GIS Courses

Below you will find courses and dates offered. 
Class size is limited.  Please contact Phyllis Poché at (501) 569 - 8534 for more information. 

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Introduction to ArcGIS I 

Introduction to ArcGIS I (for Arcview 9, ArcEditor 9, and ArcInfo 9). 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 they 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. Students learn how to manipulate tabular data, query a GIS database, and present data clearly and efficiently using maps and charts.

Prerequisites and recommendations:

Registrants should know how to use windows. 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. Students who have worked with ArcInfo prior to version 9 and want to learn about the new ArcInfo applications should take What's New in ArcInfo 9. 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.

July 7-8, 2008

Cost: $700

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Introduction to ArcGIS II 

Introduction to ArcGIS II (for ArcView 9, ArcEditor 9, and ArcInfo 9).This three-day course follows Introduction to ArcGIS I (for ArcView 9, ArcEditor 9, and ArcInfo 9) and continues to present important concepts and functionality for successfully working with ArcGIS. With further exploration of ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox, students focus on spatial analysis, automation of spatial and attribute data, editing, and advanced options for cartographic display and reports. Hands-on exercises teach ArcGIS procedures in the context of solving real-world problems. Examples and exercises use data from a variety of application areas. 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. Students conduct queries, perform spatial analysis, and present their results in a hard-copy map and report.

Prerequisites and recommendations:

This course is for those who have completed Introduction to ArcGIS I (for ArcView 9, ArcEditor 9, and ArcInfo 9) or Migrating from ArcView 3.x to ArcView 9 (instructor-led or Web-based course). If one of the prerequisite courses is not completed, a student should have comparable experience with ArcGIS before taking this course. The course also provides students with the fundamental ArcGIS knowledge and experience needed to enroll in Creating and Managing Geodatabases (for ArcEditor 9 and ArcInfo 9).

July 9-11, 2008

Cost: $1,050

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Model Builder

In this two-day course, students will be introduced to the Geoprocessing environment in ArcGIS. Regional data will be used for the course. Participants learn how to create, share, and modify models for analysis. Management of raster data, XML Import/Export, image catalogs, the command line interface to the software and python scripting is introduced.

Audience

This course is for spatial data managers and analysts who have an understanding of the ArcGIS desktop applications and are ready to make use of the Geoprocessing environment of ArcGIS. New and existing data managers interested in migrating to the Geodatabase environment can benefit from taking this course.

Goals

• Geodatabase enhancements
• Raster data in the Geodatabase
• XML Import/Export
• Create/Modify a model
• Distributing a model
• Command line interface
• Python scripting

Topics covered

• Managing Raster data in the Geodatabase
• XML Import/Export
• Managing models in ArcGIS
• Command line interface to ArcGIS
• Python scripting introduction

Prerequisites and recommendations

Registrants should have taken Introduction to ArcGIS II, or have equivalent knowledge. Attendees should be familiar with ArcMap and ArcCatalog. It is NOT required that registrants have extensive experience with the Geodatabases before taking this course. The focus of the course is to provide an introduction to the Geoprocessing environment in ArcGIS with hands on exercises using regional data.

Please contact Phyllis Poché at (501) 569-8534 for more information

 

Introduction to Python Scripting 

The ArcGIS geoprocessing framework includes a scripting environment, and Python® is the scripting language included with ArcGIS. This two-day day course introduces the Python scripting language and shows how it can be used to access and automate geoprocessing functionality. Students learn Python scripting syntax and then begin writing scripts to automate geoprocessing operations. Students also learn how to incorporate Python scripts as custom tools in ArcToolbox.

Topics Covered

Those completing this course will be able to:

• Understand the basics of the Python scripting language.
• Understand how scripts can be used in the ArcGIS geoprocessing framework.
• Incorporate tools and environment settings into scripts.
• Incorporate cursors, describe objects, and enumerations into scripts.
• Work with scripts in ArcToolbox.
• Access resources for debugging Python code.

Please contact Phyllis Poché at (501) 569-8534 for more information

 

Getting Started with VBA for ArcGIS 8.x,
This three-day course is an introductory class for ESRI’s Version 8 software and it’s customization environment. The class will explore the VBA development environment and ArcGIS’s customization dialog in order to provide users with useful knowledge for developing customizations for ArcGIS. Day one will introduce users to object-oriented programming and Visual Basic for Applications, VBA. We will talk about the Component Object Model (COM), visual basic code structures, useful functions and statements. Day two will focus on ArcObjects, ESRI’s object model, on which all your customizations will be based. We will spend the day reading the object model diagrams and creating custom code in VBA for ArcGIS. Day three will give us an opportunity to apply our knowledge of COM, ArcObjects and VBA to real-world customizations.

 

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Topology in the Geodatabase 

In this two-day course, students will be introduced to topology in the current ArcGIS Geodatabase environment. Local data will be used for the course. Participants learn how to create, use, edit and manage spatial and attribute data stored in the Geodatabase. Data loading, topology rule creation, and maintaining data integrity through spatial and attribute validation will be covered. Participants are encouraged to bring their local data, if possible.

Audience

This course is for spatial data managers and analysts who have an understanding of the ArcGIS desktop applications (ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox) and are ready to make use of the Geodatabase environment. New and existing data managers interested in migrating to the Geodatabase environment can benefit from taking this course.

Goals

• Geodatabase creation and data loading
• Creation of topology in the Geodatabase
• Spatial validation of topology
• Creation of Subtypes and Domains
• Attribute validation
• Perform topologic edits

Topics covered

Geodatabase overview, Introducing Topology in the Geodatabase, Spatial and Attribute validation in the Geodatabase, and Performing Topologic edits.

Prerequisites and recommendations

Registrants should have taken Introduction to ArcGIS II (for ArcView 8, ArcEditor 8, and ArcInfo 8), or have equivalent knowledge. Attendees should be familiar with ArcMap and ArcCatalog. It is NOT required that registrants have extensive experience with Geodatabases before taking this course. The focus of the course is to provide an introduction to Geodatabases and Topology in the ArcGIS environment with hands on exercises using local data.

Please contact Phyllis Poché at (501) 569-8534 for more information

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