Mapping Washington Communities Workshop: Intro to GIS

Date, Location

Wed, 02/03/2010 - 9:30am to Wed, 02/03/2010 - 5:30pm

Evergreen State College
2700 Evergreen Parkway, Library Building Room #2617
Olympia, WA 98505

Cost: $495 (Includes breakfast, workbooks, and 60-day Trial Software)

To Register:

Register Online at www.urban-research.info.

About the Event

Mapping Washington Communities Workshop: An Introduction to GIS & Community Analysis   Ask about our Non-Profit Discount

Olympia: February 3rd, 2010
Evergreen State College - 2700 Evergreen Parkway, Library Building Room #2617 Olympia, WA 98505

More Info/Registration: www.urban-research.info   Audience: Anyone interested in mapping their community's demographics.

Already taken this workshop?  Now offering ArcGIS Training: Refresher and Advanced Classes (see website for more information)

Participants will learn to use ArcGIS 9.3.1 to do the following:

Create Thematic Maps
Participants will learn to create thematic maps of their own data, and display spatial trends in information.

Address Mapping (Geocoding)
Participants will learn to map addresses of their clients, their projects, or incidents such as crime and disease.

Download and Map Census & American Community Survey Data
Participants will learn to extract and map current Census data such as poverty, race, language, population, transportation, education, and workplace characteristics.

Participants will also learn to:
Conduct spatial queries
Download free shapefiles
Create well-designed maps

Mapping techniques transferable to all other communities.  Exercises are designed for beginners, Intermediate Excel skills required.

Materials
+ Comprehensive workshop (75 pages), which includes the presentation, exercises, and reference worksheets.

+ ArcGIS (ArcView 9.3.1) software 60-day trial CD set
What People Are Saying

King County, Department of Transportion: "The workshop was great. The instructor did a wonderful job keeping the class together and flowing. Enjoyable class, thanks!"

Seattle Office for Civil Rights: "Great Workshop!!! So helpful and the trainer had a great sense of humor"

USDA Forest Service: "Exceded my expectations. This is my 4th Intro to GIS course (over the years) and I've learned more in one day from this trainer than I did in any of the prior multi-day courses that I've taken"
  New Urban Research, is a national social research organization and ESRI business partner, specializing in quantitative and spatial community analysis.  
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