Introduction to GIS using ARCGIS

Course details

COURSE CONTENT

MODULE 1: 

The ArcGIS platform
Lesson introduction
The ArcGIS platform
Getting to know the ArcGIS platform
Components used in this course
Lesson review
 
MODULE 2: 

The basics of GIS
Lesson introduction
Applications of GIS
ArcGIS online
Sign in to ArcGIS Online
Choose a base map
Add a data fie to your map
Save and share your map
Lesson review

MODULE 3: 

Understanding GIS data
Lesson introduction
Turning geographic information into GIS data
GIS data models
Explore GIS data models in ArcMap
Which data model is better?
Working with tables
Documenting your data
Open ArcMap and create a folder connection
View data in a GIS
Identify various fie types
View an item description
Correct an error in an item's metadata
Preview a dataset's geography and table
Add data to the map

Lesson review

MODULE 4: 

ArcGIS online
ArcGIS Online content
GIS services and web maps
Web mapping applications and mobile apps
Tools and data from ArcGIS Online
Explore GIS content using ArcGIS Online
Browse ArcGIS Online for web content
Browse ArcGIS Online for desktop content
View an item's details
Examine options for opening ArcGIS Online items
Lesson review

MODULE 5: 

The importance of coordinate systems
Lesson introduction
What is location?
How spatial data stores location
Geographic coordinate systems
Working with data in different geographic coordinate systems
Projected coordinate systems
Spatial properties and distortion
Understanding distortion
Work with coordinate systems
Identify the coordinate system for a dataset
Identify the coordinate system for another dataset
Identify a dataset with a different coordinate system
Identify a dataset with an unknown coordinate system
Assign a coordinate system to a dataset without a spatial reference
Change the coordinate system for a dataset
Lesson review

MODULE 6: 

Acquiring and selecting GIS data
Lesson introduction
Methods for obtaining GIS data
Accessing GIS data
Considerations for creating GIS data
Creating data
Considerations for choosing GIS data
Evaluating GIS data

MODULE 7: 

GIS Data
Gather and evaluate GIS data
Consider the data you need
Examine the data you have
Add data from another organization
Add data from ArcGIS Online
Transfer files from one geodatabase to another
Import shapefiles into the geodatabase
Lesson review

MODULE 8: 

Interacting with a map
Lesson introduction
Symbology and visualization
Finding, identifying, and selecting features
Asking questions and getting answers
Getting information from a GIS map
Explore a map using ArcMap
Navigate the map
Modify symbology
Identify features
Find features
Export selected features from a fie to a geodatabase
Select features
Examine an attribute table
View data change over time
Explore a map using ArcGIS Online
Navigate the map
Modify symbology
Identify features
Locate addresses and features
Select features and view an attribute table
Lesson review

MODULE 9: 

Performing spatial analysis
Lesson introduction
The geographic approach revisited
Questions you can answer with GIS
What is spatial analysis?
Geoprocessing in analyses
Common analysis tasks
Perform spatial analysis with common analysis tools
Open ArcMap and examine the map document
Extract features in your area of interest
Identify vulnerable facilities in Lee County
Overlay the Cat3 layer with Lee County
Identify hospitals close to the storm surge inundation polygon
Lesson review

MODULE 10: 

Sharing results
Lesson introduction
The importance of sharing results
Sharing content through ArcMap
Sharing content through ArcGIS Online
Export the map as a PDF
Create a map package and upload it to ArcGIS Online
Create a web map
Customize map symbology and save the map
Create a web mapping application