ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality
This course teaches the range of functionality available in ArcGIS Desktop and how to use essential tools to visualize, create, manage, and analyze geographic data. In course exercises, you will use ArcMap and ArcCatalog (the primary applications included with ArcGIS Desktop software) to perform common GIS tasks and workflows. By the end of the course, you will be prepared to work with the software on your own.
Course Content
Lesson 1: Introduction
- Welcome to ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality
- Course objectives
- Day 1 course content
- Day 2 course content
- Day 3 course content
- Course materials
- Additional resources
- ESRI Support Center
- ArcGIS: A complete GIS
- Logistics
- Introductions
Lesson 2: Investigating geographic data
- Investigating geographic data
- Learning objectives
- What is geographic data?
- Vector data organization
- Raster data organization
- How is geographic data stored?
- Non-geodatabase vector formats: Shapefile
- Non-geodatabase vector formats: Coverage
- Non-geodatabase vector formats: CAD
- Non-geodatabase raster formats
- Geodatabase advantages
- ArcCatalog: Data management application
- Exercise goals
- ArcMap: Mapping application
- ArcMap components
- Data and layers
Lesson 3: Managing map layers
- Managing map layers
- Learning objectives
- Navigating using commands and tools
- Navigating to saved extents
- Display windows
- Controlling layer visibility
- Group layers
- Making new layers in a map
- Saving layers to disk
- Hyperlinks
Lesson 4: Symbolizing categorical data
- Symbolizing categorical data
- Learning objectives
- What is symbology?
- Symbology based on attributes
- Categorical data
- Guidelines for choosing symbology
- Example map from ESRI Mapping Center
- Exercise goals
- Where do symbols come from?
- Symbol composition
- Marker symbols
- Line symbols
- Fill symbols
Lesson 5: Symbolizing quantitative data
- Symbolizing quantitative data
- Learning objectives
- Quantitative data
- Quantitative symbology based on attributes
- Symbolizing quantitative data
- Symbology options
- Classification
- Classification methods
- Natural Breaks method
- Equal Interval method
- Quantile method
- Manual method
- Choosing a classification method
- Excluding data from a classification
- Raster data renderers
Lesson 6: Labeling map features
- Labeling map features
- Learning objectives
- What are labels?
- Dynamic label placement
- Different placement rules for each feature type
- Label symbology
- Controlling label display
- Label classes
- Label expressions
- Ranks and weights
- Exercise goals
- What is annotation?
- Geodatabase annotation
- Working with geodatabase annotation
- Map annotation
- Choosing the right type of map text
- Labels and annotation compared
Lesson 7: Using coordinate systems and map projections
- Using coordinate systems and map projections
- Learning objectives
- What is a coordinate system?
- Geographic coordinate systems
- Datum
- Projected coordinate systems
- Map projection
- Overview of coordinate systems
- Feature classes and coordinate systems
- Data frames and coordinate systems
- Special case: Geographic transformation
- Special case: Unknown coordinate system
- Projecting data and defining projections
Lesson 8: Making a map layout
- Making a map layout
- Learning objectives
- Purpose, situation, audience
- Example: Two versions of a bike lane map
- From data view to layout view
- Tools for arranging map elements
- Data frame properties for layouts
- Example layout
- Legend and scale bar
- Other map elements
- Map export
- Exercise goals
- Map templates
- Using map templates
- Benefits of map templates
Lesson 9: Managing tables
- Managing tables
- Learning objectives
- Tables
- Table structure
- Layer attribute tables (spatial tables)
- Stand-alone tables (nonspatial tables)
- Getting information from tables
- Field properties
- Table appearance
- Creating graphs from tables
- Creating reports from tables
- Working with table formats
- Exercise goals
- Making tables work together
- Table joins
- Table relates
- Cardinality
- Joins and relates based on key field
- Troubleshooting joins and relates
Lesson 10: Editing features and attributes
- Editing features and attributes
- Learning objectives
- Editing data in ArcGIS Desktop
- Editor toolbar
- Editing using an edit sketch
- Common editing tools
- Edit tasks
- Modifying geometry using edit tasks
- Snapping
- Editing attributes
- Calculating attribute values for a field
- Working with coincident geometry
- General editing tips
- Typical editing workflow
Lesson 11: Creating geodatabases and feature classes
- Creating geodatabases and feature classes
- Learning objectives
- Types of geodatabases
- Organizing a geodatabase
- Organizing feature classes
- Feature class properties
- Defining feature class attributes
- What is metadata?
- Creating and editing metadata
- Viewing metadata
- Importing and exporting metadata
- Creating features for a feature class
Lesson 12: Getting locations from attributes
- Getting locations from attributes
- Learning objectives
- Adding x,y coordinate data
- Finding places and addresses
- Finding routes and nearby places
- Geocoding
- Geocoding components
- Address matching
- A deeper look at address matching
- Address matching process
- Geocoding output
- Rematching addresses
- Address locator
- Geocoding workflow
- Data quality
- Sources of reference data
Lesson 13: Solving spatial problems with query and analysis
- Solving spatial problems with query and analysis
- Learning objectives
- Analyzing GIS data in ArcGIS Desktop
- Workflow for solving geographic problems
- Common analysis operations
- Working with attribute queries
- Working with spatial (location) queries
- Using ArcToolbox for analysis
- Extracting features using the Clip tool
- Buffering features
- Overlay analysis
- Union
- Intersect
- Analysis results
Lesson 14: Customizing ArcGIS Desktop
- Customizing ArcGIS Desktop
- Learning objectives
- Customizing ArcGIS Desktop
- Making interface customizations
- Locating commands
- Modifying command properties
- Password-protecting customizations
- Saving customizations
- Saving customizations to a template
- Template storage
Lesson 15: Course conclusion
- Course conclusion
- Course objectives
- ESRI educational support
- Where do you go from here?
- Learning pathways
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