In a GIS, the answer starts with a geographic coordinate system. Learn the fundamental concepts of geographic coordinate systems.Exercises can be completed with either ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap.

The National Park Service Building Spatial Data Standard is intended to provide a framework for organizing our building point and polygon spatial data, documenting its lineage, and facilitating data integration as well as data sharing. The standards will help ensure spatial data consistency, quality, and accuracy and will assist in program direction, reporting, and information requests.

This feature class contains lines representing formal and informal trails as well as routes within and across National Park Units. This dataset uses a set of core attributes designed by the NPS enterprise geospatial committee.

Parking citations with latitude / longitude in Mercator map projection which is a variant of Web Mercator, Google Web Mercator, Spherical Mercator, WGS 84 Web Mercator or WGS 84/Pseudo-Mercator and is the de facto standard for Web mapping applications. Additional information about Meractor projections - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercator_projection The official EPSG identifier for Web Mercator is EPSG:3857. Additional information on projections can be read here: https://webhelp.esri.com/arcgisdesktop/9.3/index.cfm?TopicName=Projection_basics_the_GIS_professional_needs_to_know For more information on Geographic vs Projected coordinate systems, read here: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/mapping/gcs_vs_pcs/ For information on how to change map projections, read here: https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/make-a-web-map-without-web-mercator/

New Parking Citations dataset here: https://data.lacity.org/Transportation/Parking-Citations/4f5p-udkv/about_data

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Parking citations with latitude / longitude (XY) in US Feet coordinates according to the California State Plane Coordinate System - Zone 5 (https://www.conservation.ca.gov/cgs/rgm/state-plane-coordinate-system).

For more information on Geographic vs Projected coordinate systems, read here: https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-pro/mapping/gcs_vs_pcs/

For information on how to change map projections, read here: https://learn.arcgis.com/en/projects/make-a-web-map-without-web-mercator/

Puyallup River 1940 - 3 foot Aerials for ArcGIS Online/Bing Maps/Google Maps, etc.Contact Info: Name: GIS Team Email: GISteam@cityoftacoma.orgCompany: Army Corps of EngineersScale: Approx. 1:15,000Puget Sound River History Project - Version 1Puget Sound River History Project - Version 2MetadataOriginal ArcGIS coordinate system: Type: Projected Geographic coordinate reference: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN Projection: NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Washington_South_FIPS_4602_Feet Well-known identifier: 2927Geographic extent - Bounding rectangle: West longitude: -122.508957 East longitude: -122.305211 North latitude: 47.377456 South latitude: 47.121285Extent in the item's coordinate system: West longitude: 1142687.587301 East longitude: 1191072.715539 South latitude: 658328.705521 North latitude: 750622.583189

Tacoma 1990 - USGS 1 meter Aerials for ArcGIS Online/Bing Maps/Google Maps, etc. This layer includes UP, Fircrest, Fife, and some of Federal Way.Contact Info: Name: GIS Team Email: GISteam@cityoftacoma.orgCompany: U.S. Geological SurveyFlight Time: July, 1990Metadata (Internal use only)Earth Explorer Full Display of Record 1 (Internal use only)Original ArcGIS coordinate system: Type: Projected Geographic coordinate reference: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN Projection: NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Washington_South_FIPS_4602_Feet Well-known identifier: 2927Geographic extent - Bounding rectangle: West longitude: -122.632392 East longitude: -122.304303 North latitude: 47.380453 South latitude: 47.118196Extent in the item's coordinate system: West longitude: 1112120.835383 East longitude: 1191291.333557 South latitude: 658000.509741 North latitude: 751710.870268

