GIS Tutorial 1

Wilpen L. Gorr is a professor of public policy and management information systems at the School of Public Policy and Management, H. John Heinz III College, Carnegie Mellon University, where he teaches and researches GIS applications. He is also chairman of the school’s Master of Science in Public Policy and Management degree program. Kristen S. Kurland is a professor of architecture, information systems, and public policy at Carnegie Mellon University’s H. John Heinz III College and School of Architecture, where she teaches GIS, BIM, CAD, 3D visualization, and infrastructure management. Her research includes spatial analysis of health issues.

Part I Using and making maps Chapter 1 Introduction: Opening and saving a map document; working with map layers Chapter 2: Map design: Creating point and polygon maps using qualitative attributes; creating point and polygon maps using quantitative attributes; creating custom classes for a map Chapter 3: GIS outputs: Building an interactive GIS; creating map layouts; reusing a custom map layout; creating a custom map template with two maps; adding a report to a layout Part II Working with spatial data Chapter 4: File geodatabases: Building a file geodatabase; using ArcCatalog utilities; modifying an attribute table; joining tables; creating centroid coordinates in a table; aggregating data Chapter 5: Spatial data: Examining metadata; working with world map projections; working with us map projections; working with rectangular coordinate systems; learning about vector data formats; downloading US Census Bureau boundary maps Chapter 6: Geoprocessing: Extracting features for a study area; clipping features; dissolving features; merging features; intersecting layers; unioning layers; automating geoprocessing with ModelBuilder Chapter 7: Digitising: Digitising polygon features; digitising line features; digitising point features; using advanced editing tools; spatially adjusting features Chapter 8: Geocoding: Geocoding data by ZIP Code; by street address; correcting source addresses using interactive rematch; using ArcGIS Online for geocoding the US Part III Analysing spatial data Chapter 9: Spatial analysis: Buffering points for proximity analysis; conducting a site suitability analysis; using multiple ring buffers for calibrating a gravity model; using data mining with cluster analysis Chapter 10: ArcGIS 3D Analyst for Desktop: Creating a 3D scene; creating a TIN from contours; draping features onto a TIN; navigating scenes; creating an animation; using 3D effects Chapter 11: ArcGIS Spatial Analyst for Desktop: Processing raster map layers; creating a hillshade raster layer; making a kernel density map; extracting raster value points; conducting a raster-based site suitability study; using ModelBuilder for a risk index