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Friday, May 09, 2008

Introduction to ArcGIS 9.2 & ArcGIS II Courses Offered in Boca Raton, FL

GEOWeb Consult Services will be offering the following two GIS Couses at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) in Boca Raton, FL.


Introduction to ArcGIS 9.2 Course

The class is a 2-day in depth training course and will be held on May 29th & 30th, 2008 at FAU in Boca Raton, FL.

ESRI ArcGIS 9.2 software offers a host of new tools and functionality including mapping interface improvements, the file-based geodatabase and new presentation capabilities. This course empowers participants in becoming a successful ArcGIS User. Participants learn fundamental GIS concepts and become familiar with the wide range of functionality available in ArcGIS 9.2. In course exercises, participants work with ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox, and ArcMap applications and learn how these applications work together to provide a complete GIS software solution. All course exercises are based on local and regional issues for Florida, using data participants might use on the job on any given day. All participants receive an exercise book and data cd inclusive of the price of the course.

Where:
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Building 55, Room 352
Boca Raton, FL 33431

When: May 29th & 30th, 2008
8:30am – 4:30pm

Cost: $575.00
Checks/Purchase Orders/Credit Card payments must be received one week prior to the class

Payable to:
Florida Atlantic University
Department of Geosciences
Attn: Susan Prince
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431



Introduction to ArcGIS II Course

A 3-day in depth training course to be held on June 18th, 19th, & 20th, 2008 at FAU in Boca Raton, FL.

This is an ESRI Authorized Instructor-Led course. ArcGIS software offers many tools for visualizing, creating, managing, and analyzing geographic data. In this course, students extend their ArcGIS skills in the areas of cartography, data automation and editing, and geoprocessing and spatial analysis. Students work with advanced cartographic tools as they learn how to efficiently create effective maps. A major focus of the course is the geodatabase. Students learn database design considerations and techniques for creating, maintaining, and managing GIS data stored in a geodatabase. The ArcGIS geoprocessing tools for spatial analysis are also covered and, in a course project, students apply many of their newly acquired skills.

Course Goals

- Classify & symbolize data
- Create custom symbols, labels, & annotation
- Work with map templates
- List database design considerations
- Create & edit metadata
- Create a geodatabase & add data to it
- Set & use geodatabase validation rules
- Create & edit features using a variety of ArcMap editing tools
- Describe components of a model
- Perform geoprocessing operations using tools, the Command Line window, & ModelBuilder

Where:
Florida Atlantic University
777 Glades Road
Building 55, Room 352
Boca Raton, FL 33431

When: June 18th, 19th, & 20th
8:30am – 4:30pm

Cost: $1,150.00
Checks/Purchase Orders/Credit Card payments must be received by the day of class

Payable to:
Florida Atlantic University
Department of Geosciences
Attn: Susan Prince
777 Glades Road
Boca Raton, FL 33431

For further details please call (561) 906-4482 or email:

Susan Prince at sprince2@fau.edu
Karen Volarich at kvolarich@geoweb-consult-services.com