Training - ESRI Standard Instructor Led Certificate Course

Introduction to ArcGIS 9 (All 3 Parts) - ver. 9.3

Audience : Beginners & Developers who need a thorough understanding of ArcGIS. Other GIS users who wish to acquire ArcGIS skills.
Prerequisites : Working Knowledge of Windows PC.
Duration : 56 Hours.
Course Contents:

PART I : GETTING STARTED WITH GIS: Map basics. Geographical data and feature-attribute spatial relationships. Data, Symbolization, Identify Location / Features, Find tools. Map document, Data Frame, Hyperlink, Bookmark, Labels. Data View / Layout View & its properties. Coordinates and Measurements. Raster & Vector Data. Query Data, Location and Attribute Query. Refine the selection. Analyze spatial relationships, Intersect (overlay), Buffer.

PART II: TOOLS AND FUNCTIONALITY : ArcCatalog: Geodatabase & Feature Class properties. Metadata. ArcMap: Layers, Symbology and data source. Map Document, Layers and Dataframe, Definition query, Scale range, Layer file. Symbolize Layer: Quantitative & Qualitative. Histograms, Classification methods, exclusion; Multi attibute symbols. Labels: Classes, Symbology, Expression, Placement. Annotation: Map and Geodatabase annotation, editing. Coordinate Systems and Map Projection. Map Layout: Templates, Map composition. Managing Tables: Sort, Summarize, Statistics, Field Calculations, Export, Graphs and Reports.  Join and Relate non-spatial tables, compare tables. Editing: Update/Modify, update multiple records, Snapping and Options. Create Geodatabases and Feature Classes, Building Address locator and Geocoding street address. Spatial problem solving: Select, Clip, Buffer, Intersect (overlay). Normal Template and Customization.

PART III : WORKFLOWS & ANALYSIS : Import data into the GDB, GDB Behaviour: Subtypes, Domains. Editing: Topological Edits, Error Inspector, Fix Topology Error Tool. Aligning Data: Spatial Adjustment & Georeferencing. Edge match, Define Projection. Geoprocessing Tools & Settings. Analyzing GIS data: Extract, Overlay, Join tables. Proximity, Thiessen Polygons. Building models. Model Builder. Model storage and parameters. Analysis projects.

Building Geodatabase

Audience : Spatial Data Creators and Managers - to understand Geodatabase design, relationships and connections to various Geodatabases.
Prerequisites : Completion of course on Introduction to ArcGIS 9 or equivalent experience
Duration : 24 Hours.
Course Contents:

~ Geodatabase Basics

~ Types of geodatabases

~ Geodatabase Validataion rules

~ Subtypes and domains

~ Relating spatial and attribute data

~ Editing using attribute validation rules

~ Geodatabase annotation

~ Geodatabase topology

~ Editing using geodatabase topology

~ Geometric networks

~ Creating geodatabase schemas

~ Loading data into a geodatabase

~ Geodatabase workflow

~ Additional geodatabase elements

Intro. to Programming ArcObjects using VBA

Audience : Software Developers
Prerequisites : Completion of course on Introduction to ArcGIS 9 or equivalent experience. Fundamental Knowledge of VB.
Duration : 24 hours
Course Contents:

Programming with COM: Coclasses, class libraries, COM, query interface, creating objects.

Object model diagrams: Object model diagrams, types of classes, inheritance.

The ArcGIS application framework: Customize dialog box, Visual Basic Editor.

Working with maps and layers: Active data frame, layer properties.

Accessing data with ArcObjects: Accessing existing data using ArcObjects.

Displaying data: Feature and raster data rendering.

Working with queries and selections: Cursors and feature cursors, selection sets.

Geometry and spatial analysis: Spatial analysis, spatial reference, calculating area.

Data creation and editing: Creating new data, editing using cursors.

Geoprocessing: Running geoprocessing tools, setting environments.

Working with layouts: Making maps, adding elements, exporting and printing.

Intro. To Image Processing with ENVI

Audience : Ecology, Environmental & Agricultural Sciences, Forestry, Botany, Zoology, Oceanography, Geology,
Prerequisites : Working knowledge of Windows
Duration : 30 Hours.
Course Contents:

~ Remote Sensing Basics

~ Platforms and Orbits

~ Electromagnetic Spectrum

~ Corrections: Radiometric, Instrument, Atmospheric

~ Sensor Resolutions: Spatial, Spectral, Temporal, Radiometric

~ Introduction to Multi-Spectral Image Classification

~ Spectral Signatures of Common Materials

~ Pre-processing: Calibration & Atmospheric Correction

~ Rectification (Geometric Correction)

~ Linking, Masking & Mosaicking

~ Radiance vs Reflectance

~ Multi-Spectral Classification

~ Principal Component Analysis

~ Hyperspectral basics

~ End-Member Identification

~ Whole Pixel Classification

~ Sub-pixel target detection

Working with ArcGIS Spatial Analyst

Audience : Town Planners, Ecologists, Oceanographers, Geographers, Geologists, Foresters, Agriculturalists
Prerequisites : Completion of course on Introduction to ArcGIS 9
Duration : 24 hours
Course Contents:

Working with ArcGIS Network Analyst

Audience : Urban Planning, Transportation, Logistics, Tracking
Prerequisites : Completion of course on Introduction to ArcGIS 9
Duration : 16 hours
Course Contents:

Network Analyst basics and the Route solver: Network analysis workflow; the Network Analyst toolbar and Network Analyst window; Network layers vs. network analysis layers; Network locations—stops, barriers, and routes; Network analysis layer properties—impedance, turns, restrictions, and time windows; Route solver concepts; Route solver types; Route outputs and direction reports

Additional network solvers: Closest Facility solver, options and results; Service Area solver, options and results; Origin-Destination Cost Matrix solver, options and results

Advanced network analysis options: Setting network locations; Network location attributes; Network location analysis properties; Time windows; Curb approach; Edge hierarchy; Exact vs. hierarchical routes

Preparing data for network analysis: Workflow for network analysis; Allowable data sources; Data quality requirements; Feature coincidence, connectivity, and the Integrate tool; Network attributes; Migrating coverage and shapefile networks to the geodatabase.

Network dataset connectivity: Connectivity groups, policies and elevations; Connectivity with sources and subtypes; Connectivity requirements; Multiple connectivity groups; Connectivity between groups; Edge and junction connectivity policies; Elevation levels and connectivity; Modeling intersections and overpasses; Creating multimodal networks; Multimodal networks and connectivity groups; Multimodal analysis

Network attributes: Edge, junction, and turn attributes; Network attribute properties; Network attribute types; Cost attributes; Restriction attributes; Hierarchy attributes; Descriptor attributes; Edge directionality attributes; Setting network element attributes with Evaluators.

Creating and building network datasets: Workflow for building a network; Selecting sources; Setting connectivity; Setting turns; Setting network attributes; Setting direction properties; Building network datasets for geodatabases, shapefiles, or StreetMap datasets.

Network Analyst and geoprocessing: Geoprocessing framework review; Network Analyst Tools toolbox; Network Analyst tools; Network solvers in ModelBuilder

Mobile Mapping with GPS

Audience : Surveyors, Planners, Ecologists, Foresters, Agriculturists, AM/FM (utility) services
Prerequisites : Knowledge of GIS
Duration : 6 hours
Course Contents:

Positioning technology Basics

NAVSTAR GPS, GLONASS, Galelio, Constellations

Trilateration

DGPS Concepts

Field Data Collection

GIS - GPS interface tools