Prerequisites:
There are no prerequisites for this course.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) enable users to visualize and analyze spatial information in a dynamic digital environment. This short course will introduce students to general GIS concepts and applications. Participants will become familiar with the ArcGIS Pro environment and will gain hands-on experience using ArcGIS Pro to create a GIS project utilizing a variety of data layers.
Topics
- Fundamentals of GIS
- GIS overview
- GIS data structure
- Projections and coordinate systems
- Sample web-based GIS applications
- ArcGIS Pro software
- Opening an ArcGIS Pro project file
- Basic navigation, selection, identification, and measurements
- Arranging, symbolizing, and labeling data layers
- Creating thematic choropleth maps
- Working with the attribute table
- Creating selections
- Manual selection from the map
- Manual selection from the attribute table
- Automated selection by attribute
- Automated selection by location
- Exporting a selection into a new data layer
- Creating a map layout
- Setting up the layout
- Inserting map objects (legend, scale bar, north arrow, text)
- Using the Layout toolbar for basic navigation
- Saving and exporting a map layout
Date/Time
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Location
Fondren Library B43A
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