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From: | Gina Clemmer, New Urban Research |
Subject: | Mapping Pennsylvania Communities Workshop: Intro to GIS and Community Analysis Workshop Announcement |
Date: | Mon, 10 Oct 2005 21:49:48 -0700 |
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:
October 25th and 26th, 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 Five Parkway Center, Suite 200 Pittsburgh, PA
15220
Fee: $399 Checks, Credit Cards
and Purchase Orders Accepted
For more info or to register
online, visit www.urban-research.info or telephone at 877.241.6576.
-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
Higginbotham Jackson Foundation-Philadelphia
(2005)
"Very
educational and practical. I will be applying this knowledge immediately. Great
Class!"
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."
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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