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Introduction to ArcGIS I
(for ArcView 9, ArcEditor 9, and ArcInfo 9)

Two days

Overview

This two-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.

Audience

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

Goals

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

Topics covered

ArcGIS overview: Capabilities and applications, interacting with the interface, and basic display

Spatial data concepts: Representing spatial data and descriptive information

ArcGIS data model: Geodatabases, shapefiles, coverages, feature types, and attributes

GIS software: Components, functions, applications

Spatial coordinate systems and map projections: Georeferencing data, what map projections are, and how ArcMap works with map projections

Querying data: Selecting and identifying features and creating reports and graphs

Map displays: Creating, symbolizing, scaling, and adding map elements

Prerequisites and recommendations

Registrants should know how to use windowing software. This course provides the fundamental ArcGIS knowledge and experience. Students who have worked with prior versions of ArcView and want to learn about ArcView 9 applications should take Migrating from ArcView 3.x to ArcView 9.

Price: $950 (per participant)

Classes can be taught on-site at a client's facility at $900 for each participant or for a fixed price of $7,200 (up to 12 participants).

Outline of Topics
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Introduction

What is a GIS?

GIS functions

Capturing data

Storing data

Query

Analysis

Display

Output

Organizing spatial data

Representing features in vector data

Map scale

Components of geographic data

Using spatial relationships

Overview of ArcGIS

Overview of applications: ArcCatalog, ArcMap, ArcToolbox

Getting help

Exercise 1A: Install the class database

Exercise 1B: Explore a sampling of GIS concepts

Displaying Data

The ArcMap interface

Data View or Layout Views

Layers, data frames, and maps

Managing the Table of Contents

Layer symbology in ArcMap

Saving a layer file

Labeling features

Scale-dependent display

Magnifier and overview windows

Exercise 2: Displaying data

Querying your database

Map tips and hyperlinks

Identifying

Finding

Measuring

Available selection tools

Interactive selection options

Interactive selection methods

Selection methods and layers

Attribute selection

Select by location (spatial query)

Location selection methods

Selection by graphics

Calculating summary statistics

Exercise 3: Query your GIS database

Working with tables

Tables

Understanding table anatomy

Tabular data field types

Table manipulation

ArcGIS tabular formats

Associating tables

Table relationships

Connecting tables with joins

Connecting tables with relates

Graphs

Reports

The ArcMap Report Writer

Seagate Crystal Reports

Exercise 5A: Relate and join tables

Exercise 5B: Create a graph and report in ArcMap

Working with spatial data

Representing geographic features

Introducing feature classes

Linking features and attributes

Spatial data formats

Data format: Shapefile

Data format: Coverage

ArcInfo coverage organization

Data format: Geodatabase

Data format: CAD files

Tabular locations

Images and grids

Introducing metadata

Using Geography Network data

Exercise 4: Explore spatial data formats

Editing data

Editable data formats

Navigating the Editor

Managing edit sessions

Selecting features

Simple editing functions

Working with sketches

Using the Sketch tool

Edit tasks

Create New Feature task

Distance and Intersection tools

Trace

Extend/Trim Features task

Editing attribute data for selected features

Editing tables using the Field Calculator

Exercise 6A: Edit features with the Editor toolbar

Exercise 6B: Edit attribute data

Working with georeferenced data

What is georeferencing?

Coordinate systems

Datums and datum conversion

Referencing locations

Map projections

Projection distortion

Types of projections

Coordinate system components

Storing projection information

Viewing projection information

ArcMap and projections

Changing projections

Exercise 7: Work with map scale and projections

Presenting data

Map and design objectives

Factors controlling cartographic design

Communication in maps

Types of maps

Issues in cartographic design

Creating maps in ArcMap

Setting up the page

Identifying map elements

Inserting map elements

An example of the Legend Properties window

Adding a north arrow and a scale

Incorporating a reference system

Graticules or button index grids

Inserting textual information

Layout tools

Grids and rulers

Creating and using map templates

Printing and plotting maps

Exercise 8: Create a map

Features

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