ESRI ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting Started with GIS

Overview

This course is part of the ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 Foundational Training Curriculum. This course provides the basis for understanding what GIS is, what it can do, and how others are using it. You learn the basic functions of a GIS, why a GIS database is influential, and what coordinate systems and map projections are, and their importance. In course exercises, you work with ArcMap to visualize geographic data, create maps, query a GIS database, perform spatial analysis using general analysis tools, and solve geographic problems using a systematic approach. This course teaches the skills and information needed to take ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for individuals who are new to GIS and ArcGIS, or those who are rare users of ArcGIS who do not have a GIS background. Students should know how to use Windows-based software for basic file management and browsing.

Goals

Individuals completing this course will be able to:
• Explain what a GIS is and what it can do.
• Work with and create GIS maps in ArcMap.
• Access and query a GIS database.
• Describe two common GIS data structures.
• Explain what geographic data is, how it is made, and where to get it.
• Explain what spatial analysis is and solve geographic problems using ArcGIS analysis tools.

Software

Date: November 16 - 17 | 9:00am -5:00pm
Instructor: Mr. Wesley Palmer (ESRI Authorized Training Instructor)
Location: Louisiana Tech University South Campus, Lomax Hall Room 3
Cost: $895

Registration:
Registration must be received 7 days in advance.
Sign up early! Class size is limited to 24.

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