2012 Pre-Conference Workshops

May 7th, 2012

Morning Workshops, 8:00am-12:00pm

Afternoon Workshops, 1:00pm-5:00pm (unless noted)

Morning Workshops (Monday, May 7, 2012)

Imagery Data Management, Visualization and Classification

Room: 315
Instructor: Esri Staff
Limit: 30 students - paired up
Resources: 15 laptops provided

Description:
This hands on short course will show Imagery and Elevation data solutions using ArcGIS 10 to use and manage imagery more efficiently. We will explore the ArcGIS 10 imagery solution and specifically the mosaic dataset for faster performance and accelerated image display.
You will learn how to:

  • Use the new Image analysis window for time saving image interpretation and processing.
  • Easily manage massive image collections with dynamic mosaic and on the fly processing without duplication of storage space.
  • Easily manage massive image collections with dynamic mosaic and on the fly processing without duplication of storage space.

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Working with ArcGIS Online

Room: 316
Instructor: Esri Staff
Limit: 50 (Bringing laptops encouraged)

Description:
Bring your WI-FI enabled laptop to participate in a hands on workshop showing you how to create intelligent web maps without having any GIS software installed on your computer. Esri technical staff will lead participants through a series of exercises that utilize the latest capabilities of ArcGIS Online.
Topics to be covered:

  • Upload CSV, Shapefile, GPX and KML data sources into the ArcGIS Online Cloud and publish them in an online map.
  • Embed maps into a personal or organization's website.
  • Deploy maps to mobile devices including iOS, Android, and Windows Phone 7 devices.
  • Mash up ArcGIS Server & ArcGIS Online hosted services, WMS services, and KML services into intelligent maps and applications that offer great performance, excellent cartography, and interactive query and reporting capability.
  • Build web destinations personalized with "Maps and Apps".
  • Introduction to ArcGIS Online organization subscriptions.

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GIS Mapping Utilizing Autodesk Map 3D

Room: 317
Instructor: PPI Group Staff
Limit: 50

Description:
This overview of AutoCAD Map 3D class provides demonstrations on how Map 3D can be used to leverage the collaborative design and geospatial interactions within your organization. Workshop attendees will see how to load and edit information from multiple sources and perform information queries from these resources.
Specific topics include:

  • Import and Export
  • Connecting Geospatial Data
  • Editing Geospatial Data
  • Raster Images
  • Working with Survey data
  • Latest features in Map 3D

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Afternoon Workshops (Monday, May 7, 2012)

Community Analyst - Better Communities through Geography

Room: 315
Instructor: Esri Staff
Limit: 30 students - paired up
Resources: 15 laptops provided

Description:
Community Analyst is a Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) mapping solution that allows users across your organization to quickly discover and explore important facts about any area to help develop the right policy strategies, convey important information to those who need it, and ultimately improve communities. Discover how combining thousands of demographic, health, economic, education, and business data variables with instant reports and interactive color-coded maps can help you make better policy decisions and recommendations.


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Open Source GIS: Introduction to gvSIG CE and geo-processing with SEXTANTE

Room: 316
Instructor: Karsten Vennemann, principal of Terra GIS
Limit: 50 (Bringing laptops encouraged)

Description:
A general introduction and overview about the capabilities of gvSIG CE (Community Edition) desktop GIS will be followed by examples illustrating the use of gvSIG for data editing, accessing different data formats &: spatial databases, and producing layouts for cartography and printing. The last part of the workshop will give an overview and examples of the various SEXTANTE tools for spatial analysis and geo-processing including SAGA GIS, GRASS and R (Statistical package) algorithms.

  1. Introduction to gvSIG CE Desktop GIS - 60 minutes, presentation style
    Objective: Participants will get a short introduction to free and open source GIS tools, the desktop GIS gvSIG CE (Community Edition). The overview will include topics such as general GIS functionality in gvSIG CE, supported data formats, editing of GIS data, layout and cartography, accessing spatial databases and available extensions for gvSIG (e.g. 3D, Raster and Remote Sensing, and Network Data Analysis) . A discussion of geo-processing and spatial analysis with native gvSIG and with SEXTANTE tools will close the general overview.
  2. "Hands-on" exercises and examples using gvSIG CE - 75 minutes, demonstration style, participants can follow the demos "hands-on" on their own (windows based) laptop with gvSIG CE installed. The exercises will cover the general use of gvSIG: editing of GIS data, accessing spatial databases, and layout & cartography
    Objective: The examples will illustrate how to use gvSIG CE as a general desktop GIS
  3. "Hands-on" exercises and examples for Spatial Analysis and Geo-processing with gvSIG CE and SEXTANTE - 75 minutes, demonstration style, participants can follow the demos "hands-on" on their own (windows based) laptop with gvSIG CE installed. The exercises will cover the use of spatial analysis and geo-processing tools in gvSIG for raster and vector data: native gvSIG tools, and tools available via the integrated SEXTANTE library (also includes SAGA GIS, GRASS and R (Statistical package) algorithms).
    Objective: The examples will illustrate how to use gvSIG CE and SEXTANTE for Spatial Analysis and Geo-processing in order to learn about the capabilities and functionality available.

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Asset Management: Planning, Strategy, and Implementation

AssetManagement

Room: 317
Instructor: Ben Hoffman, GISP, Data Transfer Solution
Limit: 50

Description:
Public and private agencies face continuous challenges to accomplish more with less as increases in demand, regulatory requirements, infrastructure deterioration, and political and economic forces have significantly outpaced increases in capital and operating budgets. Many of these agencies are turning to Asset Management to cope with these challenges and improve business performance and effectiveness. This workshop will focus on several aspects of developing an asset management system that could help improve performance, reduce long-term costs, and maximize return on investment in infrastructure assets.
Specific topics include:

  • Strategy and Planning
  • Data Collection Methods
  • Software Solutions
  • Evaluation and Performance Measures
  • Information Management
  • Life Cycle Costs
      • Intended Audience: This workshop is intended for utility, transportation, engineering, planning, and environmental managers and analysts of the public and private sectors.


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