Create a Circular ArcMap Data Frame

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 10:59 | idfg-pbond

Ever wished you could create a circular data frame to highlight an area on your map?  Just follow these steps:

In the data frame properties (Size and Position Tab) make the height and width the same.                 … more

Map Packages: Easily Share ArcMap 10 Map Documents & Associated Data

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 10:39 | idfg-pbond

A new feature at ArcGIS 10 is the ability to create a map package (file extension of MPK) using all the data that is in a map document (MXD). It will act just like the layer package that was introduced at ArcGIS 9.3.1. The package includes the map document (version 10 mxd) and the data (even if the data is from… more

Data Frame Tools Toolbar

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 10:35 | idfg-pbond

A handy little toolbar you may have never used:

Ever need to rotate a map?  It will even rotate the north arrow in Layout View.

The My Places dialog box lets you create and work with a list of your most frequently used or favorite addresses, locations, features, and spatial extents. You can… more

Batching - Running Geoprocessing Tools Multiple Times Automatically

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 10:28 | idfg-pbond

Let’s say you have a polygon shapefile that you want to buffer using 3 different buffer distances.  You can use the Batch command to do this automatically; you just have to fill in the necessary information. (Note: Batch can be performed for any tool in ArcToolbox).

o   Find the Buffer tool in… more

Most Frequently Used Coordinate System

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 10:22 | idfg-pbond

Most Frequently Used Coordinate System

In the ArcCatalog, drag and drop your most frequently used coordinate systems into the top level of the Coordinate Systems folder to put a copy of them into that location for quick access to them on dialog boxes.

o   In ArcCatalog, choose Customize ► ArcCatalog… more

Large Menu & Toolbar Buttons

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 10:20 | idfg-pbond

For those of you who have a hard time seeing the small tool buttons (commands) on your toolbars, it is possible to make them larger.

o   Choose Customize ►Customize Mode…from the main menu bar.

o   Choose the Options tab and check the box next to Large icons.

Regular Menu… more

Customize ArcMap 10 Toolbars

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 09:42 | idfg-pbond

Creating custom toolbars is one of the easiest ways to tailor ArcGIS desktop applications to the way you work. In addition to positioning toolbars in a specific area of the application, you can group commands on a custom toolbar.  Save mouse clicks by creating a new toolbar that contains frequently used menu choices,… more

Magic Valley Sportsmen's Fish Fry Set for June 9

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game will host the 2nd Annual Magic Valley Sportsmen's Fish Fry, Chips and Tips from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 9, at the Magic Valley Region office, 324 South 417 East, Highway 93 Business Park, Jerome. "Our goal is to provide anglers with the chance to learn more about fishing… more

June 11 Is Free Fishing Day

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-estansbury

Saturday, June 11 is Free Fishing Day in Idaho, and the Idaho Department of Fish and Game invites veteran and novice anglers of all ages, residents and nonresidents alike, to celebrate the day by fishing anywhere in Idaho without a license. Though fishing license requirements are suspended for this special day, all… more

Highway 21 Wildlife Underpass is Working

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

As the scenic State Highway 21 snakes its way across the Boise Mountains, it also intersects another favorite travel route. For millennia, mule deer and elk have traveled to and from low elevation ranges where they spend the winter, to mountain meadows where they grow fat each summer feasting on the rich vegetation… more

Please Leave Baby Animals Alone

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The end of May and the beginning of June is the peak fawning and calving season for Idaho's deer, elk and antelope. With campers and other outdoors enthusiasts heading out to the woods, well-meaning folks often find baby birds and other animals that seem to be abandoned. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is asking… more

Ask Fish and Game: Revocation Means No Free Fishing

Fri, 05/27/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Q. If I don't need a fishing license on Free Fishing Day, does that mean I can fish if my license has been revoked? A. No. When the court revokes someone's hunting, fishing or trapping privileges for a period of time, it means just that, the privileges are revoked, whether they need a license or not. It is illegal for… more

Fish And Game To Hold Youth Fishing Clinic June 18

Mon, 05/23/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game is soliciting young anglers, age 16 and under, interested in learning to catch bluegills. Participants will have the opportunity to spend a morning or afternoon session with an experienced angler at Rose Lake. The objective is to teach young folks a lifelong hobby, instill an… more

Hunters Have Options for Tags Reduced by Commission

Mon, 05/23/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-lfrench

The Idaho Fish and Game Commission reduced the number of tags in several mule deer controlled hunts because of high fawn mortality over the winter. Hunters who applied for controlled mule deer hunts reduced by commission action may: 1. Apply for a different hunt. 2. Request a refund of their application fee. 3… more

Ask Fish and Game: Brook Trout

Mon, 05/23/2011 - 00:00 | idfg-nnokkentved

Q. Is a brook trout really a trout? How come you can keep so many of them? A. Technically the brook trout is a char, more closely related to bull trout than to rainbows or cutthroats. They are not a native species in Idaho. The limit is high because brook trout are very prolific and tend to out-compete and interbreed… more

Adding and Moving ArcGis Toolbars

Fri, 05/20/2011 - 14:01 | idfg-aschmidt

The ArcGIS Toolbar

Can't find the tool you want in Arcmap, perhaps you need another toolbar! 

Right click on any blank spot within the gray toolbar area at the top of the ArcMap.  The available toolbars will appear as a long list as seen in the graphic below.  Simply check or uncheck… more

What's new with the ArcGIS 10 Table of Contents

Fri, 05/20/2011 - 11:30 | idfg-aschmidt

The ArcGIS 10 table of contents (TOC) has several new ways to display data.

ArcGIS 9.x had three tabs at the bottum of the TOC.  In version 10 the tabs turned into 5 buttons at the top of the TOC.

List by drawing order: (previously the 'display' tab in ArcGIS 9.x)
This button… more

Grouping themes for display

Fri, 05/20/2011 - 06:49 | idfg-aschmidt

Grouping themes

Do you have a messy ArcMap project full of so many themes you can‘t keep them all straight?  You should group some datasets!   Grouping data will unclutter the table of contents  allowing you to display groups of data rather than one layer at a time. 

Select the… more