Introduction to ArcGIS II

This three-day course follows Introduction to ArcGIS I (for ArcView 9, ArcEditor 9, and ArcInfo 9) and continues to present important concepts and functionality for successfully working with ArcGIS. With further exploration of ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox, participants focus on spatial analysis, automation of spatial and attribute data, editing, and advanced options for cartographic display and reports. Hands-on exercises teach ArcGIS procedures in the context of solving real-world problems. Examples and exercises use data from a variety of application areas. A portion of the class is reserved for carrying out an analysis project and applying many of the new skills and techniques learned in this course. Participants conduct queries, perform spatial analysis, and present their results in a hard-copy map and report.

Audience

This course is designed for those with fundamental knowledge of ArcGIS and geographic information systems in general.

Goals

Perform spatial analysis
Manage geographic data
Perform geocoding
Automate data through heads-up digitizing
Convert data from other formats
Edit spatial and attribute data
Create and use metadata
Produce high-quality maps and reports

Topics covered

Spatial analysis and data management: - Buffers; Spatial overlays; Extracting features for analysis; Analytical methods and tools
Geocoding and display of locations from tabular data: - Address geocoding; Display points from x,y coordinates
Editing: - tools for editing and creating spatial data; Editing attribute data; Spatial adjustment
Data automation: - Data sources; Digitizing; Data conversion
Project management: - Database organization; File and directory naming conventions; creating and using metadata
Cartography: - Advanced symbology and labeling

More detailed information about course content is available upon request.

Prerequisites and recommendations

This course is for those who have completed Introduction to ArcGIS I (for ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo). If one of the prerequisite courses is not completed, a participant should have comparable experience with ArcGIS before taking this course.

Dates available on request.

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