Summary Rail Crossings is a spatial file maintained by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for use by States and railroads. Description FRA Grade Crossings is a spatial file that originates from the National Highway-Rail Crossing, Inventory Program. The program is to provide information to Federal, State, and local governments, as well as the railroad industry for the improvements of safety at highway-rail crossing. Credits Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Use limitations There are no access and use limitations for this item. Extent West -79.491008 East -75.178954 North 39.733500 South 38.051719 Scale Range Maximum (zoomed in) 1:5,000 Minimum (zoomed out) 1:150,000,000 ArcGIS Metadata ▼►Topics and Keywords ▼►Themes or categories of the resource  transportation * Content type  Downloadable Data Export to FGDC CSDGM XML format as Resource Description No Temporal keywords  2013 Theme keywords  Rail Theme keywords  Grade Crossing Theme keywords  Rail Crossings Citation ▼►Title rr_crossings Creation date 2013-03-15 00:00:00 Presentation formats  * digital map Citation Contacts ▼►Responsible party  Individual's name Raquel Hunt Organization's name Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Contact's position GIS Program Manager Contact's role  custodian Responsible party  Organization's name Research and Innovative Technology Administration/Bureau of Transportation Statistics Individual's name National Transportation Atlas Database (NTAD) 2013 Contact's position Geospatial Information Systems Contact's role  distributor Contact information  ▼►Phone  Voice 202-366-DATA Address  Type  Delivery point 1200 New Jersey Ave. SE City Washington Administrative area DC Postal code 20590 e-mail address answers@BTS.gov Resource Details ▼►Dataset languages  * English (UNITED STATES) Dataset character set  utf8 - 8 bit UCS Transfer Format Spatial representation type  * vector * Processing environment Microsoft Windows 7 Version 6.1 (Build 7600) ; Esri ArcGIS 10.2.0.3348 Credits Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) ArcGIS item properties  * Name USDOT_RRCROSSINGS_MD * Size 0.047 Location withheld * Access protocol Local Area Network Extents ▼►Extent  Geographic extent  Bounding rectangle  Extent type  Extent used for searching * West longitude -79.491008 * East longitude -75.178954 * North latitude 39.733500 * South latitude 38.051719 * Extent contains the resource Yes Extent in the item's coordinate system  * West longitude 611522.170675 * East longitude 1824600.445629 * South latitude 149575.449134 * North latitude 752756.624659 * Extent contains the resource Yes Resource Points of Contact ▼►Point of contact  Individual's name Raquel Hunt Organization's name Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) Contact's position GIS Program Manager Contact's role  custodian Resource Maintenance ▼►Resource maintenance  Update frequency  annually Resource Constraints ▼►Constraints  Limitations of use There are no access and use limitations for this item. Spatial Reference ▼►ArcGIS coordinate system  * Type Projected * Geographic coordinate reference GCS_North_American_1983_HARN * Projection NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Maryland_FIPS_1900_Feet * Coordinate reference details  Projected coordinate system  Well-known identifier 2893 X origin -120561100 Y origin -95444400 XY scale 36953082.294548117 Z origin -100000 Z scale 10000 M origin -100000 M scale 10000 XY tolerance 0.0032808333333333331 Z tolerance 0.001 M tolerance 0.001 High precision true Latest well-known identifier 2893 Well-known text PROJCS["NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Maryland_FIPS_1900_Feet",GEOGCS["GCS_North_American_1983_HARN",DATUM["D_North_American_1983_HARN",SPHEROID["GRS_1980",6378137.0,298.257222101]],PRIMEM["Greenwich",0.0],UNIT["Degree"

This guidance note concerns the management of spatial data for UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) petroleum operations.

This dataset contains data used to test the protocol for high-resolution mapping and monitoring of recreational impacts in protected natural areas (PNAs) using unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveys, Structure-from-Motion (SfM) data processing and geographic information systems (GIS) analysis to derive spatially coherent information about trail conditions (Tomczyk et al., 2023). Dataset includes the following folders:

Cocora_raster_data (~3GB) and Vinicunca_raster_data (~32GB) - a very high-resolution (cm-scale) dataset derived from UAV-generated images. Data covers selected recreational trails in Colombia (Valle de Cocora) and Peru (Vinicunca). UAV-captured images were processed using the structure-from-motion approach in Agisoft Metashape software. Data are available as GeoTIFF files in the UTM projected coordinate system (UTM 18N for Colombia, UTM 19S for Peru). Individual files are named as follows [location]_[year]_[product]_[raster cell size].tif, where:

[location] is the place of data collection (e.g., Cocora, Vinicucna)

[year] is the year of data collection (e.g., 2023)

[product] is the tape of files: DEM = digital elevation model; ortho = orthomosaic; hs = hillshade

[raster cell size] is the dimension of individual raster cell in mm (e.g., 15mm)

Cocora_vector_data. and Vinicunca_vector_data – mapping of trail tread and conditions in GIS environment (ArcPro). Data are available as shp files. Data are in the UTM projected coordinate system (UTM 18N for Colombia, UTM 19S for Peru).

