Map Assignment 2 – Option 3 Working

with Data
Contents
Obtain data from Colorado Information Marketplace ................................................................................. 1
Create File containing only septic systems Chosen City in Boulder County ................................................. 3
Clean-up data ................................................................................................................................................ 8
Remove comma from Street Number ...................................................................................................... 8
Insert blank column .................................................................................................................................. 9
Combine Columns into one..................................................................................................................... 10
Delete columns. ...................................................................................................................................... 12
Geocode Addresses................................................................................................................................. 13
Add Spreadsheet Data to ArcGIS Online ..................................................................................................... 17
Resources: ................................................................................................................................................... 19

Obtain data from Colorado Information Marketplace

These instructions are for what I did to get the data for the .csv file used in the class. I chose Superior
which had 65 data points. Although these instructions are written for Superior, you should choose a
different location.

I don’t know the limit for the data points, but I tried Allenspark (360 points) and Erie (285 points). Both
were too large for the free ArcGIS Online account. I didn’t try Niwot which has 167 points. Eldorado
Springs has 45 points, Eldora has 36 points, and Berthoud has 8 points. These should all work for
creating a map using the free ArcGIS Online account.

1. Go to Colorado Information Marketplace https://data.colorado.gov/Municipal/Septic-Systems-

in-Boulder-County-Colorado/ihbp-hi2s

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2. Choose Export.

3. Click on CSV

4. Save file by clicking on File

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 5. Choose Save As from left column menu.

6. Save the file.

Create File containing only septic systems Chosen City in Boulder County
1. Open file Septic Systems in Boulder County Colorado.
2. Highlight Column I City by clicking I.

3. Choose Data from top menu.

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4. Choose filter from icon menu.

5. Click on Column I dropdown menu.

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 6. Unclick Select All.

7. Click/choose Superior (choose another city) and Click OK button. Choose another city.

Keep the total data points relatively small. Eldorado Springs has 45 points, Eldora has 26 points,
Berthoud has 8 points, Erie and Allenspark has too many points for the free version of ArcGIS Online.
Niwot has 167 points. I don’t know if 167 is too large or not. I didn’t check the other choices.

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8. Open a new Excel workbook. One way is to right click on Excel icon and choose Excel.

9. View blank Excel Book

10. Go back to Septic Systems in Boulder County Colorado Excel workbook.

11. Click in small square on the top left (alternative use CTRL + A) to select the data for only Superior
septic systems in Boulder County.

12. Copy the data by using CTRL + C or right click and Copy.

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13. Return to blank Excel book.

14. Paste data into this new book using CTRL + V or right click Paste when cursor is in the first cell
(A1).

15. View data for only your chosen City in the new Excel Workbook.

16. Save file as CSV.

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Clean-up data
Remove comma from Street Number
1. Highlight column C.

2. Right click and choose Format Cells

3. Choose Number from the Number tab in the new window that appears. Click OK

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 4. Choose zero (0) decimal places, uncheck use 1000 Separator (,), and click OK button.

5. Now Column C (pStreetNumber) has no comma.

Insert blank column

1. Right click and choose Insert

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 2. A new column appears

Combine Columns into one

1. Place cursor in cell C2.

2. Type =CONCATENATE( in Cell C2 or double click on concatenate in formula list.

3. Choose cell D2, E2, F2, G2, H2, I2, J2, K2, L2. Separate by quotations “ ” to add a space. Note:
This is quote space quote. Separate by comma. Close parentheses. The final formula will
=concatenate(D2," ",E2," ",F2," ",G2, " ",H2," ", I2," ", J2, " ", K2, " ", L2)

Alternative: Type =concatenate(D2," ",E2," ",F2," ",G2, " ",H2," ", I2," ", J2, " ", K2, " ", L2) in cell C2.

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4. Press Enter. Cell C2 now contains combined address.

5. Highlight cell C2. Right click for menu options. Choose Copy.

6. Highlight cells C3 through C65. Right click for menu options and choose Paste.

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 7. Alternative drag down bottom of cell C2 to copy down to cell C65.

8. Go back to cell C1 and type Addresses.

Delete columns.
1. Highlight columns A and B by clicking on column A, holding down the Shift key, and clicking
column B.

2. Right click for dropdown menu and choose Delete.

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 3. Highlight columns B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J (pStreetNumber through zip) by clicking on column
B, holding down the Shift key, and clicking columns C, D, E, F, G, H, I, and J.

4. Right click for dropdown menu and choose Delete.

5. Save file.

Geocode Addresses
1. Go to geocodio, a free software that geocodes addresses in a spreadsheet. The web address is
https://www.geocod.io/upload/.

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2. Open the folder that contains the Superior file in a separate window where you can see both the
file and the window containing geocodio.

3. Drag the Superior file over to geocodio.

4. Wait. A new screen will appear asking if the data looks right.
5. Click PREVIEW button, if the data looks right.

6. A map appears.

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7. Zoom using mouse or + button.

8. You should see data at the bottom of the screen.

9. You should see some of the addresses appear. If you are seeing a handful of dots, then click
YES, LOOKS GOOD button.

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10. Step 3 Appends appears.

11. Scroll down to bottom of screen and choose CONTINUE.

12. Enter an email address and password. Click START button.

13. Wait for processing. A new screen appears.

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 14. Click DOWNLOAD CSV once Status is Completed.

15. Save downloaded file.

Add Spreadsheet Data to ArcGIS Online

1. Sign in to arcgis.com.
2. Choose Map

3. Click on Add dropdown menu and choose Add Layer from File.

4. Click Choose File in new window.

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5. Open the file containing data on septic systems in the City you chose in Boulder County in .csv
format that was saved earlier.

6. Click on button to IMPORT LAYER.

7. The Change Style menu appears.

8. Choose waterSupply or another style as the attribute to show.

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 9. Select the drawing style as Types (Unique symbols) or experiment with Heat Maps.
10. Follow instructions from Option 1 or Option 2.

Resources:
Boulder County, Colorado SepticSmart Program
https://www.bouldercounty.org/environment/water/septicsmart/

Colorado Information Marketplace https://data.colorado.gov/Municipal/Septic-Systems-in-Boulder-

County-Colorado/ihbp-hi2s

Add spreadsheet data to ArcGIS Online by esri https://www.esri.com/arcgis-blog/products/arcgis-

online/data-management/add-spreadsheet-data-to-arcgis-online/

Concatenate-Joining Names and Addresses by Matty Just Excel Tutorials

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgAfCHNM3pM

How to merge two columns in Excel without losing data by Alexander Frolov at Ablebits.com

https://www.ablebits.com/office-addins-blog/2013/10/13/merge-columns-excel-without-losing-data/

How to Geocode a Spreadsheet of Addresses by geocodio https://www.geocod.io/how-to-geocode-

addresses-in-excel/

Auto Populate Latitude and Longitude in Excel by Spencer Burton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GqjyDI79vTI

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