Geographical Information Systems
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) –
Course Objectives
At the conclusion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Understand basic GIS concepts and terminology
- Explore spatial data in ArcGIS using basic navigation tools
- Use ArcGIS tools and methods to create and edit spatial data
- Analyze spatial data using basic selection and geoprocessing tools
- Design a map in ArcMap that incorporates basic map elements
CERT COURSE OUTLINE
DAY 1
Introduction
Course goals
Using the course workbook
Additional resources
Installing the course data
The big picture of GIS
Explore the meaning of GIS
Modeling Spatial Phenomena
GIS functions
Features and layers
Spatial Reference
Demonstration- Scale, Resolution, and Temporal Aspect of Spatial Data
Map scale
Data Exploration in ArcCatalog
Group Activities:
- Explore GIS map basics
- Practice using GIS maps
DAY 2
GIS power: The data behind the map
Recap of the previous day’s lesson
Layer attribute table
Categorical and quantitative data
Identify the correct data type
Exercise:
- Explore the feature-attribute relationship
- Explore benefits of the feature-attribute relationship
Creating a map layout
Recap of the previous day’s lesson
Map content considerations
Thinking about map content
Data view and layout view
Exercise
- Creating a map layout
- Making a map layout in reverse
DAY 3
Pinning down geographic data
Recap of the previous day’s lesson
What is a coordinate system?
Cartesian coordinate system
Spatial reference lines
Location system: Latitude-longitude
Measuring latitude and longitude
Flattening the earth with map projections
Map projections and distortion
Mercator
Polar stereographic
Exercise:
- Using coordinate to find places
- Make measurements on maps
Exploring Spatial Data
Introduction to ArcMap
Exercise: Exploring ArcMap
- Explore the Table of Contents
- Explore the Tools Toolbar
- Explore the Layer Properties Dialog
Demonstration: ArcMap Functionality
- Attribute Tables
- Table Associations
Exercise: Exploring Tables
- Explore the Table Window
- Perform a Table Association
- Perform Field Calculations
Geography meets geometry
Vector data: A shape-based view
Raster data: A cell-based view
Vector or raster?
The geodatabase
Exercise:
- Using vector and raster data in ArcMap
DAY 4
Data Management
Introduction to ArcCatalog
Data Management in ArcMap
Obtaining Spatial Data
Data Conversion
Exercise:
- Obtaining Spatial Data
Find Data Online
Access Data Using ArcIMS
Data Conversion
Metadata and Data Quality
Geographic data: A bird's-eye view
Where does geographic data come from?
Using tabular data
Item Description
Exercise:
- Working with Item Description
Querying data:
Querying attributes
using location queries
Exercise:
- Querying data based on attributes and locations
DAY 5
Analyzing spatial relationships
Recap of the previous day’s lesson
What is spatial analysis?
Buffering features
Overlaying features
Exercise:
- Analyze data using Buffer and Overlay
- Open a map document
Solving problems with GIS
GIS analysis process
Exercise: Applying the GIS analysis process
Kenvision Techniks is Kenya’s leading consultancy enterprise in business information management and media communication. Launched in the year 2004 and incorporated in 2007, Kenvision’s vision is to be a market leader in information and knowledge management and media communication facilitation
b. What Kenvision Techniks does
Kenvision provides professional guidance to business organisations in the area of information management We restructure clients’ records and other information systems where the systems have failed and establishing information systems where none exist.
We offer the following specific services in Records Management:
- File Management (Both Electronic & Paper)
- Migration to Electronic Records Management
- Web Content Management
- Email management
- EDRMS Project design Formulation and Implementation
- Corporate Information policy formulation
- Corporate information needs analysis (information auditing)
- EDRMS Software Procurement
- Document management and workflow systems
- Design and build Taxonomies & Business Classification Schemes
- Records Management
- Knowledge Management ...
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