GMS:GIS Module
| GIS Module | |
|---|---|
| GIS | |
| Enabling ArcObjects | |
| Converting GIS Data to Other Data Types | |
| GIS to Feature Objects | |
| Add Data | |
| More | |
| GIS Display Options | |
| GIS Tool Palette | |
| Images | |
| Rasters | |
| Raster Catalogs | |
| GIS Commands | |
The GIS module allows manipulating ESRI type GIS data, such as shapefiles.
The GIS module is used to manage all external geographical data including:
- Images (*.tif, *.jpg, *.png, *.bmp, *.pdf, *.ecw, *.sid, *m.00 (ENC), ...)
- Rasters/DEM (*.dem, *.flt, *.asc, *.bil, *.tif, *.ace, ...)
- GIS (*.shp, *.mif/mid, *m.00 (ENC), ...)
- Lidar Surveys (*.las)
When opening a file recognized as a GIS data type, GMS will create an entry in the project explorer for that object. The object may contain any combination of the following:
- image data (colors on a grid)
- raster data (values on a grid)
- vector data (vector objects)
- GIS objects (data recognized as being native to ArcInfo, MapInfo, QGIS)
In addition to data type, the data source for a GIS object may be static (a single file) or dynamic (a link to a web site).
The icon, displayed to the left of the entry of the tree indicates what type(s) of data reside in that object and whether the object is static or dynamic.
If there is a license of ArcView 8.x or higher on the computer where GMS is installed, there are additional features available in the GIS module. It's not necessary to have an ArcView 8.x license installed to access the basic features.
The following table shows what features are available with and without a license of ArcView 8.x.
| Feature | With ArcView | Without ArcView |
|---|---|---|
| Efficient management of large datasets | X | X |
| Graphical selection of features | X | X |
| Conversion of selected GIS objects to GMS feature objects | X | X |
| Viewing attribute tables | X | X |
| Joining additional attribute tables based on a key field | X | X |
| Display like ArcView | X | X |
| Display in a simplified, single color | X | X |
| Support for shapefiles | X | X |
| Support for coverages, geodatabases, images, CAD, grids | X | |
| Selection queries | X | |
| Symbology | X |
The GIS module is included with all paid editions of GMS. GIS data can be imported using the Community Edition, but the GIS tools are disabled.
| GMS – Groundwater Modeling System | ||
|---|---|---|
| Modules: | 2D Grid • 2D Mesh • 2D Scatter Point • 3D Grid • 3D Mesh • 3D Scatter Point • Boreholes • GIS • Map • Solid • TINs • UGrids |  |
| Models: | FEFLOW • FEMWATER • HydroGeoSphere • MODAEM • MODFLOW • MODPATH • mod-PATH3DU • MT3DMS • MT3D-USGS • PEST • PHT3D • RT3D • SEAM3D • SEAWAT • SEEP2D • T-PROGS • ZONEBUDGET | |
| Aquaveo | ||
