Overview
ArcGIS
Desktop is ESRI's full-featured GIS software for visualizing, creating,
managing, and analyzing geographic data. This course provides the
foundation for becoming a successful ArcGIS Desktop user. Students
learn fundamental GIS concepts and become familiar with the range
of functionality available in the software. In course exercises,
they work with ArcGIS Desktop and see how it provides a complete
GIS software solution.
Those
completing this course will be able to:
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Describe the structure of ArcGIS Desktop software.
- Display
geographic data.
- Query
a GIS database.
- Edit
geographic data.
- Associate
tables using joins and relates.
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Create maps, reports, and graphs
Topics Covered
- ArcGIS
overview: Capabilities and applications; Interacting with the
interface; Basic display.
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Spatial data concepts: Representing spatial data and descriptive
information.
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ArcGIS data model: Geodatabases; Shapefiles; Coverages; Feature
types; Attributes.
- GIS
software: Components; Functions; Applications.
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Spatial coordinate systems and map projections: Georeferencing
data; What map projections are; How ArcMap works with map projections.
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Querying data: Selecting and identifying features; Creating reports
and graphs.
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Map displays: Creating; Symbolizing; Scaling; Adding map elements.
Who Should Attend
This course is designed for those who are new to ArcGIS and to GIS
in general.
Prerequisites
Students should know how to use Windows®-based software.
Software
Used in Course
ArcView 9.2; ArcEditor 9.2; ArcInfo 9.2
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