Mapping Pennsylvania Communities: An Introduction
to GIS and Community Analysis Workshop - One Day
Workshop
Workshop participants will learn the fundamentals of
using ArcGIS (ArcView 9.1), as well as how to extract and use current data from the Census of Population and Housing for community
analysis. Participants will also learn to map addresses and conduct spatial
analysis. This workshop is intended for
government and non-profit employees, or any one that would like to learn to map
demographic data for their local community. Mapping techniques transferable
to all other communities.
When: August
11th and 12th, 2005 (8:30 am - 4:30 pm) Note: This is a one day workshop. Please choose which date is most
convenient for you.
Where: New Horizons Computer
Learning Center - 1617 John F Kennedy Blvd., Suite 440 Philadelphia, PA
19103
Fee: $399 Checks, Credit Cards
and Purchase Orders Accepted
How To Register? Visit
www.urban-research.info to register online or by telephone at
877.241.6576.
This fast paced, hands-on workshop teaches the fundamentals of how to use a Geographic Information System (GIS) in a way that is particularly relevant to social service providers, planners and researchers. Participants will learn three core components of GIS: thematic mapping, geocoding (address mapping) and spatial querying. Mapping techniques transferable to all other communities. Exercises are designed for beginners. Intermediate Excel skills required.
Materials
Comprehensive workbook (75 pages), which includes the presentation, exercises and reference worksheets, ArcGIS (ArcView 9.1) software 60-day trial CD set, access to new 2004 Tiger/Line geography files (already converted to shapefiles) which include streets, zip codes, school districts, voting districts, census tracts and many other useful geographies.
Objectives
The Mapping Pennsylvania Communities workshop will teach participants:
-The fundamentals of using ArcGIS (ArcView 9.1) the leading GIS software,
-How to thematically map and analyze a wide variety of Census data such as income, race, language and housing data (including how to download data from the Census),
-How to map addresses such as those of clients, volunteers, campaign donations and social service facilities as well as to identify gaps in coverage areas by zip code and other geographies,
-Best practices of creating informative and well designed maps for public dissemination. Class participants will review and critique several maps in an attempt to learn good map design,
-Where to get a wide selection of free geography
files including new 2004 Tiger/Lines including streets, zip codes and all Census
geography.
Workshop Agenda
Lesson
1
Learn the basic functions of ArcGIS
Setting up ArcMap
Adding
data and geography layers
Working with Layouts
Lesson 2
Introduction to American
Factfinder
Downloading Census and American Community Survey data to
map
Downloading free geography files including tracts, zip codes, blocks and
several others
Preparing Census tract data in Excel to import into
ArcGIS
Lesson 3
Joining data and
geography files
Creating thematic (color shaded) maps to display
data
Working with legends and interval breaks
Lesson 4
How to do common spatial
queries
Lesson 5
Where
to download free business addresses
Geocoding (address
mapping)
Lesson
6
Elements of good maps including colors, fonts and map must
haves
Critique of several maps
Praise for the Introduction to GIS & Community Analysis Workshop
Santa Clara Family Health Plan - San Francisco (2005)
"Really excellent and informative. A great introduction but at the same time gave me real tools to apply right away."
University of Texas Health Science Center
- San Antonio (2005)
"This course was very interesting and opened my eyes to
the uses of mapping. The exercises were very useful and
interesting."
King County, Dept. of Transportation- Seattle
(2005)
"The workshop was great. The instructor did a wonderful job
keeping the class together and flowing. Enjoyable class,
thanks!"
University of California, San Francisco - San
Francisco (2005)
"The class met all my expectations--very
informative, hands on experience, informative instructor."
New Urban Research, Inc. is a social research company
located in Portland, Oregon. For more information about the workshop, who
we are and what we do, check out our website at www.urban-research.info.
New Urban Research, Inc. 3323 NE 33rd Ave Portland, OR 97212 877.241.6576
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