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Dates: April 20, 27, May 4, 11, 18
Time: Tuesday evenings 6:00-9:00pm
Location: Downtown Campus, Fifth Floor - Room 515-A
(88 Fourth Street San Francisco, CA 94103)
Course #: TM111 Enroll Now
Cost: Early Reg. $180 | $210
(Early registration fee is available up to one week before the start of class)
 workshop_icon_p.png   Prerequisite: GIS Quick Start or equivalent
 
Overview
Geodatabases are a relatively new file format for organizing and sharing geospatial data in ArcGIS, and offer many advantages over ESRI's standard shapefile format.  This workshop is designed to provide an understanding of concepts and advantages related to Geodatabases within ESRI’s ArcGIS, as well as the steps needed to design and create them. Exercises will focus on construction of Geodatabases, data population, and understanding the rules that govern topology and connectivity.

   

The workshop will help students gain confidence in the following areas:

• Defining and understanding geodatabases; their advantages, limitations and uses 

• Construction of a geodatabase, including the application and validation of topology rules,

• Conducting Flow Analysis within a network.

 

At the completion of this workshop, a student should expect to be able to work comfortably with geodatabases and have a better understanding of topology rules that govern a functional geodatabase.  These skills may be applicable for beginning-to-intermediate GIS positions or internships and reflect the student's interest in staying current with the latest developments in ArcGIS.

 
 
Workshop Includes
• Hands on lab time and opportunities to work one-on-one with the instructor
• 1 year student copy of ArcGIS 9.3 with Extensions software DVD
• Access to the CCSF lab during the semester 
• Certificate of Completion
 
 
 

Prerequisites
GIS Quick Start or have equivilant GIS skills are highly recommended for participation in this workshop. Understanding of databases concepts and techniques is helpful but not necessary.

 

 

Organization
The structure of each class will generally consist of a short lecture followed by 2 - 2.5 hours of hands-on lab time and a short break halfway through the class period. Homework assignments, quizzes, and readings are distributed in order to reinforce GIS concepts and techniques.

 
Recommended Textbook & Hardware
No textbook is required for this workshop. However, it is recommended students purchase Designing Geodatabases: Case studies in GIS data modeling. The book should be used as a self-study resource for reviewing fundamental geodatabase concepts and techniques. This book is not available in our Campus bookstore.
 
Designing Geodatabases: Case studies in GIS data modeling
By David Arctur
Available through: Amazon | Borders
 
Flash Drive
It is highly recommended you bring a 1GB or greater flash drive as not all lab data is available online as GIS files can be large.
 
 
Bringing your own personal computer to class?
Students are welcome to bring their personal computers into class to work on assignments. You will need a USB flash drive for saving files and transferring them to the personal computer. GIS data files can be large, so media with at least 1 GB of capacity are recommended.  Some web-based services such as YouSendIt.com and TransferBigFiles.com provide free transfer of single files up to a certain size, usually 1 GB.  Multiple data files can be consolidated into a single ZIP file prior to transfer.  Notification of successful transfers arrive via email.

Required Software
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint
 
Mac users
ArcGIS is not distributed for Mac's, you must have: BootCamp, SWSoft's Parallels, or VMware Fusion.
 
 


 
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