ArcGIS for Beginners: Scale, Bookmarks, DataFrame Explained

Here is the short guide for the very first steps with ArcGIS software. Starting today, this video will enable you to understand how to use Scale, Bookmarks, and DataFrame on ArcGIS. This tutorial will be useful whether you are a complete beginner to GIS or simply need a quick refresher on these ideas and how they can be used in mapping.

We will begin by establishing what scale is and how its features dictate the level of detailing on maps and the degree of enlargement of maps. Then under Location Bar, I will be demonstrating how to save certain locations under the bookmark tab. Last but not least, there is the DataFrame that will teach you more about the management of multiple layers of data. At the end of this tutorial, it is hoped that you will be ready to go further and explore more of the features that ArcGIS has to offer. Here it is and let the adventure begin to make GIS as easy and fun as possible.