Introduction to ArcGIS I

This two-day course introduces students to ArcGIS and provides the foundation for becoming a successful ArcView, ArcEditor, or ArcInfo user. Participants learn how to use ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox and explore how these applications work together to provide a complete GIS software solution. The course covers fundamental GIS concepts as well as how to create, edit, and work with georeferenced spatial data. Attendees learn how to manipulate tabular data, query a GIS database, and present data clearly and efficiently using maps and charts.

Audience

This course is for those who are new to ArcGIS or to geographic information systems in general.

Goals

Display feature and tabular data
Work with georeferenced spatial data
Query features using logical expressions
Find features using spatial relationships
Edit spatial and attribute data
Associate tables with joins and relates
Produce maps, reports, and graphs

Topics covered

ArcGIS overview - Capabilities and applications, interacting with the interface, and basic display
Spatial data concepts - Representing spatial data and descriptive information
ArcGIS data model - Geodatabases, shapefiles, coverages, feature types, and attributes
GIS software - Components, functions, applications
Coordinate systems - Georeferencing data, map projections and how ArcMap works with map projections
Querying data - Selecting and identifying features and creating reports and graphs
Map displays - Creating, symbolizing, scaling, and adding map elements

More detailed information about course content is available upon request.

Prerequisites and recommendations

Registrants should know how to use windowing software.

Dates available upon request.

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