As you have learned there will always be a need to create and update data. In a GIS, this includes both spatial and tabular information. In the previous chapter, you learned how to edit spatial data including points, lines, and polygons. In this chapter, you learned how to update and create tabular information.
The first thing that we discussed was how to make changes to your database schema. The schema is the structure of your database. This includes what feature classes are included in your GIS database, what fields are in the attribute tables for those feature classes, and a lot more. You now have the skills to add new fields to your attribute tables and can import data from other sources into your GIS database.
You also learned how to update the attribute values for the features displayed in your maps. You now know how to do that individually or en masse using the Calculate Field and Calculate Geometry tools.
So, between this chapter and the...
