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Mapping Illinois Communities Workshop: An Introduction to GIS and Community Analysis
| What | Dir: Student |
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| When |
July 10, 2008 08:30 AM
to July 11, 2008 04:30 PM |
| Where | MicroTrain of Chicago 200 W. Adams St., Suite 410 Chicago, IL 60606 |
| Contact Phone | 877.241.6576 |
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A workshop for beginners, anyone interested in mapping their community. Participants will learn to create thematic maps of their own data, and display spatial trends in information.
*Note: These are one day workshops. Each participant chooses which one day to attend.
Participants will learn to use ArcGIS 9.2 to do perform the following tasks:
Creating thematic maps
Participants will learn to create thematic maps of their own data, and display spatial trends in information.
Address mapping (geocoding)
Participants will learn to map addresses of their clients, their projects or incidents such as crime or disease.
Download and
map Census & Data
Participants will learn to extract
and map current Census data such as poverty, race, language,
population,
transportation, education and workforce
characteristics.
Participants will also learn to:
Conduct spatial
queries
Download free
shapefiles
Create well designed maps
Mapping techniques transferable to all other communities. Exercises are designed for beginners. Intermediate Excel skills required.
Materials Northwestern
University/Children's Memorial Hospital:"Excellent workshop that was well
paced."
+ Comprehensive workbook (75 pages), which includes the
presentation, exercises and reference worksheets,
+ ArcGIS (ArcView
9.2) software 60-day trial CD set,
+ Thirty day free access to new 2005
Tiger/Line geography files (converted to shapefiles) which include streets, zip
codes, school districts, voting districts, census tracts and many other useful
geographies
+ Thirty day free access to our Analyzing Your Community: Local
Demographic Analysis Online Workshop
Praise for the
Introduction to GIS & Community Analysis Workshop
University of
Illinois - Chicago: "This was a wonderful workshop! I really appreciated
the wealth of knowledge disseminated, and the beginning facility I feel with
being able to use GIS.!"
Illinois Department of Employment
Security: "This
was an excellent introduction to GIS."
Chicago Tribune: "Very
practical instruction, with good, real-world examples. It kept my interest and
taught me a variety of skills."
NUR is also an ESRI Business Partner.
New Urban Research, Inc. 33232 NE 33rd Ave Portland, Oregon 97212 | 877.241.6576 | www.nur-online.com
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