Projection wizardry

Goal:

Figure out how to change the projection and datum of geographic information files using ArcGIS 8

Resource:

Projection Wizard under Arc Toolkit

Process

Obtain a collection of coverages, shape files or whatever.

Examine their projection documentation (sometimes nonexistent...)

Learn to read the tea leaves

(How to TELL what projection it must be in...)

Running the wizards

menus and forms to fill in...

At a minimum, you should convert something to/from NAD27 => NAD 83 (or HPGN), and between UTM and State Plane. These are the regular things you will do over and over. Look at the default items which are pre-recorded