The Nature of Geographic Data Lab Work

1- Download Caspian Bathymetry Data from Here

2- Start ArcMap

3- Add Caspian Bathymetry Data to ArcMap

4- Right click on Caspian Bathymetry data and Display XY Data

5- Set approriate Latitiude and longitude Fields

6- Open ArcToolbox then Select 3D Analyst Tools > TIN Management > Create TIN

7- Specify "Depth" as 'Height_Field' and the other Parameters and create TIN

8- Symbolize the TIN

9- Download Caspian Shape data from Here

10- Add Caspian_Border to ArcMap and Symbolize it

11- Open ArcToolbox then Spatial Analysis Tools > Interpolation > IDW

12- Specify 'Z Value Field' as 'Depth' and create raster surface.

13- Repeat step 12 with Kriging, Natural Neighbor and Spline Method

14- Compare the Results of Interpolation

15- Open 3d Analyst Toolbar and Analyse surfaces

16- Open ArcToolbox then Spatial Analysis Tools > Surface > Hillshade and create a hillshade surface, symboloize it

17- Open Open ArcToolbox then Spatial Analysis Tools > Extraction > Extract By Mask. Trim Surface Raster with Caspian_Border

18- Open Open ArcToolbox then Spatial Analysis Tools > Surface > Contour. Create Contour Map Linear Objects.

19- Open Caspian_Bathymetry_Cntours to ArcMap and Compare it with the extracted contours from previous step.

20- Edit the objects from step 18

21- Download Caspian Etopo1 data from Here and add it to ArcMap

22- Open 3D Analyst Toolbar and create few arbittary transects from surface created in step 17 and Etopo1 (step 21) data