WORKSHOPS
Data Acquisition in Geographic Information Systems
Affiliation: non-MATE
Type: Working Professional
City: Santa Cruz
State or Country if outside US: CA
Organizer: Elkhorn Slough Coastal Training Program
Registration Deadline: 22-Feb-19
Description:
This course provides students with the knowledge and practical experience necessary to develop skills in the acquisition, management, conversion, analysis, and creation of spatial data, an integral part of the development and implementation of geographic information systems. Topics include acquisition of existing data sets, data format conversion, georeferencing, vector digitizing from maps, address matching, and acquisition of data from remote sensing sources and the global positioning system (GPS). Participants should have taken the Introduction to GIS course or have equivalent training or experience. Workshop format: approximately 50% lecture, 50% hands on training via guided lab exercises completed individually on computers. Objectives: By attending this course, participants will: 1. Develop an understanding of the acquisition and creation of digital spatial data. During the course, participants will practice: 1. Creating digital spatial data using ArcGIS functionality, including georeferencing, spatial adjustment, vector digitizing, data attributing, and address matching. 2. Importing, converting and formating spatial data from existing sources for use in a GIS project. 3. Documenting data to support sharing and appropriate use of the data.
Point of Contact: Grant Lyon
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