2013 Training ScheduleBelow are the scheduled course dates for spring 2013 geospatial training courses offered by the CLEAR Geospatial Training Program. All classes will be taught at:Middlesex County Extension Center Course Logistics:Courses generally run from 9 AM to 4:30 PM. You will receive a registration confirmation and course reminder by email 1-2 weeks prior to the training start date. Specific questions should be directed to Cary Chadwick at (860) 345-4511. To get directions to the training center, click on the blue marker in the mashup to the right and then click on Directions in the popup window. Cancellation Policy:Payment must be recieved with your registration form. Your seat is not considered reserved until payment is recieved. A full refund will be issued if cancellation occurs more than 10 days prior to the training. If you cancel within 10 days of the start of a training and we are unable to fill your seat, we will not issue a refund. Course Information:In the table below, click the [more] link following the course title to read a brief course description. Click the link at the end of each row to register for a course. FREE Webinars!The Center for Land Use Education and Research has recently added a series of monthly webinars on a broad range of topics related to land use planning, land cover research and geospatial technologies. Visit the CLEAR webinar library to view past webinars or check out the 2012 webinar series to view recent and upcoming webinars. |
Upcoming Courses at a Glance:Introduction to GIS - April 24-26, 2013 Questions?Contact Cary Chadwick
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September 11-13, 2013 |
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December 4-6, 2013 |
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Using GPS for Monitoring and Mapping Land Trust Holdings[more] |
May 3, 2013 |
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Developing Custom Geoprocessing Tools: An Introduction to Python Scripting [more] |
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Using ArcGIS Online to Create and Share Interactive Web Maps [more] |
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Creating and Using Geospatial Models: Introduction to ModelBuilder [more] |
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Geospatial Technologies at Work - A Hands-on Introduction to GIS
This intensive three-day course introduces students to basic GIS concepts through the use of ArcGIS10 software. It covers a wide range of topics and is designed for people with little or no experience with GIS; however, familiarity with PCs, file and folder management, and basic computing chores is required.
The course is organized into a series of topics that focus on specific GIS functions. Each topic is presented and discussed in a classroom setting and is followed by a hands-on lab exercise that uses the GIS tools discussed and demonstrates how the tools can be used to display, create, manage and analyze GIS data.
Course exercises are geared towards natural resource management and community planning and decision making and make extensive use of a "typical" municipal GIS database and Connecticut's public domain geospatial datasets. Topics covered include >
- Introduction to GIS and ArcGIS10
- Data management strategies
- Connecting to geospatial data over the internet
- Working with geodatabases
- How to work with attribute data
- Displaying, symbolizing and classifying geospatial datasets
- Creating maps for printing and map production
- How to perform attribute and spatial data queries
- How to perform spatial analyses
- On-screen digitizing of map data; importing coordinates
- Metadata
- what it is and why you need to know about it and create it
Class size is limited to 16 students.
Course fee is $400.
Using GPS for Monitoring and Mapping Land Trust Holdings
Presented by the Connecticut Land Conservation Council and UConn CLEAR. This course is the first offering in the new CLCC-CLEAR series focused on best practices in land stewardship and developed especially for land trust staff and volunteers.
This one-day introductory training will cover the basics of using a handheld GPS unit for improved conservation easement monitoring and enforcement. Learn how to choose and map property boundaries and specific locations that can be revisited year after year to determine and record compliance with easement restrictions. The skills learned are also applicable to fee property stewardship, including monitoring of boundaries, and mapping trails or areas for management activities. Course participants will be taught how to download demonstrative GPS data on interactive online maps that can be saved, shared and embedded on land trust websites. Specific software programs will be discussed, but this course will use software that is readily accessible and free to the public.
The course includes the following modules:
- Introduction to monitoring techniques and challenges.
- Hands-on instruction on data collection using a Garmin GPSMap76CSx receiver.
- Extensive hands-on practice collecting geospatial field data including waypoints and tracks.
- Techniques for transferring data between aGPS receiver and a desktop computer.
- Instruction on accessing and using CT's public domain mapping data online.
