How to Add XY Data in ArcGIS

One of the biggest demands of a practitioner of GIS is the ability to use spreadsheet data in your analysis and subsequently on a map. Spreadsheets are industry standards for working with data collection and data management. In this step, we will illustrate how simple it is to import spread sheet data into a GIS system. You will be taking the XY (latitude and longitude) data from the Orlando area theme parks and placing it on a map. The same operation can be done with XY data from your phone (think geo-location of your photos) or from your hand-held GPS unit if you are out in the field.

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I really liked how the labelling tools automatically moves overlapping labels.