GIS Division
217 South Main Street
Salisbury, NC 28144
PH 704.638.5246
Geoprocessing with ArcGIS ModelBuilder
2 days (16 hours) $600 per person
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Overview
In this two-day course, students will be introduced to the Geoprocessing environment in ArcGIS. Regional and local government data will be used for the course. Participants learn how to create, share, and modify models for analysis. Emphasis is placed on using the ArcGIS ModelBuilder. Also covered is the command line interface to the software and python scripting. The course culminates in a class project using the ArcGIS ModelBuilder to do a project.
Who Should Attend
This course is for spatial data managers and analysts who have an understanding of the ArcGIS desktop applications and are ready to make use of the Geoprocessing environment of ArcGIS. New and existing data managers interested in migrating to the Geodatabase environment can benefit from taking this course.
Goals
Those completing this course will be able to
* Managing Models in ArcGIS
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Python Scripting
* Command Line interface to ArcGIS
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Procedures for Project Example
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Class Project - ArcGIS ModelBuilder
Topics Covered
* Creating Models in ArcGIS
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Model Parameters
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Using the Command Line interface to ArcGIS
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Writing Python Scripts
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Incorporating Parameters into Python Scripts
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Establishing a Procedure for a Project Example
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Using ArcGIS ModelBuilder for Project Workflow
Prerequisites
Registrants should have taken Introduction to ArcGIS II, or have equivalent knowledge. Attendees should be familiar with ArcMap and ArcCatalog. It is NOT required that registrants have extensive experience with the Geodatabases before taking this course. The focus of the course is to provide an introduction to the Geoprocessing environment in ArcGIS with hands on exercises using regional data.
Software Used in the Course
This course is designed to work with the following software:
| ArcGIS Desktop | Version |
| ArcInfo | 9.2 |
| Other | |
| PythonWin | 2.4 |
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