You send an e-mail to theresa.valentine@oregonstate.edu with the quad names (and state) to request a quad that is by request only)

To find the CD number, you can open the following .mxd file in ArcMap and search for your quad: T:gis\index\findquads.mxd This .mxd will open with a quad map for Oregon and County lines. You highlight the IDENTIFY tool, and select the quad. You should be able to click on the the quad name and then on the sde_hjandrews tree, and if three numbers show up, you have three years of doq to choose from, if 2 number show up, you have 2 years, if 1 number, then one. If no numbers show up, then we don't have doqs for this quad. You can look at the fields for each number, and photodate will tell you when the doq was filmed, and the CD_ will give you the number of the CD from Theresa's library. The CD number is what you need to get the CD. Bring your lists of CD numbers to Theresa's office and you can borrow the CDs you need.
You can also add the oregon_doqlist.lyr layer file into your own .mxd file in ArcMap and have similar functionality.

Terraserver

Runs with ArcMap. This script goes to the TerraServer web site and extracts and displays the DOQQs or DRGs covered by the current map extent of ArcMap. The user can select the type of file and resolution. Files are stored in temporary space and can be made "Permanent" by using a context menu choice in ArcMap. This script works very nicely.
Submitted by George Lienkaemper 10/2003

Easy Calc

Have you ever wanted to add x and y values to your attribute table? How about in degrees/minutes/seconds? How about calculating that Z value? Or the coordinates of a polygon shapefile centroid? Or adding a record number field - with a user-specified starting point and increment? These calculations and scores more are part of Easy Calc.
When an attribute table is open in ArcMap, the context menu brings up the field calculator. Easy Calc provides .cal files that can be Loaded into the field calculator. All the necessary VBA and ArcObjects scripts are provided in the .cal files. It's quite remarkable! EasyCalc and other tools for ArcGIS and ArcView 3x are available at this site.
Submitted by George Lienkaemper 10/2003

NPS Metadata Tools

If you downloaded these tools last year, you might look them again - some new stuff has been added. The most important function that these tools provide is the ability to run the Metadata Parser (MP) from within ArcCatalog. In addition to importing and exporting metadata and .E00 files, the latest version provides tools for creating templates, and cataloging and searching metadata files.
Submitted by George Lienkaemper 10/2003

Corpscon

This is a windows tool that operates outside a GIS. It converts between georgraphic, UTM and State Plane coordinates in NAD27, NAD83, and HPGN. Conversions between the vertical datums NVGD 29 and NAVD 88 can also be made. Points can be converted individually or in batch.
Submitted by George Lienkaemper 10/2003

Garmin GPS and ArcMap

Here is the link to the ESRI script that communicates between Garmin GPS units and ArcMap.
Submitted by Chris Zanger 10/2003

Putting .mxd files on the network for others to use

If you want to put a .mxd file on the network for people to use, set the paths to relative, and make a copy of the normal.mxt in the same workspace/directory. Normal.mxt is where the toolbars are located. Open the VB Editor and select Tools > References from the menu. See if "Normal" is checked. If not, you can click on the word Normal and on the lower part of the form it will tell you where ArcMap is looking for normal.mxt.
Submitted by Theresa Valentine 10/2003

Legend Tips

• A. Set ArcMap's legend shade to match transparency

• B. Using Hillshade Images in Legends

Turning Off Projection on the Fly in ArcMap

It is possible to turn off "reprojection on the fly" in ArcGIS.
Go to Table of Contents.
Right click layers.
Choose the Coordinate System tab
Click clear button to the right of the current coordinate system window.
That does it. That data frame will now display layers in their native projection (projected coordinate system).

Submitted by:Martha H. Cavit, NRIS Water Developer
Corvallis Oregon (541)750-7143 mcavit@fs.fed.us 03/2004

A. Set ArcMap's legend shade to match transparency

Summary
The legend symbol can display an opaque shade for polygons or marker symbols assigned transparency values.
Procedure
You can mimic transparency in your legend, but to do this you must convert the legend to graphics.
The following steps provide a way to assign the transparent shade to the legend symbol.
1. In ArcMap, click Tools > Customize.
2. Navigate to the Commands tab > Categories > Page Layout > Commands > Eye Dropper.
3. Click the Eye Dropper, drag and drop it onto a toolbar.
4. Click the docked Eye Dropper tool, click a polygon feature in the data frame, then click OK.
The color dialog displays the color name in Red, Green, Blue combination.
The displayed color will now be saved to the color palette style.
5. In Layout View, click the Select Elements tool on the Draw toolbar.
6. Right-click the Legend and select Convert to Graphics.
If there is no legend in the layout view, add it by clicking on Insert > Legend.
7. On the Draw toolbar, click Drawing > Ungroup.
Do this twice to completely ungroup the legend patches and text.
8. Select the legend patch, which is now a simple graphic.
9. Click the Fill Color button on the Draw toolbar to open the color palette.
10. Click the recently saved transparent color in the color palette to apply it to the legend patch.
The legend is now a graphic and is no longer linked to the data frame.
Submitted by George Lienkaemper 10/2003

B. Using Hillshade Images in Legends

This is a tip for getting the exact color and texture of a hillshaded surface into a GIS legend. It doesn't require using an image software program like PaintShop or Illustrator.