3 Days (RM1,800.00)

Overview
ArcGIS software provides many tools for solving complex spatial problems. This course examines modeling techniques used in spatial analysis and introduces processes and tools that can be used to perform a variety of GIS analysis tasks. The ArcGIS geoprocessing framework, which includes ArcToolboxTM, ModelBuilder, the command line, and scripts, is emphasized. Project-based exercises draw from a range of interesting real-world GIS applications. The course concludes with an exciting final project in which students are challenged to implement many of the tools taught throughout the course. This course is taught using an ArcInfo license of ArcGIS since many of the advanced analysis tools used require an ArcInfo license.

Topics Covered

• Introduction to analysis: What is spatial analysis?; Simple types of analysis; Common issues in analysis; Documenting workflow.
• Modeling techniques: Spatial modeling concepts and issues; Types of models for analysis.
• Geoprocessing in ArcGIS: Overview of the geoprocessing framework in ArcGIS; Toolboxes and tools; Executing tools; Creating toolboxes and updating documentation; Executing tools from the command line.
• Using the Analysis Toolbox: Overlay operations; Proximity analysis; Extracting features for analysis; Frequency and summary statistics of attributes.
• Building models in ModelBuilder: Why use models?; Creating a model; Executing models; Changing model properties; Validating a model; Distributing models; Advanced modeling techniques.
• Introduction to the Spatial Statistics Toolbox: Introduction to spatial statistics; Analyzing patterns and measuring geographic distributions.

Prerequisites and recommendations
Participants should have completed Introduction to ArcGIS I and Introduction to ArcGIS II or have equivalent knowledge.