Geographical Information System
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Geographical Information System Course
Introduction:
Geographic Information System (GIS) analysis is a fundamental function of GIS that involves robust processing to generate additional analytical spatial information using a variety of GIS analysis tools. This course covers essential topics such as the significance of validated databases, GIS design, data structures, map production, and spatial analysis. The practical component of the course focuses on applying a commonly used GIS software package to science and engineering projects.
In addition to GIS analysis, this course also addresses the tasks and challenges that project managers encounter throughout different stages of GIS project development. It strikes a balance between theoretical principles and practical applications. Topics covered include strategic planning, work program development, project management techniques, budgeting, staffing, sustaining program support, and effectively managing consultants and vendors. The course provides an overview of both successful and unsuccessful techniques for implementing GIS projects, incorporating discussions on gaining organizational support and revitalizing struggling GIS programs.
Participants will engage in small discussion groups to address relevant issues through trial case studies. The course draws upon real-world examples to provide practical insights and is highly recommended for individuals embarking on a GIS project, those involved in managing underperforming GIS systems, or those seeking ways to enhance the success of GIS implementation.
Course Objectives:
- Introducing the GIS technology and its basic principles.
- Highlighting the link between GIS and the related sciences.
- An overview to the GIS package “ARC/VIEW”
- Discussing how to pick a proper Geographical Information System
- Understand what Is GIS Analysis for both vector and raster data models.
- Understand what are The vector GIS analysis functionality in single and multi-layer processing, and table processing
- Understand what are The raster GIS analysis functionality - interpolation, density, distance, local, math, reclass, surface, zonal.
- Understand GIS analysis problem-solving life cycle.
- Perform vector GIS analysis functions using ArcGIS desktop.
- Perform raster GIS analysis functions using ArcGlS desktop - raster buffering, allocation (proximity), cost weighted, shortest path, density, interpolate to raster, contour, slope, aspect, hilishade, viewshed, cut/fill generation, cell statistics, neighborhood statistics, zonal statistics, reclassify, raster calculation
- Model the problems of some sample applications and perform analysis using Arc GlS desktop and Spatial Analyst extension.
Who Should Attend?
Geologists, designers, municipal staff, geophysicists, reservoir engineers, cartographers, production engineers, Petrophysicists, planners, exploration and production managers, team leaders, and research scientists.
Course Outlines:
Bidding a GIS project:
- Introducing GIS Technology Advances
- Understanding and Formulating a Typical RFP
- Initiating the Formal Negotiation Process
Implementing the Project:
- Setting Milestones
- Managing Personnel
- Adopting Technology
- Tackling Problems
- Setting Expectations
Evaluation and Documentation
- Writing Deliverables
- Submitting Progress Reports
- Looking Ahead
Introduction to GIS
- What is GIS
- Organizing and Storing Data
- Overview of GIS Data and applications
- Exercise overview
- Data capture techniques
- Displaying data : Maps
- Displaying data : Symbology, Labelling
- Surveying and GIS (GPS, Remote Sensing)
- Exercises
Introduction to Database Design
- Database and Database management system.
- Working with Spatial Data, Database concepts
- Data formats
- Storing geographic data
- Tabular Data, images and Grids
- Exercise : Working with geographic data
- Editing Data
- Editing Functions
- Working with Sketches
- Working with attribute data
- Exercises
Continue training on how to use ArcGIS tabular data formats
- Working with tables
- Tables and Fields
- Linking feature attributes
- Table manipulation
- Graphs, Reports, and Table Relationships
- Working with georeferenced data
- Dereferencing
- Coordinate System
- Map Projections
- Types of projections
- Map scales
- Exercise
Introducing Querying and Presenting Data
- Querying Database
- Map Tips
- Finding and identifying features
- Measuring
- Selecting features
- Selection tools
- Attribute selections
- Exercise
Presenting Data
- Map design objectives
- Creating Maps
- Layouts
Setting up page