Lab 10 - Data Editing in ArcGIS

Here is the map and Process Summary for this week's assignment.

Process Summary:
1.       Read entire lab summary
2.      Answered Q1
3.      Opened ArcCatalog
4.      Created a Shapefile and played with the properties to see what can be done to it after creation
5.      Opened ArcMap
6.      Added the GulfCounty_Roads and GulfCounty_Parcels to my MXD
7.      Made sure the editor toolbar is active
8.      Answered Q2
9.      Started an Edit Session
10.  Did my select by Attribute to locate and zoom to the two parcels
11.  Performed the Merge
12.  Edited the Attributes of the newly merged parcel
13.  Saved my Edits and Stopped Editing
14.  Selected based on the Owner Name Attribute being equal to Gulf County
15.  Exported this selection out to a Shapefile and added it to the MXD
16.  Opened the attributes for the new shapefile
17.  Added a new field called “Acres” as type double to the attributes
18.  Answered Q3
19.  Used the “Calculate Geometry” tool to add the Acres to the shapefile
20.  Used the field calculator to set the rounding.
21.  Used the Definition Query tab of the properties to filter out parcels over 20 acres
22.  Answered Q4
23.  Added the map table VICD.dbf to the MXD
24.  Created the Join based on the Parcel ID with the County owned layer.
25.  Did a select by attribute to show the vacant parcels (two)
26.  Exported this out as a SuitableParcels shapefile
27.  Started an editing session and chose the Roads Layer to edit
28.  Selected the road by its FID attribute and zoomed to the feature
29.  Edited the road that was out of place.   Experimented with the various snapping tools.
30.  Answered Q5
31.  Saved my edits
32.  Added the new road for the subdivision using the Create Features button.
33.  Set the attributes for the new road.
34.  Saved the edits and stopped editing
35.  Edited the Metadata
36.  Started preparing the map for the deliverable
37.  Added an inset map to show general location
38.  Submitted work to dropbox and the blog