In-person delivery: B24 Computer Cluster, 52 Pritchatts Road, University of Birmingham

Aimed at: All Years

Duration: 2-4 days

CENTA Training Credits: 4

Training Area(s): Theme Science and Technical Skills

COURSE OUTLINE

This course introduces the underlying principles and methods of Geographical Information Systems (GIS). It examines the processes involved in the capture, storage, manipulation, analysis, presentation and output of digital geographical data in a GIS and provides opportunities for the development of practical skills in processing data using an industry standard GIS software package.

The course comprises a series of presentations and computer-based practical sessions using ESRI’s ArcGIS Pro software with example date sets taken from a variety of fields. Topics covered include: What is GIS, working with tables, visualising data, map production and basic analysis.

This course is intended for those who have little or no GIS knowledge or who wish to undertake some formalized training in ArcGIS Pro having been largely self-taught in the past.

ANTICIPATED COURSE OUTCOMES / ACHIEVEMENTS

Aims and objectives

• To provide delegates with an appreciation of the fundamental concepts of GIS

including its strengths and limitations.

• To introduce the core functionality of ESRI’s ArcGIS Pro software package.

• To teach the fundamental skills needed to obtain, import, manipulate, analyse,

interpret, manage and output spatial data in order to investigate topics in the

delegate’s area of interest.

• To demonstrate real-world uses of GIS.

Learning outcomes - by the end of the course, delegates will have a knowledge and understanding of:

• What a GIS is; what spatial data is; raster and vector data models

• The core functionality of ArcGIS Pro.

• Visualising data

• Finding data and Data Management – Introduction to AGOL.

• Handling tables including selections and queries

• Creating and editing spatial data

• Basic Analysis – basic tools and automation

• Map Production and sharing maps.

By attending training with GeoData you can accrue CPD points towards the Chartered Geographer accreditation. Courses are validated under the Association for Geographic Information CPD scheme and the GIS Certification Institute GIS Professional (GISP) Award.

For further information please contact:GeoData, University of Southampton, Southampton SO17 1BJ. Tel. +44 (0)23 8059 2719

gis-train@geodata.soton.ac.uk

www.gis-train.com

1 - The what, why, how of GIS

What is GIS?

What does it mean?

Questions I can answer using GIS

Presenting data using GIS

What data can I use in a GIS?

GIS Applications

2 – Getting familiar with ArcGIS Pro

Logging in to ArcGIS Pro

What is a Project?

What is a Map?

What is a Layout?

What data can I view in ArcGIS Pro?

Exercise 2 - Getting Familiar with ArcGIS Pro

3 - Visualising Data

Symbolising vector data

Labelling vector data

Symbolising raster data

Exercise 3 – Visualising data

4 – Finding Data and Data Management

Project Structure

Data formats

Connection to AGOL

Portal and data upload/download

Living Atlas

WMS and WFS

Metadata

Exercise 4 – Data Management

5 - Working with tables

Table types

Using Excel and CSV data

Creating spatial data from CSV files

Creating and deleting attribute fields

Joining and relating tables

Generating summary statistics

Field calculator

Exercise 5 – Working with tables

6 - Creating and editing data

Digitising basics

Creating features

Modifying existing features

Attributing

Exercise 6 – Creating and editing data

7 – Basic analysis

Basic tools

Selecting data

Automation

Exercise 7 – Basic Analysis

8 – Map production and sharing

Layouts in Pro

Export, print and online sharing

Exercise 8 – Creating a map layout

9 – Exploring 3D data

Local/Global scenes

Visualising data in 3D

Exploring 3D data

Exercise 9 – Visualising data in 3D

CENTA GIS Workshop - ArcGIS Pro