GIS Training and Workshop Outline

This outline is tentative and may be altered depending on the needs of the participants.

The purpose of this training is to:

• Provide a basic understanding on how to use GIS
• Develop basic skills for using ArcGIS 10
• Show how to find and use GIS data
• Develop skills for creating your own data
• Develop skills for creating printable maps
• Provide an understanding of GIS technology trend

First Session (Day 1): What is GIS?

1. Overview of GIS Training Session
2. Understanding GIS
1. Overview of ArcGIS 10
2. Components of ArcGIS
3. ArcMap
4. ArcCatalog
3. Creating Maps

Second Session (Day 1): Defining Projections

1. Map Projection
2. MetaData
1. Importance of metadata?
2. GIS data
3. Finding and Using Alaska State and Other Site Data
4. Querying Data (Spatial Query and Attribute Query)

Third Session (Day 2): Mapping your Own Data

1. Joining Data
2. Creating your own data variables
3. Performing spatial analysis

Fourth Session (Day 2): Geocoding and Creating Your Own Data

1. Geocoding
2. Adding images or registering images
3. Digitizing your own data

Fifth Session (Day 3): Current GIS technology Overview with Google Maps/Earth & mobile phones

Sixth Session (Day 4): Mapping Projects and Review