Introduction to ArcView® Geographic Information Systems
Advanced Introduction to ArcGIS® 10.x Geographic Information Systems
In response to comments and suggestions from students who have taken our Introduction to ArcGIS® courses, the Cultural Resource GIS Facility (CRGIS) has developed a new version of the Introduction to ArcGIS® class, using 10.x and focusing on cultural resource examples, applications and data. Our cultural resource course on the ESRI Introduction to GIS model, including all of the same functions and capabilities, but with a cultural resource focus. Between 1997 and 2014, CRGIS conducted approximately 55 classes, totaling over 1100 students, for National Park units, State Historic Preservation Offices, local organizations, Federal agencies and other cultural resource professionals.
This two and one half-day course offers an overview of basic GIS concepts and the software, as well as providing hands-on experience using ArcGIS 10.x. Covering the basic functionality of the application, the class explores the display and analysis capabilities of GIS in a variety of situations using cultural resource examples. The half day follows on those basic skills outlined during the first two days and expands into geo-referencing historic maps and building GeoDatabases. The half data concludes with an introduction to the National Park Service Cultural Resource Spatial Data Transfer Standards. Following the class, students should be comfortable navigating in the ArcGIS 10.x interface, as well as displaying, creating, editing, querying and analyzing spatial or tabular data through the software, in addition to producing paper maps and charts for presentation. Designed for users new to GIS, and new to ArcGIS 10.x, no prior experience is necessary.
Topics covered include:
• Overview of GIS concepts
• Displaying and manipulating spatial data
• Working with tabular data in relationship to spatial data
• Creating and editing spatial data
• Performing analysis and formulating queries with both spatial and tabular data
• Creating presentation maps and documents
• Geo-referencing maps
• Building GeoDatabases
• NPS Cultural Resource Spatial Data Transfer Standards
Course Notes:
CRGIS can arrange to hold an Advanced Introduction to ArcGIS 10.x class at your own facility, or in another location convenient to you. Classes usually consist of up to 16 students, with one or two people stationed per computer for hands-on exercises. Students will need to set aside two full days for the class.
Course Costs:
Costs for the course will vary depending on your location and other circumstances, and can be negotiated on an individual basis.. Additional costs, such as computer rental, or instructor travel and salary costs will depend on the choice of facility and other factors. In most cases, these will be negligible.
Detailed Course Outline
Day One
Introduction to GIS
• What is GIS, and what comes with ArcGIS® 10?
• What are spatial relationships?
• Exploring the ArcGIS® 10.x GIS interface
• Examining ArcGIS® 10.x components (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox)
• Using the ArcGIS® 10.x help system
Displaying Data
• Exploring the ArcMap interface
• Organizing the Data View
• Map documents, data frames and data layers
• Moving around the map display
• Changing layer symbology
• Changing Symbol properties
• Labeling features
• Controlling display
• Creating layer files
Querying Data
• Identify, Find, and Measure
• Map tips and hyperlinks
• Select by attributes
• Select by location
• Interactive selection
Working with Spatial Data
• Linking features and attributes
• Spatial data formats
• Exploring the ArcCatalog interface
Working with Tables
• Basic table properties
• Basic table manipulation
• Building relationships between tables
• Creating graphs from tables
• Creating reports from tables
Day Two
Editing Data
• Managing edit sessions
• Edit tasks
• Sketching features
• Creating new features
• Editing attributes
• Calculating attribute values
Understanding Geographic Data
• Georeferencing
• Coordinate system components
• Viewing projection information
• Working with projections
• Changing projections
Creating Spatial Data
• Creating new shapefiles
• Creating data from X,Y coordinates
• Geocoding addresses
Presenting Data
• Basic cartographic concepts
• Creating maps in ArcMap
• Preparing the layout page
• Adding map elements
• Creating map templates
Creating a GIS Project
• Steps in creating a GIS project
• Identify project objectives
• Create a project database
• Perform analysis
• Present results
Day Three
Geo-Referencing Images
• Historic Maps and Images
• Geo-Referencing Process
• Starting the Process
• Creating Control Points
• Adjusting Control Points
• Rectifying the Image
Introduction to the GeoDatabase
• What is a GeoDatabase?
• Types of GeoDatabases
• Advantages of the GeoDatabase
• GeoDatabase Terminology
• GeoDatabase Tables
• GeoDatabase Feature Classes
• GeoDatabase Subtypes
• GeoDatabase Feature Datasets
• Raster Data in a GeoDatabase
• GeoDatabase Topology
Cultural Resource Spatial Data Transfer Standards
• Purpose and Benefit of the Standards
• Contents of the Standards
• Organization of the Standards
• Spatial Data Transfer Standard Data Model
• Flexibility of the Data Model
• Available Tools and Resources
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