January 26 - 28, 2005

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This two and a half 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.

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

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

ArcGIS overview: Capabilities and applications; Interacting with the interface; Basic display

Spatial data concepts: Representing spatial data and descriptive information

ArcGIS data model: Geodatabases; Shapefiles; Coverages; Feature types; Attributes

GIS software: Components; Functions; Applications

Spatial coordinate systems and map projections: Georeferencing data; What map projections are;
How ArcMap works with map projections

Querying data: Selecting and identifying features; Creating reports and graphs

Map displays: Creating; Symbolizing; Scaling; Adding map elements

Editing data: Creating and editing spatial data;   Editing attributes

Documenting data: Creating and editing metadata;   Metadata standards

Data mining: Using Arkansas’ GeoStor;  Starting the Hunt

Registrants should know how to use windowing software.

This course provides the fundamental ArcGIS knowledge and experience needed to enroll in Introduction to ArcGIS II (for ArcView 9, ArcEditor 9, and ArcInfo 9) as well as several other ESRI courses. Many of the topics covered in this course are similar to those in What's New in ArcInfo 9 and Migrating from ArcView 3.x to ArcView 9. Attendees who complete this course should not enroll in What's New in ArcInfo 9 or Migrating from ArcView 3.x to ArcView 9.

Price: $ 700

University of Arkansas, Fayetteville Faculty/Staff/Students please contact Karen Wagner (karen@cast.uark.edu) for University pricing information

If you have questions regarding this seminar, please contact Karen Wagner at the Center for Advanced Spatial Technologies, 479-575-6159 or karen@cast.uark.edu .