Welcome to

ArcGIS Desktop 1:
Getting Started with GIS

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ArcGIS Desktop 1: Getting Started with GIS

Course objectives

Be able to explain what GIS is and what it can do

Learn how GIS maps are different from other maps

Have fun making maps

Use geographic data

Answer geographic questions

Analyze spatial relationships

Solve a real-world problem with ArcGIS

Explain how you will use GIS in your daily life

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Course components

Lectures

Activities
Group

discussions

Software
Pencil
GIS

exercises

and paper exercises

project

Software

demonstrations

Follow-along

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software demonstrations

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Day 1 course content

GIS maps
What

is GIS?

Nature

of GIS maps

Putting

information into maps

Making

maps for presentation

Geographic data
Understanding

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location

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Day 2 course content

Geographic data
Nature

of geographic data

Making

and using geographic data

GIS analysis
Querying
GIS

maps

analysis

Geographic

inquiry process

Wrap-up
What

is GIS? (revisited)

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Course materials

Books
Lecture
Exercise

CDs
Course

data

Online course evaluation

Course certificate

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Additional resources

ESRI Resource Center

ArcGIS Desktop Help

Web-based

http://resources.esri.com/arcgisdesktop

Help

GIS Dictionary
Collection

of GIS and
ArcGIS terminology

ESRI Data and Maps

Ready-to-use

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datasets

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ESRI Support Center

Online portal to technical information

Knowledge
Technical
White

http://support.esri.com

Base
articles

papers

System

requirements

Downloads
Patches
Data

and service packs

models

ArcScripts

User

and samples

forums

Discussion
E-mail

lists

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Contact

ESRI

Request technical support

Report a bug

Suggest a software enhancement

groups

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ArcGIS: A complete GIS

Three Tiers
ArcGIS
Desktop

ArcGIS
Explorer

Web
Mapping
Application

ArcGIS
Mobile

Open
APIs

Use

Serve

ArcGIS
Server

Author
Desktop
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Logistics

Daily schedule
Start

_______________

Lunch

_______________

Finish

_______________

Please turn off cell phones

and pagers or set to vibrate

Facilities
Refreshments
Telephones

and restrooms

and messages

Internet

access

Student

ID badges

Parking

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Introductions

Instructor introduction

Student introductions
Name
Organization
Role
GIS

in organization

experience

Goals

and expectations
for this class

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Exercise goals

Install the class database

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