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Geographic Information Systems have become key in most corporate scenarios; 80% of all data now has a spatial element. Reap potential rewards in your business by learning about the power of GIS.

Introduction to GIS

This action packed two day course is structured to maximise your knowledge of GIS. Starting at the very basics, you will be taken through the key elements of a GIS and leave with the ability to independently tackle real world spatial problems within your corporate environment.

Audience: For those who have had little or no experience or knowledge of Geographic Information Systems, who are looking for an accessible introduction to computer mapping which covers the main aspects of GIS. This intensive, fast paced course will run through all the basics of a GIS system.

Goals
  • Introduction to the key concepts of a GIS
  • How add and style data
  • How to create and edit new datasets
  • How to interrogate and perform basic spatial analysis
  • How to produce comprehensive print layouts and create corporate print templates

Intermediate GIS

You know the basics of GIS, but there is so much more functionality which could enhance your work and make it more efficient. This course will provide you with the additional knowledge to be able to use many of the extensions available within a GIS and provide you with the skills to use some of the more advanced features of GIS software.

Audience: For those who have had some experience with GIS but would like to expand their skills to the more advanced and specialist features.

Goals
  • How to answer questions and make decisions using spatial data
  • How to create and edit geodatabases
  • How to create and maintain metadata
  • Raster and vector image registration
  • Using 3D data for visualisation
  • Learn advanced editing techniques
  • Learn about different coordinate systems

Spatial Analysis

Maps are great for conveying information but managers want quantitative values which they can be confident in. By learning how to analyse your data using spatial statistics and geospatial methods, you can quantify the geographical patterns and trends found. This course will introduce some of the methods used by a modern GIS, firstly introducing the concepts in a non mathematical manner, then moving on to the practical application through a number of real world exercises.

Audience: For those who would like to analyse data and provide quantative results. This course would suit those who have completed an intermediate GIS course.

Goals
  • Learn what spatial distributions are and how they can be used
  • Find out how to calculate spatial densities
  • Discover what the global spatial correlation is and how can it be used
  • How the local spatial correlation is calculated and used

Course Outline

Registration takes place from 0900, with the courses starting at 0930 prompt. The courses finish at 1630.

Introduction to GIS
  1. ArcMap
  2. Symbology and Data Visualisation
  3. Selecting and Querying Data
  4. Spatial Data Management
  5. Creating Geometry
  6. Tabular Data and Joins
  7. Spatial Analysis 1
  8. Spatial Analysis 2
  9. Layouts
  10. Links to other software
Intermediate GIS
  1. What goes where?
  2. Common issues in ArcGIS
  3. Geodatabases
  4. Metadata
  5. Coordinate systems
  6. Queries and Data Extraction
  7. Generalisation
  8. Spatial Analyst
  9. Classification
  10. Advanced Editing
  11. Geoprocessing
  12. 3D Data
  13. Advanced Visualisation
  14. Image and Vector Registration
  15. VBA Scripting
Spatial Analysis
  1. Introduction to spatial analysis in ArcGIS
  2. Characterising spatial distributions
  3. Measures of spatial density
  4. Global spatial correlation
  5. Local spatial correlation
  6. Geostatistics and interpolation

Discounts are available for block bookings of more than five people; please contact the Professional Development Unit for more details.

Presenters

School of Civil Engineering and Geosciences

Fees

  • Introduction to GIS: £535.00 (28 May 2012)
  • Intermediate GIS: £535.00 (30 May 2012)
  • Spatial Analysis: £275.00 (1 June 2012)
  • Introduction to GIS: £535.00 (10 September 2012)
  • Intermediate GIS: £535.00 (12 September 2012)

Book on Intermediate GIS and Introduction to GIS at a discounted price of £965.00.

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