GIS: ArcGIS I
Daniel Sheehan, Lisa Sweeney, Anne Graham
Mon Jan 22, 10am-12:00pm, 7-238, MIT GIS Lab, (6 computers available)
Mon Jan 22, 02-04:00pm, 37-312, (20 computers available)
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
Learn the basics of visualizing and analyzing geographic information and creating your own maps using ArcGIS, a powerful desktop Geographic Information System (GIS) available at MIT. The morning and afternoon sessions of ArcGIS I will be repeats of the same workshop.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2007.html
Contact: gishelp@mit.ed
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology
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GIS: ArcGIS II
Lisa Sweeney, Daniel Sheehan, Anne Graham
Tue Jan 23, 10am-12:00pm, 7-238, MIT GIS Lab
No enrollment limit, no advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: ArcGIS I or previous experience using ArcGIS
This class will introduce a variety of commonly used GIS tools, including learning to create and edit your own data and using ArcScene to visualize data in 3D.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2007.html
Contact: gishelp@mit.ed
Cosponsor: Libraries
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GIS: Model Builder
Daniel Sheehan, Lisa Sweeney, Anne Graham
Thu Jan 25, 02-04:00pm, 7-238, MIT GIS Lab
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: ArcGIS I or previous experience using ArcGIS
Learn to use model builder for automating complex processes in GIS. This tool is useful for increasing efficiency and documenting your work. We'll be working with both vector and raster data in this workshop, depending on interest. Students will be have hydrologic data models and street networks to choose from for example exercises.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2007.html
Contact: gishelp@mit.ed
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology
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GIS: Site Selection - Making Spatial Decisions Using a GIS
Anne Graham, Daniel Sheehan, Lisa Sweeney
Wed Jan 24, 10am-12:00pm, 7-238, MIT GIS Lab
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: ArcGIS I or previous experience with ArcGIS
Learn to select a location based on a variety of data types and perform analysis using tools provided in ArcGIS.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2007.html
Contact: gishelp@mit.ed
Cosponsor: Libraries
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GIS: Using Network Analyst
Daniel Sheehan, Lisa Sweeney, Anne Graham
Thu Jan 25, 10am-12:00pm, 7-238, MIT GIS Lab
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: ArcGIS I or previous experience using ArcGIS
Learn to convert a street database into a working network and use this to find distances following transportation routes, and directions.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2007.html
Contact: gishelp@mit.ed
Cosponsor: Information Services and Technology
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GIS: Working with Digital Elevation Models
Daniel Sheehan, Anne Graham, Lisa Sweeney
Tue Jan 23, 02-04:00pm, 7-238, MIT GIS Lab
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: ArcGIS I or previous experience using ArcGIS
Digital Elevation Models are widely available elevation data for the United States and, soon, for the world through the Shuttle Radar Topography Mission. Learn to use this data source in a GIS and use the stock hydrology tools to find watersheds in ArcGIS.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2007.html
Contact: gishelp@mit.ed
Cosponsor: Libraries
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GIS: Working with US Census Data in a GIS
Lisa Sweeney, Anne Graham, Daniel Sheehan
Wed Jan 24, 02-04:00pm, 7-238, MIT GIS Lab
Enrollment limited: first come, first served
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prereq: none
The Decennial Census holds an enormous amount of demographic information for the US gathered since 1790. New and interesting relationships can often times be observed when looking at census data on a map. Come learn about what's in the US Census and how to map it.
Web: http://libraries.mit.edu/gis/teach/iap2007.html
Contact: gishelp@mit.ed
Cosponsor: Libraries
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