Kessler GIS Web: ArcCatalog, GeoDatabases and Editing Simple Feature Classes

GIS

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ArcCatalog, GeoDatabases and Editing Simple Feature Classes

This course continues the series of classes for the beginner/intermediate user of ArcGIS Desktop. You will learn about the importance and usefulness of ArcCatalog and how to capitalize on its data management capabilities. You will learn how to edit simple Metadata. You will be introduced to the GeoDatabase and its advantages while learning how to import and manage data within that storage format. Finally, you will learn how to edit simple point, line and polygon feature data and their attributes.

Live Interactive Web

Instructor: Bruce Kessler

Pre-Reqs: What is GIS and ArcGIS Desktop? or equivalent.

Class Sessions:

               3 lecture sessions
                   (est. 1 - 1.5 hours ea.)

               3 self-paced exercises

                   (est. 3 - 5 total hrs outside of regular class time)
               1 follow-up session

                    (est. .5 - 1.5 hrs to review final exercise and summarize learning)

Cost:  $180

            Increase to $240 on 6/11/2012 PDF of presentation notes added to course!

Skills Learned:

· The ArcCatalog interface

· Using connections

· Searching for data

· Creating an index

· Viewing and editing metadata

· Copy/paste/delete geodata data

· Importing and managing data in a geodatabase

· Working with projections and spatial properties

· Projecting data

· Edit road shapes and attributes

· Create feature classes and digitize locations

· Create polygons and attributes

Hardware/Software Requirements:

      ESRI specified hardware and ArcEditor or ArcInfo 10 (sp3 preferred): ArcView licenced users should be able to perform most exercises, but the class has not been tested to work with ArcView.

Course Materials:

      Presentation slides in PDF format (starting on 6/11/2012)

      Detailed exercise materials in PDF format

      Training data downloaded from internet

      Recording available of class presentation, demos, polls, etc. (on 6/11/2012)

Bruce Kessler, MS, GISP, CTT+

Kessler GIS

“Good presentation of information. Bruce's style keeps students interested." Shawn Glorio HDR, Inc.

20414 W Baker Rd.

Cheney, WA 99004

509-235-5500

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