- Introduction to several free software tools (DNRGarmin, ArcGIS Online) to manage and display GPS data.
- Instruction on how to "link" digital photographs to GPS locations.
- Hands-on experience in creating interactive web maps.
- Sharing and embedding maps on the web.
The class size is limited to 15 students. Each student will have a GPS receiver and computer to use during the training. For class logistics, click here. For information about software used in this class, check out our information and resources page.
We are offering this course at a reduced rate. The course fee is $90 for CLCC members and $110 for non-members.
For information about our GPS Loan Program, click here.
Creating and Using Geospatial Models: An Introduction to ModelBuilder
This one-day course introduces ArcGIS users to the capabilities and uses of ModelBuilder. The course is designed to explore how ModelBuilder works and how models can be created, edited and used to automate repetitive tasks or to run more complex analyses. While ModelBuilder is relatively simple to use, it can be a bit confusing when first getting started. Through a combination of brief classroom presentations and hands-on exercises students will learn how to:
- Use the ModelBuilder interface to create and edit simple models
- Add data and connect geoprocessing tasks to input/output datasets
- Automate geoprocessing workflows
- Establish model properties
- Control data parameters and variables in models
- Add models as tools to ArcToolbox
- Run models from the ModelBuilder interface or from ArcToolbox
- Create user documentation and help files
- Make models generic (transferable to other ArcGIS users)
Please note: this is an introductory course, however some working knowledge of ArcGIS and geoprocessing tools is strongly recommended.
The course fee is $150.
Developing Custom Geospatial Tools: An Introduction to Python Scripting
This two-day course introduces ArcGIS users to the capabilities and uses of scripts. Scripts are relatively easy-to-use programming languages and can combine the full capabilities of ArcGIS with the functionality of a scripting language. As a result, scripts have far greater functionality than models but have the expense of being more difficult to develop. The course will explore the use of Python to automate GIS tasks. Python is provided free with ArcGIS and is the scripting language supported by ESRI. The goal of the course is to provide students with the foundation and the resources necessary to develop proficiency with automating geoprocessing tasks with Python scripts. Through a combination of brief classroom presentations and hands-on exercises, students will learn how to:
- Work with basic Python objects: numbers, strings, variables, lists, dictionaries
- Create the geoprocessor to provide the script with access to ArcGIS functionality
- Run ArcToolbox tools within Python
- Use loops to run iterative tasks
- Set script parameters to be specified at runtime
- Import a script into ArcGIS to be run out of ArcToolbox
- Export a model as a Python script
- Find documentation and tutorials for working with ArcGIS in Python
Please note: This is an advanced course. Individuals registering for the course should be familiar with ArcGIS, ArcToolbox and with geoprocessing tools.
Class size is limited to 16 students.
The course fee is $200.
Using ArcGIS Online to Create & Share Interactive Web Maps
This one-day training introduces students to the basics of creating mapping "mashups" - interactive, online maps using free tools from Esri's new ArcGIS Online website. For communities, researchers, and outreach educators, a web map is a powerful tool for soliciting input, getting the message out, and localizing seemingly abstract data. Google Earth and Google Maps have led this revolution in online maps by making it easy for practically anyone (even you) to create a custom web map of their own. But Google isn’t the only game in town. Esri, the creator of the most popular desktop GIS software, has recently launched ArcGIS Online - a more robust online mapping tool that doesn't sacrificing ease of use or cost (it’s free!).
The workshop consists of a series of brief lectures followed by extensive hands-on exercises with “over the shoulder” advice and assistance from the teaching team. Topics covered will include:
- ArcGIS Online versus Google mapping tools
- Creating custom maps in the ArcGIS Map Viewer
- Creating custom maps in ArcGIS Explorer Online
- Publishing maps and creating groups on ArcGIS Online
- Creating a Map Gallery
- Sharing and embedding web maps on your website
- Mobile options for creating and updating maps on ArcGIS Online
Please note: This course is intended for those who work with geographic data, but requires only a modest level of technical skill. No prior GIS knowledge is necessary!
Class size is limited to 16 students.
The course fee is $150.
