some features may have the same attributes, such as county name, the polygon ID number is always unique. A second way to examine the attributes associated with a feature is through the Identify button . - Click on the identify button. Your pointer should now have a small "i" in a circle next to it. - Click on one of the EPA TRI in the display window. If you are having trouble clicking on a EPA TRI use the zoom tool to zoom in on one. The attributes associated with the EPA TRI you selected should appear in the Identify Results window:
Like the polygons in the county layer, each EPA TRI will have a set of attributes associated with it including a unique identifying number.
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