AHGW:Arc Hydro Groundwater Toolbar

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The Arc Hydro Groundwater Toolbar in ArcGIS is accessed by selecting Customize | Toolbars | Arc Hydro Groundwater Toolbar. As with other toolbars, it can be docked at the top of the ArcGIS window or used as a floating toolbar (see example images below). This toolbar contains a set of tools and menu commands for working with the Arc Hydro Groundwater Data Model. The toolbar appears as follows:

The Arc Hydro Groundwater Toolbar when docked.
The Arc Hydro Groundwater Toolbar when floating.

The following buttons and drop-down menus are available on the toolbar.

Definition Query Filter

The Definition Query Filter tool simplifies visualizing, analyzing, and working with data within the groundwater geodatabase by filtering a layer based on its FType attribute. For example, a set of wells imported from a state database may contain wells of multiple types (e.g., irrigation, water supply, domestic, monitoring, etc.). The well type is defined in the FType field. When visualizing and analyzing the well data, it might be useful to analyze only certain types of wells. The Definition Query Filter tool makes it easy for users to create filter-selected datasets to include only certain types of data.

A well feature class symbolized by the feature type (FType).

By choosing the appropriate option in a combo box located on the Arc Hydro Groundwater toolbar, the layer can be immediately filtered based on its FType attribute.

Well feature class filtered using the Definition Query Filter tool. The result is a well layer showing only domestic wells.

File Import Wizard

The File Import Wizard dialog helps users to import data from their existing text files into a geodatabase. The tool works similarly to the Text Import Wizard in Microsoft Excel. There are two pages (or "steps") in this dialog:

Step 1 of 2

File Import Wizard dialog, step 1

This page has the following sections and options:

  • File import options section
    • Delimited – Select if the text is delimited with something other than fixed widths or spacing.
    • Fixed Width – Select if the text uses fixed widths to delimit the contents.
    • Set the column delimiters – Select one or more options for how the text is delimited:
      • Space
      • Comma
      • Tab
      • Semicolon
      • Other – If using a different delimiter character (such as a | (pipe)), turn on this option and enter a single instance of the character in the provided text field.
      • Text qualifier' – Select from the drop-down the qualifier used to denote text (such as labels). The options are a single quote, a double quote, or "none". The selected qualifier must appear at the beginning and ending of any such text.
      • Treat consecutive delimiters as one – Turn on to treat two delimiters in a row as a single delimiter. Turn off to treat them as separate delimiters.
      • Skip leading delimiters – Turn on to ignore any delimiters appearing at the beginning of a line.
  • Start import at row – Enter the desired start row.
  • Heading row – Turn on if there is a heading row (a row indicating the contents of each column).
  • File preview section – This section previews how the data will be handled. When changing the above options, this section displays a preview of how the data will be interpreted on import.
  • Next – Switch to the Step 2 of 2 page of the File Import Wizard dialog.
  • Cancel – Discard any changes and close the File Import Wizard dialog.

Step 2 of 2

File Import Wizard dialog, step 2

This page has the following sections and options:

  • Create Features/Rows in – Select the desired feature class from the drop-down.
  • No data flag – Turn on to enable the no data flag to be set. Enter the flag in the provided text field. The default no data flag is "-999.0".
  • Automatically assign HydroID – Turn on to automatically assign a HydroID to the table or features after the text file is imported. Requires the Arc Hydro (surface water) toolbox to be loaded.
  • File preview section – Displays the data that will be imported. On the Type row, double-click on the "<Not Mapped>" field for the desired column to activate a drop-down of possible fields to which to map the data in the column.
  • Back – Switch to the Step 1 of 2 page of the File Import Wizard dialog.
  • Finish – Save any changes and close the File Import Wizard dialog.
  • Cancel – Discard any changes and close the File Import Wizard dialog.


Notes

  1. ^ a b This tool was designed specifically for the Southwest Florida Water Management District, and has settings and features specific to them. We cannot guarantee this tool will be useful to anyone outside the SWFWMD.