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- Open ArcMap10 and start with a blank document.
- To prove that our GPS points are drawn in the correct place, first add a Basemap.
Add a Basemap
- Click the drop down next to the "Add Data" button.
- Select "Add Basemap."
- Choose "Imagery" (or another basemap that you may prefer).
- Click "Add."
Add Excel GPS Data
- Click the "Add Data" button and navigating to where you saved the "GPSpoints" file.
- Select the .xlsx file and
- click "Add."
- Select "Sheet1$" and
- Click "Add."
- Right click "Sheet1$" in the Table of Contents and "Open" the table. You should see that the table has been formatted nicely.
- Close the table.
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