GIS Education Center

Provide Robin with the following information:
• Your name
• City department name
• Email address
• Telephone

*** Please READ THIS important information before you enroll ***
• Seats are limited and are first-come-first-serve. Only 20 slots are available; however you may be placed on the wait-list

• Wait-listed students can attend the first class in case a slot opens up; however, there is only material for 20 students.

• The material is based on Esri's ArcGIS Desktop 10 software.  If you don't have access to ArcGIS in the office you can inquire with your local or department GIS coordinator. However, that person is not required to provide you the software to complete course exercises.

• To use or obtain ArcGIS Desktop 10 you can:
A) Purchase Getting To Know ArcGIS Desktop for ArcGIS 10. This book comes with a 180-day evaluation trial;
B) Request a free 60 day trial version of ArcGIS Desktop from ESRI.

• This course can not be taken for college credit and students are not considered City College students.

Students will learn how to use the applications to solve questions such as:
• Find all sex offenders within 2000 feet of schools
• Where is the best location to open a new store?
• Identify census tracks with high income and high home ownership
• Display the number of accidents at each intersection by direction
• Where might disease spread too?

The five week workshop will focus on the following:
• Understanding the setup of a GIS project
• Understanding GIS file formats
• spatial queries
• symbology
• Basic editing techniques
• Creating new datasets

(2) Students need to possess an intermediate-level knowledge of the Windows XP operating system. This includes creating new files and folders, copy and paste, transferring data between computers using a flash drive, and other basic desktop functionality. Familiarity with creating and managing new worksheets in Excel and working with a wide range of file types (e.g. TXT, CSV, XLS) is helpful but not required.

(3) Additional skills expected: storing, copying and management of multiple data types; managing multiple windows and applications; and the discipline to save work frequently.

(4) A strong motivation to learn, explore and have fun with computer applications is essential.  This workshop will require a significant amount of independent work and relies heavily on student initiative.

(5) An openness to working with other students in the class as a shared learning experience in order to complete assignments, build contacts in the professional GIS world and to support relatively new GIS learners.

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.

Textbook
No textbook is required for this workshop. However, it is recommended students purchase 'Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop'. The book should be used as a self-study resource for reviewing fundamental ArcGIS concepts and tools. The textbook provides an excellent foundation and is also recommended in many of our other GIS workshops. This book is not available in our Campus bookstore.

Getting to Know ArcGIS Desktop, For ArcGIS 10
By Robert Burke
Available through: Amazon | Borders

Make sure your copy comes with an evaluation CD. (Note: be wary when ordering from online retailers as evaluation CD's may be faulty or not included).