User Guide¶
The ribbon¶
| Tab | Groups |
|---|---|
| Project | New, Open, Save, Save As, About (backstage) |
| Map | Navigate, Layer (Basemap, Add Data), Selection, Inquiry (Measure, Locate), Labeling |
| Insert | New Map, Toolbox, Import Project, Bookmarks, Fields |
| Analysis | Geoprocessing (History, Tools), tool gallery, Select By Attributes/Location |
| View | Windows (Contents, Catalog, Geoprocessing, Symbology, History, Details), Graticule, Dark Mode |
| Edit | Save, Undo/Redo, Create, Delete, Selection, Fields |
| Share | Export Map (PNG), Export Features (GeoJSON/CSV), Save Project As |
| Feature Layer | Visibility Range, Transparency, Symbology, Color, Outline, Zoom To Layer |
| Labeling | Label, Field, Text Symbol (size, colour, bold, halo) |
| Data | Definition Query, Attribute Table, Selection, Fields, Export |
The last three form the contextual Feature Layer group, shown while a layer is selected in the Contents pane.
To give the map more room, collapse the ribbon to its tab row with the chevron at its right end, by double-clicking a tab, or with Ctrl+F1 (⌘F1 on macOS, where F1 may need the Fn key). Click a tab to peek at its commands while collapsed.
Data¶
| Format | Read | Write |
|---|---|---|
GeoJSON (.geojson, .json) |
Yes | Yes |
CSV (.csv, .txt) with longitude/latitude columns |
Yes | Yes |
Shapefile (.shp + .dbf) |
Yes | No |
RustGIS project (.rgisx) |
Yes | Yes |
Coordinates are WGS 84 longitude/latitude and are displayed in Web Mercator.
Symbology¶
- Single Symbol: one fill, outline and marker for every feature.
- Unique Values: one colour per distinct value of a field.
- Graduated Colors: classes of a numeric field by natural breaks (Jenks), equal interval or quantile.
- Proportional Symbols: point size grows with a numeric field.
Selection and queries¶
Select By Attributes and definition queries use SQL WHERE clauses:
pop_est > 100000000 AND continent = 'Asia'
name LIKE 'S%'
iso_a3 IN ('FRA', 'DEU', 'ITA')
gdp_md IS NULL
"OR" = 1 -- double quotes name a field, even a keyword
Geoprocessing tools¶
| Tool | Toolbox |
|---|---|
| Buffer | Analysis › Proximity |
| Clip, Erase | Analysis › Extract / Overlay |
| Dissolve | Data Management › Generalization |
| Minimum Bounding Geometry, Feature To Point, Calculate Geometry Attributes | Data Management › Features |
| Simplify | Cartography › Generalization |
| Select Layer By Location / Attribute | Data Management › Layers and Table Views |
| Summarize Within, Summary Statistics | Analysis › Summarize / Statistics |
| Export Features | Conversion |
Tools honour the current selection: with features selected, only those are processed.
Keyboard shortcuts¶
| Keys | Action |
|---|---|
| Ctrl+K | Command search |
| Ctrl+N / Ctrl+O / Ctrl+S | New / Open / Save project |
| Ctrl+Z / Ctrl+Y | Undo / Redo |
| Ctrl+T | Attribute table |
| Home | Full extent |
| Esc | Back to Explore; cancel a sketch |
| Del | Delete selected features |