ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis
for ArcView 9.3, ArcEditor 9.3, and ArcInfo 9.3
$850 (2-Day) training course
Overview
Understanding how and when to apply ArcGIS tools and functions is the key to creating an efficient GIS workflow. Building on the skills and knowledge taught in ArcGIS
Desktop II: Tools and Functionality, this course shows how to apply ArcGIS tools in a workflow context with a focus on working with data stored in a geodatabase and performing geoprocessing and analysis. In the course exercises, you organize and edit data stored in a geodatabase, prepare data for analysis, create and edit geoprocessing models using ModelBuilder, and work through a challenging analysis project.
This course is designed for experienced ArcGIS users who want to learn more about the ArcGIS tools for creating and editing data and GIS analysis.
Goals
Those completing this course will be able to
- Add data from different sources to a geodatabase.
- Work with subtypes
to edit data.
- Edit and validate feature geometry
and attributes using geodatabase
topology.
- Run analysis tools using dialog
boxes and models.
- Build a complex model using
ModelBuilder.
Topics Covered
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Getting data into the geodatabase: Advantages
of migrating data to the geodatabase; File
and personal geodatabases; Loading and importing
data; Data sources available for conversion;
ArcToolbox conversion tools; Importing and
exporting data in ArcCatalog; Importing and
exporting data using XML; Copying and
pasting data between geodatabases; Batch and
single conversions; Loading data into existing
feature classes using the Simple Data
Loader; Displaying x,y coordinate data from
a table; Accessing tabular data using an OLE
DB connection; Adding data from a GIS
server; Working with map projections and datums.
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Geodatabase
behavior: What is behavior?; Advantages
of using behaviors; Default values; Subtypes;
Domains; Geodatabase topology.
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Editing GIS
data: Creating new data (digitizing,
copying and pasting features, Editor menu commands);
Constructing an edit sketch using constraints
(direction, length, parallel); Creating
adjacent polygons using the Auto-Complete
Polygon task; Modifying existing features;
Reshaping existing features and boundaries;
Exploding multipart features; Editing
using domains, subtypes, and topology.
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Aligning
spatial data: Common data alignment problems;
Georeferencing CAD data;
Matching layer boundaries; Transformation;
Rubber sheeting; RMS error.
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Managing
geoprocessing tools and settings: Types
of toolboxes and how they are stored;
Types of tools (system tools, models,
scripts); Locating
tools in ArcToolbox; Executing tools; Tool
parameters; Parameter error detection; Environment
settings; Tool layers; Geoprocessing
results.
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Analyzing
GIS data: Review
of common analysis tools (Buffer, Clip, Intersect,
Select, Union); Working with feature
proximity tools (Near, Spatial Join, Multiple
Ring Buffer, Create Thiessen Polygons);
Analyzing tabular data; Creating a raster
subset; Analysis options outside of core
ArcGIS Desktop; Typical analysis workflow.
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Using
ModelBuilder for analysis: Working with
ModelBuilder; Creating and designing models;
Model elements (tools and variables);
Setting
general model properties; Setting
model parameters; Environment settings;
Intermediate data;
Running and troubleshooting
a model; Creating model documentation.
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GIS
analysis projects: Real-world
GIS analysis projects (Find the best
site for a new shelter,
Find the mileage of flooded roads); The
analytical process for
each project.
Prerequisites and Recommendations
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