This course follows Introduction
to ArcGIS Part 1 (for ArcView 8,ArcEditor 8 and
ArcInfo 8) and continues to present important
concepts and functionality for successfully working
with ArcGIS. Students focus on spatial analysis,
automation of spatial and attribute data, editing
and advanced options for cartographic display. 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.
Audience
Those with a fundamental
knowledge of ArcGIS and geographic information
systems in general.
Goals
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Automate spatial and attribute
data, and convert to different spatial data
formats
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Follow procedures to solve real
world problems using data from different
applications
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Conduct queries, perform spatial
analysis, and present the results in a map and
report.
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Carry out a project and apply new
skills and techniques learned in this course.
Topics
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 of points from
x,y coordinates
Editing: Tools for creating and editing 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
Geoprocessing: introduction to the Command Line
window and the Model Builder interface
Cartography: Advanced symbology and labeling
Prerequisites
Duration:
Three days
