This document describes using selection tools in ArcGIS to select features based on their attributes or location. It shows how to select country polygons larger than 1 million square kilometers by using the "Select By Attribute" tool. It also demonstrates defining a query to permanently select these large countries. Finally, it explains how to use the "Select By Location" tool to select villages near a specific town by selecting features based on their spatial relationship.

1. Attribute (Select by Attribute)
SQL
country
LAB11 > wolrd > country
country >
Open Attribute Table
Table Option > Select By Attribute

2. Select By Attribute
1000000
Method
Create a new Selection
“SOKM_CNTRY”
Operation
>
Get Unique Values
1000000
SQKM_CNTRY" > 1000000
Verify
OK
Apply

3. (Definition Query)
country
LAB11 > wolrd > country
country > Properties

4. Layer Properties
Definition Query
Query
Builder
Query Builder
8507128
“SOKM_CNTRY”
Operation
>
Get Unique Values
8507128
SQKM_CNTRY" >
Verify
OK
Apply

5. Navigation Tools
Identify
Navigation

6. (Select by location)
(Spatial Query)
VILLAGE
TRANS
KANJANABURI >Kanburi

7. Selection
Selection By Location
Selection By Location
Selection method

8. Target layer
Source layer
Spatial Selection Method
Apply
OK

9. Attribute (Select by Attribute)
Location
Selection
Selection By Attribute
Selection
Selection By Location
OK
100
OK
Selection By