INTRODUCTION TO ArcGIS I TOPICS COVERED

ArcGIS overview:
Capabilities and applications, interacting with the interface, and basic display

Spatial data concepts:
Representing spatial data and descriptive information

ArcGIS data model:
Geodatabases, shapefiles, coverages, feature types, and attributes

GIS software:
Components, functions, applications

Spatial coordinate systems and map projections:
Georeferencing data, what map projections are, and how ArcMap works with map projections

Querying data:
Selecting and identifying features and creating reports and graphs

Map displays:
Creating, symbolizing, scaling, and adding map elements

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ArcGIS II TOPICS COVERED

Spatial analysis and data management:
Buffers
Spatial overlays
Extracting features for analysis
Analytical methods and tools

Geocoding and display of locations from tabular data:
Address geocoding
Display of points from x,y coordinates

Editing:
Tools for creating and editing spatial data
Editing attribute data
Spatial adjustment

Data automation:
Data sources
Digitizing
Data conversion

Project management:
Database organizaiton
File and directory naming conventions
Creating and using metadata

Geoprocessing:
Introduction to the Command Line window and the ModelBuilder interface

Cartography:
Advanced symbology and labeling

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