ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting Started with GIS
for ArcView 9.3, ArcEditor 9.3, and ArcInfo 9.3
$850 (2-Day) training course
Overview
This course helps you understand what GIS is, what it can do, and how others are using it. You learn the fundamental concepts and basic functions of a GIS, the properties of GIS maps, and the structure of a GIS database. In course exercises, you develop basic software skills by working with ArcGIS to visualize geographic data, create maps, query a GIS database, analyze data using common analysis tools, and solve geographic problems using a systematic approach. This course gives you the foundational training you need to take ArcGIS
Desktop II: Tools and Functionality.
This course is designed for those who have no prior education or workplace
experience with GIS or ArcGIS software. Managers and GIS support staff
members who infrequently use ArcGIS software and would simply like
to understand how GIS fits into their organization will also benefit.
After completing this course, you will be able to
- 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
- The big picture of GIS: Basic functions of a GIS; Real-world
applications.
- Exploring GIS maps: Defining features, layers,
and data frames; Exploring map scale; Understanding
the relationship between features and attributes.
- Exploring a GIS database: Exploring attribute
tables; Identifying features; Symbolizing features
based on their attributes; Labeling features
based on
their attributes.
- Creating map layouts: Understanding data view
and layout view; Using the Layout toolbar; Using
map templates;
Modifying map elements; Printing maps.
- Understanding
location: Defining coordinate systems and map
projections; Reading and finding
location coordinates on a map; Measuring
area and distance
on a map.
- Understanding raster and vector data: Representing
geography; Storing real-world locations; Symbolizing
rasters;
Using raster and vector data
together; Understanding
geodatabases.
- Acquiring geographic data: Data formats; Methods
of creating geographic data; Using ArcCatalog
to explore
geographic data; Using metadata.
- Querying data:
Understanding and performing attribute queries;
Understanding and performing
spatial queries.
- Analyzing spatial relationships:
Understanding overlay; Understanding buffer;
Accessing
tools in ArcToolbox; Performing Union and
Intersect;
Buffering
features.
- Solving problems with GIS: Applying the geographic
inquiry process; Using GIS tools to solve a geographic
problem; Creating
a map to
show results.
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