Course Code: arcgisprobspk
Duration: 14 hours
Prerequisites:

Who should Attend:

  • This is an intermediate/advanced course for those who have had some introduction to GIS and wish to pursue their learning of ArcGIS capabilities.
  • GIS analysts, specialists, data technicians, database administrators, and others who need to manage and maintain data stored in a geodatabase.
  • GIS managers who need to understand the capabilities of the geodatabase may also benefit.
  • GIS professionals who need to analyze spatial patterns and need to know how data is moving and changing in their project area. Also, those who need to know how accurate their data is and how this accuracy will affect their results
Overview:

The objective of this course is to expand the participants’ ArcGIS knowledge and show how ArcGIS can be used to exploit data more completely. The course structure is modular so that it can be easily tailored to your needs.

The GIS Intermediate course is the next logical progression after mastering the fundamentals of GIS. This course develops essential GIS skill sets and methodologies that will help the conservation practitioners manage spatial data, perform spatial analyses and automate tasks. Concise presentations are followed by real world exercises with data from the field. The trainees will be introduced to data management best practices, data preparation, geoprocessing tools and will acquire the appropriate raster data for their projects. The trainees will also learn how to automate complex processing steps using Model Builder and how to share their data and maps with other cooperating programs and partners online. The participants are introduced to more advanced topics in spatial data management. The workflows in these courses are aimed for professionals who manage spatial data.

Course Objectives:

  • Organize, create, and edit geographic data.
  • Manage, symbolize, and label map layers.
  • Analyze and model GIS data to solve spatial problems.
  • Share maps and analysis results.

By the end of this training, participants will be able to:

  • Create high-quality maps that combine data from different sources.
  • Organize, create, and edit geographic data so that it is accurate and up to date.
  • Manage, symbolize, and label map layers to support visualization and data exploration.
  • Design an attractive page layout for maps that will be printed.
  • Apply a standard workflow to analyze GIS data and solve spatial problems.
  • Share maps and analysis results, so they are accessible on multiple platforms.
Course Outline:

Module 1:  Introduction to ArcGIS pro
1. Quick Look at ArcGIS Pro
2. ArcGIS Pro features 
3. ArcGIS Pro interface
4. Licensing ArcGIS Pro
5. Template options for starting ArcGIS Pro Project structure 
6. Using the ribbon and tool bars to find the right tool

  • Types of selection queries
  • Selecting features using queries
  • Definition queries
  • Displaying features at different scales Symbol classes
  • **Creating Graphs

7. ArcGIS Pro basics: finding your way around the new interface
8. Using the ribbon and tool bars to find the right tool

Module 2: Exploring Spatial Relationships - includes joins/merges/intersects
1. Joins and Relates
2. Table Relationships
3. Attribute Joins
4. Relates
5. Spatial Joins
6. Displaying X, Y coordinates in a map

Module 3: Creating and Editing Data:
1. Create your own GIS data files. (GIS Data Types and File Creation; Setting Properties of GIS Data; Database Design)
2. (Editing Workflow; Feature Construction Tools; Construction Methods; Tips and Tricks)
3. Editing tools: Using the Edit ribbon to add, remove and modify your features in ArcGIS Pro

Module 4: Symbology in ArcGIS Pro:
1. Attribute types and layer symbology Types of layer symbology
2. Differentiating between layer symbology Classification methods
3. Selecting a symbology option
4. Displaying data in ArcGIS Pro: Add data and updating layer symbology

Module 5: Exploring Map Layouts:
1. What is a map layout? Map objectives Explore a map layout Creating a map layout

Module 6: Analysis of multiple different types of datasets from different sources
1. Defining Spatial Analysis
2. Preparing Data for Spatial Analysis
3. Proximity Analysis
4. Overlay Analysis for vector Data
5. Overlay Analysis for Raster Data
6. Interpolating Surfaces

Module 7: Overview/ understand of different types of geospatial files:
1. Where does all the data come from? Who creates it? How can you access it?
2. Data storage models 
3. Spatial data properties
4. Locating key data properties
5. Create a file geodatabase
6. Explore the Geodatabase Elements
7. Difference between Shapefiles and Geodatabase
8. Transfer data between geodatabases
9. Import a shapefile into a geodatabase feature class 
10 Import multiple feature classes into a geodatabase 

Module 8: Introduction to ModelBuilder
1. Automating your analysis Why use ModelBuilder? Exploring model elements
2. Add the Buffer tool to the model
3. Add the Make Feature Layer tool to the model Add the Intersect tool to the model
4. Add the Spatial Join tool to the model Add the Summarize tool to the model Run the model and explore results Prepare the model for sharing

Module 9: Understanding 3D: Accessing the 3D options within ArcGIS Pro to view and explore layers in a 3D environment.
1. Understanding the essentials of 3D data
2. Displaying data on a surface and at a fixed height 
3. 3D mapping capabilities Local and global scenes
4. Exploring elevation sources
5. Displaying features in 3D

Module 10: Data Management: Creating your own projects and data for use in ArcGIS Pro
1. General Review