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...ommand is activated and any of the ESRI supported formats can be opened as GIS data layers. Shapefiles can be imported directly to coverages (by passing the GIS data layer) in the traditional way by opening them from the ''File'' menu.

To work with [[GMS:GIS Module|GIS]] data into GMS, use the following steps: ==Using the GIS module in GMS==

...nts, lines, polygons) that overlay the study area and map those to feature objects in a map coverage. ...', or just move to the '''Mapping''' command (a prompt will ask if wanting to convert all features since none are selected).

...MS and converting it to feature objects, users can use WMS to join a table to a shapefile's attribute table. ...join a separate table of soil attributes to a soil type shapefile in order to compute composite Curve Numbers.

...r reading GIS data into WMS. The GIS data can then be converted to Feature Objects, or simply act as a background image. [[WMS:Quick Tour - Soil| '''< Previous''']] | [[WMS:Quick Tour - Adding GIS Data with ArcObjects| ''' Next >''']]

To work with [[SMS:GIS Module|GIS]] data into SMS, use the following steps: ==Using the GIS module in SMS==

The GIS Module has the following module specific menus: ...ger for ArcView/ArcGIS® to see if a license exists. See [[WMS:Introduction to ArcObjects#Enabling ArcObjects|Enabling ArcObjects]].

...s for using [[GMS:Feature Objects|feature objects]] to build [[GMS:Feature Objects#Conceptual Models|conceptual models]]. ...utomatically generate numerical models such as MODFLOW and MT3DMS. Feature objects can also be used for automated mesh generation.

{{GIS links}} ...rsor depends on the current tool. The following describes the tools in the GIS tool palette.

...information, see Maidment (2002). These data are stored in four different feature datasets within the geodatabase. ...nd enable ArcObjects. WMS uses the feature objects stored in each coverage to build the geodatabase.

...their ArcView® program and it has become the defacto standard for sharing GIS vector data (points, lines, and polygons). ...hapefile and so always move them around together if copying or moving them to a new directory.

[[File:GIS to Feature Step1.png|thumb|450px|right|''GIS to Feature Objects Wizard'' initial dialog]] ...ature Objects Wizard -- Step 1 of 2.jpg|thumb|500px|right|''GIS to Feature Objects Wizard &mdash; Step 1 of 2'']]

...e advantage of this type data when available, WMS allows hydrologic models to be built directly from three different features of the map module: polygons ...be determined by some other means and defined in appropriate dialogs prior to running one of the supported hydrologic models).

...Selection Method'' submenu. The following commands are available in the ''GIS'' menu: ; Add Shapefile Data... : Adds a shape file to the GIS data.

...entire shapefile, or a subset of shapes, can then be converted to feature objects. [[WMS:Quick Tour - Adding GIS Data with ArcObjects| '''< Previous''']] | [[WMS:Quick Tour - Join Tables

...ata in this fashion is more efficient (the equivalent GIS functionality is to clip out just the parts of the data necessary for import). *Mapping of selected features to feature objects in map coverages

...r when data already exists in a GIS, WMS allows the user to use these data to set up complete watershed models. [[Category:WMS Feature Objects]]

...source (GIS, CAD). The general coverage provides a way to examine feature objects when the attributes are uncertain or unknown. ...s not need to be considered. Later, these feature objects can be converted to other coverages or data types.

{{GIS links}} The GIS module allows manipulating ESRI type GIS data, such as shapefiles.

...lues in order to better understand how the data might be mapped to feature objects in a map coverage. ...field and the attributes are stored in a separate table that can be joined to the features based on the index field values.