Available Downloads - Case Studies

These Case Studies are a good starting point to learn about best practices for this discipline. These project examples include sample geodatabases, map documents, and documentation.

Choose the case study you want from the overall list below.

Address

• Addresses Data Model Poster Addresses Data Model Poster.zip - zip format, 5422kb (submitted 05/30/2003)
• Addresses Data Model White Paper An ArcGIS Address Data Model for the City of Calgary.pdf - zip format, 180kb (submitted 06/30/2003)
• Address Data Model Chapter pdf - zip format, 6132kb (submitted 03/12/2004)
• Calgary Address Database Geocode Folder, mdb, mxd, loc, lot, and ReadMe.txt file - zip format, 14147kb (submitted 08/02/2004)

Agriculture

• Agriculture Data Model Poster gif of Visio Document - gif format, 3310kb (submitted 10/31/2003)

Atmospheric

• NCAR/UCAR Visualization Demo NCAR/UCAR water vapor avi demo in ArcGlobe - zip format, 22493kb (submitted 11/17/2003 - updated 06/08/2005)
• Atmospheric Data Model differences document pdf file - zip format, 1276kb (submitted 11/17/2003)
• Hurricane Isabel Globe animation avi, and ArcGlobe readme htm document - zip format, 28535kb (submitted 03/15/2005)
• Atmospheric Data Model Poster .pdf - zip format, 27030kb (submitted 07/19/2006)

Basemap

• Template Database Schema ArcGIS 8.3 - zip format, 863kb (submitted 02/28/2003)
• Topographic Base Map Data Model Poster - zip format, 11667kb (submitted 08/18/2004)

Building Interior Space

• BISDM 2.0 Campus Viewer html, javascript, .mxd, .gdb - zip format, 4012kb (submitted 11/06/2009)

Census-Administrative Boundaries

• US Census 2000 Case Study Geodatabase (.mdb) and Map Document (.mxd) - zip format, 38932kb (submitted 02/21/2003)
• Census Administrative Boundaries Data Model Poster - zip format, 10998kb (submitted 06/30/2003)
• Census Data Model Chapter pdf - zip format, 9839kb (submitted 03/12/2004)

Defense-Intel

• FFD Data Sample ArcGIS 8.1 - zip format, 736kb (submitted 07/11/2001 - updated 02/23/2006)

Geology

• Geosciences Case Study geo812.mdb and geo812.mxd files - zip format, 1422kb (submitted 04/23/2003 - updated 03/04/2004)
• Data model presentation from DMT conference ppt - zip format, 1685kb (submitted 05/21/2004)
• Geological Survey of New South Wales mdb, mxd, and html docs - zip format, 1795kb (submitted 06/16/2004)
• ArcGIS GeoScience Data Model Reference Documents ArcGISGeologyReference.doc and How to create a geoscience database.pdf file - zip format, 427kb (submitted 06/28/2005)
• Earthquake Case Study ArcScene document of epicenters in 3D with example of 3D interpolator tool - zip format, 79974kb (submitted 10/17/2006)

GIS for the Nation

• Geospatial Bluebook template database mdb file (GML available upon request) - zip format, 183kb (submitted 07/22/2005 - updated 07/24/2005)
• GIS for the Nation Poster pdf of GIS for the Nation poster - zip format, 10342kb (submitted 07/24/2005)

Groundwater

• UC2007 Presentation .ppt and .txt - zip format, 27955kb (submitted 08/29/2007)

Health

• Health Data Model Reference Document pdf file - zip format, 222kb (submitted 09/30/2003)

Homeland Security

• Boston Preparedness Pilot Project Applied Geographics Final Report .pdf - URL format (submitted 10/15/2004)
• Homeland Security Webcast HLS Data Model Webcast .wmv live video recording - zip format, 20305kb (submitted 01/27/2005)
• Homeland Securtity Working Group Symbology Reference Symbology standard resulting from an FGDC-led working group - URL format (submitted 09/15/2005)

Hydro

• San Marcos Basin Case Study Geodatabase (.mdb) and Map Document (.mxd) - zip format, 28490kb (submitted 02/21/2003)
• Hydro Data Model Poster ArcGIS Hydro Data Model Visio.pdf - zip format, 17829kb (submitted 06/30/2003)
• ArcHydro GIS for Water Resources pdf file - zip format, 19kb (submitted 08/31/2004)
• Hydrologic and Hydraulic Analyses Using ArcGIS - zip format, 24kb (submitted 08/31/2004)

International Hydrographic Organization (IHO) S-57 for ENC

• ENC Geodatabase Template.zip .mdb geodatabase file - zip format, 629kb (submitted 08/26/2003)
• Disclaimer - txt format (submitted 10/03/2003)

Marine

• El Nino ArcGlobe animation of SST rasters avi file exported from ArcGlobe - zip format, 46007kb (submitted 09/29/2004)
• Shark Time Series Animation Avi and text file of permissions - zip format, 38935kb (submitted 12/02/2005)
• Arc Marine Poster .pdf - zip format, 31349kb (submitted 07/19/2006 - updated 11/15/2006)

Petroleum

• Penwell Case Study (.mdb, .ldb, .doc) - zip format, 187kb (submitted 11/22/2005)
• Penwell Case Study .pdf - pdf format, 1166kb (submitted 11/22/2005)
• Petroleum Data Model Presentation pdf of ppt - pdf format, 5382kb (submitted 03/02/2006)

Pipeline

• APDM White Paper pdf of APDM White Paper - zip format, 341kb (submitted 07/17/2005)
• Petroleum Data Model Presentation pdf of ppt - pdf format, 5382kb (submitted 03/31/2006)

Raster

• Hurricane Mitch Raster Catalog .idb, .ldb, .mdb, .mxd, .doc - zip format, 38402kb (submitted 03/11/2005 - updated 06/27/2008)
• Example raster case studies including the storage decisions ArcGIS 9.2 Desktop Help - URL format (submitted 06/27/2008)

Transportation

• NY DOT Design Poster ArcGIS Transportation DataModel.pdf - zip format, 4868kb (submitted 06/30/2003)
• Transportation Data Model Geocoding for ArcGIS 9.1 trans_dm.mat, ESRI Transportation Data Model.lot, and ReadMe.txt files - zip format, 4kb (submitted 08/15/2003 - updated 09/14/2007)
• Transportation data model webcast wmv live video recording - zip format, 12460kb (submitted 03/18/2005)
• Transportation Data Model Geocoding for ArcGIS 9.2 trans_dm.mat, ESRI Transportation Data Model_92.lot, and ReadMe.txt files - zip format, 4kb (submitted 09/14/2007)

Water Utilities

• Montgomery AL design poster ArcGIS Water Utility DataModel.pdf - zip format, 6485kb (submitted 06/30/2003)
• Water Utilities Data Model Webcast wmv file recording of live webcast - wmv format, 51598kb (submitted 12/07/2004)
• ArcSDE Tuning Presentation given to Water/Wastewater Utilities .ppt - ppt format, 1410kb (submitted 06/09/2005 - updated 02/05/2007)