Structure-from-motio n processing was performed in Agisoft Metashape (https://www.agisoft.com/, Agisoft, 2023). Mapping was performed in ArcGIS Pro (https://www.esri.com/en-us/arcgis/about-arcgis/overview, Esri, 2022). Data can be used in any GIS software, including commercial (e.g. ArcGIS) or open source (e.g. QGIS).

Tomczyk, A. M., Ewertowski, M. W., Creany, N., Monz, C. A., & Ancin-Murguzur, F. J. (2023). The application of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) surveys and GIS to the analysis and monitoring of recreational trail conditions. International Journal of Applied Earth Observations and Geoinformation, 103474. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jag.2023.103474

For complete collection of data and models, see https://doi.org/10.21942/uva.c.5290546.Map package for use in ArcGIS Pro containing three-tiered geomorphological data and geographical datasets such as rivers, roads and hillshading. Datasets were used to generate figures for publication: Hierarchical geomorphological mapping in mountainous areas. Matheus G.G. De Jong, Henk Pieter Sterk, Stacy Shinneman & Arie C. Seijmonsbergen. Submitted to Journal of Maps 2020, revisions made in 2021. All data is in MGI Austria GK West projected coordinate system (EPSG: 31254) and was clipped to the study area.

Service Area 2005 - 6 inch Aerials for ArcGIS Online/Bing Maps/Google Maps, etc.Coverage area includes Gig Harbor, Fox Island, McNeil Island, Anderson Island, and more land to the west and north.Contact Info: Name: GIS Team Email: GISteam@cityoftacoma.orgPhotos supplied by Mapcon Mapping.Photos taken in July, 2005.Original ArcGIS coordinate system: Type: Projected Geographic coordinate reference: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN Projection: NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Washington_South_FIPS_4602_Feet Well-known identifier: 2927Geographic extent - Bounding rectangle: West longitude: -122.852199 East longitude: -121.962361 North latitude: 47.418869 South latitude: 46.754961Extent in the item's coordinate system: West longitude: 1058000.000000 East longitude: 1274000.000000 South latitude: 527000.000000 North latitude: 764000.000000

Map packages for use in ArcGIS Pro or ArcMap containing three-tiered geomorphological data and geographical datasets such as rivers and hillshading. Datasets were used to generate figures for publication: Hierarchical geomorphological mapping in mountainous areas. 2021. Matheus G.G. De Jong, Henk Pieter Sterk, Stacy Shinneman & Arie C. Seijmonsbergen. Journal of Maps. All data is in MGI Austria GK West projected coordinate system (EPSG: 31254) and was clipped to the study area.

Esri ArcGIS Server View Service - Orthophoto CR (Web Mercator) is provided as a public view service for the Orthophoto of the Czech Republic data in Web Mercator coordinate system. The view service is provided using the Esri ArcGIS Server technology. To optimize the speed, the data are provided in form of pre-prepared map tiles. The service covers with orthophoto data complete applicable scale interval, i.e. also small scales. The Service is accessible by one of access interfaces – REST,SOAP,WMTS and WMS.

Crowther_Nature_Files.zip This description pertains to the original download. Details on revised (newer) versions of the datasets are listed below. When more than one version of a file exists in Figshare, the original DOI will take users to the latest version, though each version technically has its own DOI. -- Two global maps (raster files) of tree density. These maps highlight how the number of trees varies across the world. One map was generated using biome-level models of tree density, and applied at the biome scale. The other map was generated using ecoregion-level models of tree density, and applied at the ecoregion scale. For this reason, transitions between biomes or between ecoregions may be unrealistically harsh, but large-scale estimates are robust (see Crowther et al 2015 and Glick et al 2016). At the outset, this study was intended to generate reliable estimates at broad spatial scales, which inherently comes at the cost of fine-scale precision. For this reason, country-scale (or larger) estimates are generally more robust than individual pixel-level estimates. Additionally, due to data limitations, estimates for Mangroves and Tropical coniferous forest (as identified by WWF and TNC) were generated using models constructed from Topical moist broadleaf forest data and Temperate coniferous forest data, respectively. Because we used ecological analogy, the estimates for these two biomes should be considered less reliable than those of other biomes . These two maps initially appeared in Crowther et al (2015), with the biome map being featured more prominently. Explicit publication of the data is associated with Glick et al (2016). As they are produced, updated versions of these datasets, as well as alternative formats, will be made available under Additional Versions (see below).

