Activity 2: Creating You Own Layer from a CSV File - Emergency Shelters in Hawaii

This 4-page activity is provided by the GeoTech Consortium of Western New York: Get the GIST (Geospatial Information Science Technology) Certificate and helps users turn spreadsheet data into map layers. During this activity users will create a new ArcGIS map layer from a CSV file of emergency shelter addresses. The activity includes step by step instructions which involve downloading and viewing a CSV file, adding the file as a layer, symbolizing the shelters, and saving the shelters as a layer. This resource is one in a series of activities used during the Professional Development Workshop on Integrating Geospatial Technology into the HS Classroom. Other activities are available to view separately. Users will need ArcGIS to complete this activity.