Explore basic GIS software functionality with hands-on experience. Learn the foundation for using desktop ArcGIS software, a product by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) of Redlands, Calif. Emphasis will be placed on display characteristics, attribute querying, spatial analysis, and database exploration and management.
By the end of the course, you'll be able to:
- Create ArcGIS shape files, geodatabases and maps for spatial analysis purposes
- Import text, kml/kmz, spreadsheet, image, GPS and address files into ArcGIS and convert them into shape files and geodatabase feature classes
- Run assigned queries on GIS feature classes, shape files and tables to display the desired text and graphic output (hard and soft copy output)
- Effectively classify and symbolize spatial data
- Analyze relationships between spatial elements
- Demonstrate the ability to plan an appropriate geodatabase structure to reach the objectives of a particular assigned problem
- Have an introduction to ArcGIS Online, a web-based GIS product from ESRI