Introduction to ArcGIS Software I

Instructor: Michelle Wang
Michelle is a GIS Specialist for Engineering Information Services at UNC Chapel Hill.
Date/Time: Wednesday, September 5: 1:00 - 3:00 pm
Location: Manning Hall Room 01
Course Description:
This ArcGIS introduction course covers fundamental GIS concepts (definitions and basic tools), as well as how to query and edit spatial and attribute data. Step by step demos and hands-on exercises will be used during the course. By the end of the course, participants will be able to use ArcMap and ArcCatalog to display data, edit and analyze data and finally produce a professional map based on a given dataset.

Introduction to ArcGIS Software II

Instructor: Amanda Henley
Amanda is the GIS Librarian at Davis Library.
Date/Time: Thursday September 27, 1-2:30
Location: Manning Hall Room 01
Course Description:
This course will build on the introduction provided by ArcGIS I. Participants will gain hands-on experience joining tables, creating thematic maps, building queries and more.

Working with Coordinate Systems in ArcGIS

Instructor: Amanda Henley
Amanda is the GIS Librarian at Davis Library.
Date/Time: Wednesday, October 17, 2-3:30
Location: Manning Hall Room 01
Course Description:
This short course will provide an overview of map projections and how to work with them in ArcMap and ArcCatalog (9.2). Datum transformations will also be discussed. Students will gain a basic understanding of coordinate systems, and will learn how to:
Assign a coordinate system to a data layer
Project data
Use ArcMap to decipher the coordinate system of data that has no metadata
There will be a presentation followed by hands-on exercises.

Geocoding

Instructor: Amanda Henley
Amanda is the GIS Librarian at Davis Library.
Date/Time: Thursday October 25, 1:00-2:00
Location: Manning Hall Room 01
Course Description:
Geocoding is the process of assigning geographic coordinates to addresses. There are many geocoding resources available online, and geocoding can be done in ArcGIS. Participants will learn about the geocoding process and then have some practical experience using geocoding tools. Students are invited to bring addresses they would like geocoded. Addresses should be in the format described in step 1 of the instructions found at: http://www.lib.unc.edu/reference/gis/faq/geocode.html.

Google Earth for Scientific Regional Analysis

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Instructors: Scott Madry and Amanda Henley
Scott is a Research Associate Professor of Anthropology at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
Date/Time: Tuesday, November 13, from 2:00-4:00
Location: Manning Hall Room 01
Course Description:
This short course describes the capabilities and limitations of Google Earth for regional archaeological survey and site location, and for general feature identification.
There will also be hands-on exercises using Google Earth and ESRI software.
Did you know that you can overlay images in Google Earth?
Did you know that you can export shapefiles so that they can be viewed in Google Earth?
These exercises will show you how.

This page updated November 9, 2007.

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