Center for GIS (CGIS)

Course Description

The ArcGIS 9 geoprocessing framework includes a scripting environment, and Python® is the scripting language included with ArcGIS. This course introduces the Python scripting language and shows how it can be used to access and automate geoprocessing functionality. Students learn Python scripting syntax, then begin writing scripts to automate geoprocessing operations. Students also learn how to incorporate Python scripts as custom tools in ArcToolbox. Detailed Info...

This course provides the foundation for understanding what GIS is, what it can do, and how others are using it. Students learn the basic functions of a GIS, the properties of GIS maps, why a GIS database is powerful, and what coordinate systems and map projections are and why they are important. This course also covers two common GIS data structures and where geographic data is obtained and how it is made. In course exercises, students work with ArcMap to visualize geographic data, create maps, query a GIS database, perform spatial analysis using simple analysis tools, and solve geographic problems using a systematic approach. Detailed Info...

This course is part of the ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 Foundational Training Curriculum. The ArcGIS 9.2 version of this course was titled Introduction to ArcGIS I. ArcGIS Desktop software is an integrated system that includes all the tools needed to get the most out of a GIS. This course teaches the range of functionality available in the software and the essential tools for visualizing, creating, managing, and analyzing geographic data. The hands-on course exercises emphasize practice with ArcMap and ArcCatalog (the primary applications included with ArcGIS Desktop software) to perform common GIS tasks and workflows. The tools for creating and managing geographic data, displaying data on maps in different ways, and combining and analyzing data to discover patterns and relationships are highlighted, and you learn how ArcGIS Desktop provides a complete GIS software solution. By the end of the course, you will be prepared to start working with the software on your own. Detailed Info...

This course is part of the ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 Foundational Training Curriculum. The ArcGIS 9.2 version of this course was titled Introduction to ArcGIS II. Understanding how and when to apply ArcGIS tools and functions is the key to creating an efficient GIS workflow. Building on the skills and knowledge taught in ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality, this course shows how to apply ArcGIS tools in a workflow context with a focus on working with data stored in a geodatabase and performing geoprocessing and analysis. In the course exercises, you organize and edit data stored in a geodatabase, prepare data for analysis, create and edit geoprocessing models using ModelBuilder, and work through a challenging analysis project. Detailed Info...

Updated for ArcGIS 9.3; In this two-day course, students will be introduced to the Geoprocessing environment in ArcGIS. Regional and local government data will be used for the course. Participants learn how to create, share, and modify models for analysis. Emphasis is placed on using the ArcGIS ModelBuilder. Also covered is the command line interface to the software and python scripting. The course culminates in a class project using the ArcGIS ModelBuilder to do a project. Detailed Info...

ArcObjects components are the building blocks of the ArcGIS family of products, and the ArcObjects libraries provide a set of software components and a framework for developing GIS applications. This course introduces the ArcObjects libraries to Microsoft .NET programmers and teaches how to develop custom GIS applications. You work with ArcGIS Engine controls and .NET development tools and learn how to use help resources. In course exercises, you work with the ArcObjects .NET developer resources and ArcGIS Engine controls to create applications that perform specific GIS tasks including map navigation, feature selection and rendering, spatial operations, data projection, data management, editing, geoprocessing, and map creation. Detailed Info...

This course is part of the ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 Foundational Training Curriculum. The ArcGIS 9.2 version of this course was titled Learning GIS Using ArcGIS Desktop. This course provides the foundation for understanding what GIS is, what it can do, and how others are using it. You learn the basic functions of a GIS, why a GIS database is powerful, and what coordinate systems and map projections are and why they are important. In course exercises, you work with ArcMap to visualize geographic data, create maps, query a GIS database, perform spatial analysis using common analysis tools, and solve geographic problems using a systematic approach. This course teaches the skills and knowledge needed to take other ArcGIS Desktop courses. Detailed Info...

Internal event for Towson University Faculty and Staff. Seating can be guaranteed for 20 attendees. Towson University GIS Day is a lunch hour presentation designed to give Faculty and Staff an overview of GIS and the Towson University Center for GIS. A GIS is a computer-based tool for visually representing (mapping) and analyzing things that exist on Earth, as well as events that happen on Earth. GIS combines layers of information about a place and displays them on a map to render a better understanding of that place by allowing the user to see the relationship between locations on a map and the information relating to that location (spatial data). This course is registered with ESRI's GIS Day events at: http://www.gisday.com/apps/detail.cfm?id=10722. More information relating to GIS Day can be found at http://www.gisday.com/. Detailed Info...

ArcGIS is ESRI's full-featured GIS software for visualizing, creating, managing, and analyzing geographic data. This course provides the foundation for becoming a successful ArcGIS user. Students learn fundamental GIS concepts and become familiar with the range of functionality available in ArcGIS. In course exercises, they work with ArcGIS Desktop and see how it provides a complete GIS software solution. Detailed Info...

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. Detailed Info...

In this three-day course students will be introduced to ArcGIS and it's customization environment. Participants learn to use VBA development tools including VB editor, customize dialog box, and online help resources. The user interface and Customize dialog is discussed, and students will be introduced to MS component object model (COM), in addition to fundamental programming concepts, conventions and techniques for Visual Basic. ArcGIS Desktop software programs (ArcView, ArcEditor, and ArcInfo) share the same architecture, and the knowledge gained in this course applies to all three. Class time is mostly spent doing hands-on programming exercises, where students write code that exposes them to many typical GIS programming tasks as well as to the most commonly used ArcObjects classes. Students will make use of the ArcObjects Developer Help and Object Model Diagrams to perform programming tasks. Detailed Info...

This workshop will provide an introduction to ArcIMS, encompassing what it is, its basic architecture, and how to serve data over the Internet. Participants will work through the process of creating basic ArcIMS applications, including data preparation, Web site generation, and administration. ArcIMS will then be explored in greater detail, specifically, the file structure of ArcIMS applications, communication between client and server, and customization of MapServices. Detailed Info...

This workshop will address advanced ArcIMS topics. Time will be spent discussing the installation and configuration process, including the Web server, servlet engine, and ArcIMS server. Programming languages used to customize ArcIMS Web sites will be introduced, and out-of-the-box applications will be edited. Techniques for password-protecting Web sites will be presented. The ActiveX Connector will be introduced as an alternative way to develop cleaner and more efficient applications using ASP. Detailed Info...

In this two-day course, participants will be introduced to Raster Analysis in the ArcGIS environment. Regional data will be used for the course. Participants learn how to create, use, edit, manage, and perform analysis with raster data. Detailed Info...

In this two-day course, participants will be introduced to Topology in the current ArcGIS Geodatabase environment. Local data will be used for the course. Participants learn how to create, use, edit, and manage spatial and attribute data stored in the Geodatabase. Data loading, topology rule creation, and maintaining data integrity through spatial and attribute validation will be covered. Participants are encouraged to bring their local data, if possible. Detailed Info...

In this two-day course, participants will be introduced to Linear Referencing Systems (LRS) in the ArcGIS Geodatabase environment. Local level data will be used for the course. Participants will learn how to create, use, edit, and manage Routes and Event Tables stored in the Geodatabase. Route creation, calibration, and maintaining data will be covered. Detailed Info...