Exercise 4: Add emergency response points

Add a layer to the map that represents emergency response centers. In this case, you add a point layer that represents local hospitals.

Note:

This exercise uses the AnalyzeMapOverlay.dwg map you created and modified in Exercise 3: Add and style a road layer.

To add the points representing emergency response centers

  1. Click Home tabData panelConnect
  2. In the Data Connect window, under Data Connections By Provider, select Add SDF Connection.
  3. Click next to the Source File field and navigate to the folder where you copied the sample files.
  4. In the Open dialog box, select HOSPITAL.SDF and click Open.
  5. In the Data Connect window, click Connect.
  6. In the Data Connect window, click Add To Map.

To continue this tutorial, go to Exercise 5: Find streets that are far from a hospital.