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Indiana NRCS GIS and GPS

Welcome

This page contains information to assist NRCS employees and partner in the use of GIS and GPS software and hardware in Indiana Field Offices.  Any use of trade, product or firm names is for descriptive purposes only and does not imply endorsement by the U.S. Government

 

All links to guidance files found on this page require Acrobat Reader

 

Frequently Asked Questions

This section contains documents which answer frequently asked questions relating to GIS and GPS.

 

        Oregon 550(t) FAQ (PDF; 32 KB - updated 2/2/2012)

        GPS 76(s) FAQ (PDF; 21 KB)

        GPS78s FAQ - Coming Soon!

        USDA Backpack FAQ - Coming Soon!

        DNR Garmin FAQ - Coming Soon!

        Garmin BaseCamp FAQ - Coming Soon!

        ArcMap FAQ - Coming Soon!

 

Announcements

LAST UPDATED - 11/08/11

This section shares brief notes on the latest NRCS Indiana GIS and GPS news and site updates.

 

        Indiana NRCS GIS Website Refurbished - 11/11/11

        New GPS Task Guides Posted - 11/04/11

        Indiana Easements Layer Update Posted to Offices - 10/21/11

 

Guides

You may click on the title directly below or scroll down.

GPS Units                    DNRGarmin                    Garmin BaseCamp                    Geodata                    ArcMap                    GIS for Engineers

 

GPS Units

This section contains tip sheets for GPS units in the field.

          

Oregon 550(t) Garmin GPS Map 76(s)
     Overview of the 550(t) (PDF; 382KB)      Overview of the 76(s) (PDF; 302KB)
     Setup of the 550(t) (PDF; 354KB) - UPDATED      Setup of the 76(s) (PDF; 43KB)
     Collecting Waypoints (PDF; 196KB) - UPDATED      Collecting Waypoints
     Navigating to Waypoints with the 550(t) (PDF; 268KB) - UPDATED      Navigating to Waypoints
     Collecting Tracks with the Oregon 550(t) (PDF; 140KB)      Downloading Data from the 76(s) (PDF; 42KB)
     Data Download Decision Flowchart (PDF; 85KB)      Uploading Data to the 76(s) (PDF; 44KB)
     Downloading Data from an Oregon 550(t) to DNR Garmin (PDF; 99KB)  
     Data Upload Process Flowchart (PDF; 65KB) - UPDATED  
     Uploading Data to an Oregon 550(t) (PDF; 99KB) - UPDATED USDA Backpacks
     Wireless Data Transfer with an Oregon 550(t) (PDF; 209KB)      Overview of the Backpack
       Setup of the Unit
Garmin GPS Map 78(s)      Indiana Beacon Map (PDF; 52KB)
     Overview of the 78(s)      Backpack Operation Quick Sheet
     Setup of the 78(s)  
     Collecting Waypoints  
     Navigating to Waypoints  
     Downloading Data  
     Uploading Data  
   

           

DNRGarmin

This section contains tip sheets using the DNRGarmin program.

       

        DNRGarmin Settings (PDF; 286 KB)

        Saving Data from DNRGarmin (PDF; 397 KB)

        Loading Data from files to DNRGarmin (PDF; 228 KB)

        Loading Data from ArcMap to DNRGarmin (PDF; 796 KB)

        Working with Data in DNRGarmin (PDF; 208 KB)

        Transferring Toolkit Data into DNRGarmin (PDF; 597 KB)

        Saving Specific Records from DNRGarmin (PDF; 65 KB)

        Saving Polygons or Lines from DNR Garmin (PDF; 105 KB)

 

Garmin BaseCamp

This section contains tip sheets using the Garmin BaseCamp program.

       

        BaseCamp Settings (PDF; 524 KB)

        BaseCamp Overview (PDF; 243 KB)

        Downloading Oregon GPS Data with BaseCamp (PDF; 37 KB)

        Managing Data in BaseCamp

        Saving a GPX File from BaseCamp

        Loading a File to BaseCamp

 

Geodata

This section contains information about geodata setup and configuration.

       

        Geodata Explained

        Setup Geodata on My PC

        Updating My CLU

        Using Geodata

 

ArcMap

This section contains information about advanced uses of ArcMap.  Note that most of these uses are not applicable within Toolkit, although each guide will state whether or not a given step or process can be performed within Toolkit.

       

        Select by Attributes

        Setting Transparency

        Changing Symbology

        Unique Value Symbology

 

GIS for Engineers

This section contains information about using ArcMap to aid engineers and technicians with design work.  

       

        Export TIFF Imagery from ArcGIS for AutoCAD (PDF; 174 KB)

        Runoff Curve Tool

        Profile Tool

        LiDAR Based Elevation ASCII for EFH2

 

Links

 LiDAR Data Access - Coming Soon!

ArcGIS Online Training

ESRI offers training courses on its Virtual Campus which are available to NRCS employees and SWCD employees under the Department's license agreement for ESRI products.  Employees are welcome to take any web course from the Virtual Campus so long as the course is compatible with their currently installed version of ArcGIS (typically 9.2) and as approved by their supervisor.  Please keep in mind that these courses are typically for general knowledge in the use of ArcGIS and will not use examples or exercises specific to USDA-NRCS or the Customer Service Toolkit application.  For assistance with specific Indiana procedures for Toolkit or ArcGIS please refer to the other guides on this page or the Indiana Toolkit web page, or contact your Toolkit or GIS support staff.    

Customer Service Toolkit

If you have questions regarding the use of Customer Service Toolkit, please view the information on Indiana's Conservation Planning Tools page.

 

Contacts

If you have questions regarding the documents or contact on this page, please contact Chris Morse at:  317-290-3200 ext. 349

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