Spatial Data Analysis Labs

University of Hawai`i at Hilo Web Site

How-to


Tutorials

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Computers

  • Gateway E-6100 Pentium 4 Computers
  • Gateway Pro M933 Pentium 3 Computers
  • HP iPAQ H5550 Pocket PC


  • Printers / Plotter

  • HP Deskjet 1220c
  • HP Deskjet 952c
  • HP DesignJet ColorPro GA
  • HP Deskjet 870Cxi
  • Lexmark E320 and Lexmark E321
  • Preparing your poster for the HP DesignJet 5500PS


  • Scanners

  • HP ScanJet 4100c
  • HP ScanJet 6300c
  • UMAX 2100xl
  • Nikon Supercool Slide Scanner


  • GPS

  • Garmin GPS III
  • Garmin Rino 130 Handheld/2-way radio and GPS
  • Garmin GPSMap 60c Handheld/color map navigator GPS
  • How to Use Garmin GPS 76S
  • How to Use Leica Laser Locator GS20 GPS Unit
  • How to Use the Leica Laser Locator GS20
  • Trimble Pro XP Backpack GPS
  • Best Practices for Trimble GeoXT
  • How to Assemble Trimble GeoXT
  • How to Use Trimble GeoXT
  • How to Use GPS Controller
  • How to Use TerraSync
  • How to Use ArcPad 6.0
  • ArcPad Quick Reference 7.0
  • How to Convert an ArcGIS Map in to an ArcPad Map
  • How to Use GPS in ArcPad
  • How to Assemble the Trimble Pro XP Backpack GPS
  • Digitial Camera

  • Sony DSC-P110 Digital Camera


  • DVD Burner

  • Iomega SuperDVD DVD-RW


  • Projectors

  • NEC VT540 Projector


  • General Information

  • Common Datums/Projections in Hawai'i
  • Satellites: Matrix and References
  • Catalog of the SDAL's Library of Books
  • Cartography Best Practices
  • Latitude Longitude Conversion Math
  • UH Hilo Benchmark


  • Software and Network Help

  • How to use WinZip to unzip and zip files
  • Quick and easy mapping of the I: drive
  • Mapping network drives
  • Mapping UHHL Z: drive
  • Using a batch file to automate mapping of network drives
  • How to use add (network) printers
  • How to use SSH Secure Shell to transfer files to/from a web server
  • Website 101 - How to build your own website


  • GPS Data to ArcGIS

  • GPS units - How to connect to a PC
  • How to use DNRGarmin software
  • How to use GPS Utility software
  • How to install GPSi extention
  • How to use GPSi extension
  • ArcGIS Tips and Tricks


  • How to export shapefiles to Google Earth
  • How to reproject in ArcGIS 8.3
  • Quick & Easy Steps to Convert an Excel file to a ArcGIS-ready Table
  • Creating X,Y coordinates in a shapefile's attribute table using XToolsPro
  • ArcGIS 9.x Data Models
  • How to bring Point information into a Polygon


  • Please also see GPS Data to ArcGIS section on the Tutorials page.

     

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    SDAL Computer Problem Report Form

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    This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant No. 0554657. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or
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