Methods: We collected over 420,000 ground-sources estimates of tree density from around the world. We then constructed linear regression models using vegetative, climatic, topographic, and anthropogenic variables to produce forest tree density estimates for all locations globally. All modeling was done in R. Mapping was done using R and ArcGIS 10.1.

Viewing Instructions: Load the files into an appropriate geographic information system (GIS). For the original download (ArcGIS geodatabase files), load the files into ArcGIS to view or export the data to other formats. Because these datasets are large and have a unique coordinate system that is not read by many GIS, we suggest loading them into an ArcGIS dataframe whose coordinate system matches that of the data (see File Format). For GeoTiff files (see Additional Versions), load them into any compatible GIS or image management program.

Comments: The original download provides a zipped folder that contains (1) an ArcGIS File Geodatabase (.gdb) containing one raster file for each of the two global models of tree density – one based on biomes and one based on ecoregions; (2) a layer file (.lyr) for each of the global models with the symbology used for each respective model in Crowther et al (2015); and an ArcGIS Map Document (.mxd) that contains the layers and symbology for each map in the paper. The data is delivered in the Goode homolosine interrupted projected coordinate system that was used to compute biome, ecoregion, and global estimates of the number and density of trees presented in Crowther et al (2015). To obtain maps like those presented in the official publication, raster files will need to be reprojected to the Eckert III projected coordinate system. Details on subsequent revisions and alternative file formats are list below under Additional Versions.----------

Additional Versions: Crowther_Nature_Files_Revision_01.zip contains tree density predictions for small islands that are not included in the data available in the original dataset. These predictions were not taken into consideration in production of maps and figures presented in Crowther et al (2015), with the exception of the values presented in Supplemental Table 2. The file structure follows that of the original data and includes both biome- and ecoregion-level models.

Crowther_Nature_Files_Revision_01_WGS84_GeoTiff.zip contains Revision_01 of the biome-level model, but stored in WGS84 and GeoTiff format. This file was produced by reprojecting the original Goode homolosine files to WGS84 using nearest neighbor resampling in ArcMap. All areal computations presented in the manuscript were computed using the Goode homolosine projection. This means that comparable computations made with projected versions of this WGS84 data are likely to differ (substantially at greater latitudes) as a product of the resampling. Included in this .zip file are the primary .tif and its visualization support files.

References:

Crowther, T. W., Glick, H. B., Covey, K. R., Bettigole, C., Maynard, D. S., Thomas, S. M., Smith, J. R., Hintler, G., Duguid, M. C., Amatulli, G., Tuanmu, M. N., Jetz, W., Salas, C., Stam, C., Piotto, D., Tavani, R., Green, S., Bruce, G., Williams, S. J., Wiser, S. K., Huber, M. O., Hengeveld, G. M., Nabuurs, G. J., Tikhonova, E., Borchardt, P., Li, C. F., Powrie, L. W., Fischer, M., Hemp, A., Homeier, J., Cho, P., Vibrans, A. C., Umunay, P. M., Piao, S. L., Rowe, C. W., Ashton, M. S., Crane, P. R., and Bradford, M. A. 2015. Mapping tree density at a global scale. Nature, 525(7568): 201-205. DOI: http://doi.org/10.1038/nature14967Glick, H. B., Bettigole, C. B., Maynard, D. S., Covey, K. R., Smith, J. R., and Crowther, T. W. 2016. Spatially explicit models of global tree density. Scientific Data, 3(160069), doi:10.1038/sdata.2016.69.

