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Acquiring GIS Data: Utah |
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Renaming & Choosing a file name: If you noticed, while in the SGID User’s Guide, there were three files named aocbo.e00 that you could have chosen, each one at a different scale. Results: ( agrc_users_guide_catagories ) Occasionally you might have a need to access the same coverage type at multiple scales. If you choose to do this, make sure you either create separate directory for each scale or rename the file during the download process. For example, the Utah counties 1:24k export file could be named ‘aocbo24k.e00’ or placed in a new directory called ‘statewide24k’. If you choose not to rename the file and then download the second file with the same name into the same system directory, the operating system will override the previous file. Usually the computer will ask if you really want to do this. If you say yes the original file, the most resent download, will be gone. When naming files, it’s not a good habit to start the file with a number, ie 24kaocbo. In addition, even though the Windows operating system will allow spaces in file name, this is not a good habit either. When working with ESRI raster GRID files they tend to have problems when the file names have spaces in them. You will also want to keep the file names short and concise, and be sure to document any abbreviations you might use, you think you will remember but you won’t. Start early creating good naming convention habits and organizing your workspaces. |
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