Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are used today to analyze and represent data with geographical references on maps. It is widely used in academia, private industry and government agencies and the number of applications is increasing.
This session will demonstrate ArcGIS Desktop, a software product from the Environmental Research Systems Institute (ESRI), which is an integrated suite of advanced GIS applications and interfaces, including ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcGlobe, ArcScene, ArcToolbox, and ModelBuilder. Using these applications and interfaces, you can perform any GIS task, from simple to advanced, including: mapping; geographic analysis; data editing, compilation, and management; visualization and geoprocessing.
The session will also introduce users to: 1) GIS software, data and technical support at Boston College; 2) License options; 3) ArcGIS features and capabilities such as ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcTool, ArcGlobe); 4) available extensions and capabilities (Spatial Analyst, Geostatistical Analyst, etc); 5) Demos using Census data; Demos using Environmental data.
2:00 - 4:00 January 24, 2008 Gasson 9
Co-instructors: Constantin Andronache, ITS Research Services and Barbara Mento, GIS Librarian
To register, please send email to researchservices@bc.edu with the name of this tutorial.
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