USNG is standard that established a nationally consistent grid reference system. It provides a seamless plane coordinate system across jurisdictional boundaries and map scales; it enables precise position referencing with GPS, web map portals, and hardcopy maps. USNG enables a practical system of geo-addresses and a universal map index. This data resides in the GCS 1983 coordinate system and is most suitable for viewing over North America. This layer shows 6-degree by 8-degree grid squares.

U.S. State Plane Zones (NAD 1983) represents the State Plane Coordinate System (SPCS) Zones for the 1983 North American Datum within United States.

USNG is standard that established a nationally consistent grid reference system. It provides a seamless plane coordinate system across jurisdictional boundaries and map scales; it enables precise position referencing with GPS, web map portals, and hardcopy maps. USNG enables a practical system of geo-addresses and a universal map index. This data resides in the GCS 1983 coordinate system and is most suitable for viewing over North America. This layer shows 10,000-meter grid squares.

The Residential Schools Locations Dataset in Geodatabase format (IRS_Locations.gbd) contains a feature layer "IRS_Locations" that contains the locations (latitude and longitude) of Residential Schools and student hostels operated by the federal government in Canada. All the residential schools and hostels that are listed in the Residential Schools Settlement Agreement are included in this dataset, as well as several Industrial schools and residential schools that were not part of the IRRSA. This version of the dataset doesn’t include the five schools under the Newfoundland and Labrador Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. The original school location data was created by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, and was provided to the researcher (Rosa Orlandini) by the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation in April 2017. The dataset was created by Rosa Orlandini, and builds upon and enhances the previous work of the Truth and Reconcilation Commission, Morgan Hite (creator of the Atlas of Indian Residential Schools in Canada that was produced for the Tk'emlups First Nation and Justice for Day Scholar's Initiative, and Stephanie Pyne (project lead for the Residential Schools Interactive Map). Each individual school location in this dataset is attributed either to RSIM, Morgan Hite, NCTR or Rosa Orlandini. Many schools/hostels had several locations throughout the history of the institution. If the school/hostel moved from its’ original location to another property, then the school is considered to have two unique locations in this dataset,the original location and the new location. For example, Lejac Indian Residential School had two locations while it was operating, Stuart Lake and Fraser Lake. If a new school building was constructed on the same property as the original school building, it isn't considered to be a new location, as is the case of Girouard Indian Residential School.When the precise location is known, the coordinates of the main building are provided, and when the precise location of the building isn’t known, an approximate location is provided. For each residential school institution location, the following information is provided: official names, alternative name, dates of operation, religious affiliation, latitude and longitude coordinates, community location, Indigenous community name, contributor (of the location coordinates), school/institution photo (when available), location point precision, type of school (hostel or residential school) and list of references used to determine the location of the main buildings or sites. Access Instructions: there are 47 files in this data package. Please download the entire data package by selecting all the 47 files and click on download. Two files will be downloaded, IRS_Locations.gbd.zip and IRS_LocFields.csv. Uncompress the IRS_Locations.gbd.zip. Use QGIS, ArcGIS Pro, and ArcMap to open the feature layer IRS_Locations that is contained within the IRS_Locations.gbd data package. The feature layer is in WGS 1984 coordinate system. There is also detailed file level metadata included in this feature layer file. The IRS_locations.csv provides the full description of the fields and codes used in this dataset.

Puget Sound 2002 - 1 foot Aerials for ArcGIS Online/Bing Maps/Google Maps, etc. Includes areas north to Everett; east to Monroe, Sammamish, and Buckley; west to Vashon, Bremerton, and Gig Harbor; South to Roy.Contact Info: Name: GIS Team Email: GISteam@cityoftacoma.orgCompany: Triathlon, Inc.Flight Date: June, 2002Original ArcGIS coordinate system: Type: Projected Geographic coordinate reference: GCS_North_American_1983_HARN Projection: NAD_1983_HARN_StatePlane_Washington_South_FIPS_4602_Feet Well-known identifier: 2927Geographic extent - Bounding rectangle: West longitude: -122.695504 East longitude: -121.932319 North latitude: 48.027739 South latitude: 46.980475Extent in the item's coordinate system: West longitude: 1103000.000000 East longitude: 1283000.000000 South latitude: 608000.000000 North latitude: 986000.000000