Tech Week
October 31 - November 04, 2005

Mark your calendars!

Join us from October 31 - November 04, 2005 for a week of introductory geographic technology workshops. These fun and affordable sessions will give you a chance to explore the latest in spatial technology and learn how it can be applied to your project needs, research programs, and teaching objectives.

Tech Week Registration Form

Schedule

Registration Information

Tech Week Registration Form

All workshops will be held at the RS&GIS Training Center, room 219 Geography Building.
Directions to The Training Center.

Workshops:
Early registration before October 17, 2005: $50
Standard registration $55

Parking permits available
Lodging and meals are NOT included in the fee.

Handicapper accommodations may be requested by calling the training coordinator one week prior to the workshop to ensure sufficient time to make arrangements. Requests received after this date will be met when possible.

For RS&GIS workshop registration questions, contact the training coordinator.

TechWeek Workshop Descriptions

Aerial Image Primer
Aerial imagery is used extensively in GIS for a variety of tasks. Come learn about the different types of aerial imagery and what it takes to use aerial imagery alongside the rest of your spatially referenced data. This course will discuss imagery options and sources, the concept of georectification, accuracy and resolution requirements by application and much more. A hands-on exercise viewing various types of aerial imagery in a GIS will complete the course. Maximum enrollment 14.

GPS Primer
This enjoyable and informative half day course will concentrate on the various uses of GPS, along with equipment configurations and options. Sports grade, GIS grade and Survey grade GPS equipment will be discussed with special attention paid to cost, accuracy and advantages/disadvantages. Tips and tricks, a laptop-GPS synched tracking demonstration using shareware and a data collection demonstration will round out the course.
Maximum enrollment 14.

GIS Primer
Learn the building blocks of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This session will introduce the fundamental concepts of GIS data models (raster vs. vector), their strengths and weaknesses, coordinate systems, scale, resolution, and much more. Maximum enrollment 14.

ArcGIS Software Primer
Explore the basic functionality and powerful analytical, statistical, and graphic display tools of ESRI's premier software, ArcGIS. Learn how this software can enhance your project needs through lecture, demonstration, and hands-on experience. This class is suitable for beginning GIS users. Maximum enrollment 14.

Data Sources & Trouble Shooting
Found some data on the web? Borrowed a file from a friend? Wondering how get them into your GIS project? This class will take you from "mystery data" to maps. Learn how to locate reliable data in the public domain, access imagery and data from a variety of file types, assess and change coordinate systems, join attribute data, alter symbology in ArcGIS, and much more. Maximum enrollment 14.

Census Data
Demographic information can be a powerful and cost-effective data source for analyzing socio-economic trends in the US. This course offers an introduction to the breadth and depth of census data and the corresponding geography. Learn how to combine tabular census statistics with spatial layers to create a variety of population characteristic maps. Maximum enrollment 14.

ArcGIS and the Geodatabase
Discover the uses of geodatabases, feature datasets and feature classes, and the incorporated topology that maintains data integrity. This workshop will explore the benefits of geodatabases, using parcel data as its base. Participants will focus on creating new parcel data, migrating old parcel data into a new geodatabase, and editing parcels within the geodatabase. Maximum enrollment 28.

Note: Requires a basic familiarity with ArcGIS software.

Geocoding & Address Matching
Demographic information can be a powerful and cost-effective data source for analyzing socio-economic trends in the US. This course offers an introduction to the breadth and depth of census data and the corresponding geography. Learn how to combine tabular census statistics with spatial layers to create a variety of population characteristic maps. Maximum enrollment 14.

MapImage Viewer: Tools for Site Assessment
This workshop provides an overview of several GIS tools that can be used to search, extract, display, and visualize information about project sites and their surrounding area. Participants will gain hands-on experience and learn how to use custom tools of the Michigan MapImage Viewer for:

• Source water assessment (search for environmental sites and construct well-to-well lithology cross-section diagrams)
• Site proximity assessment (generate custom site information reports for radial searches and linear route buffers)
• Terrain visualization (create elevation transect profiles, stream gradient graphs, and 3D elevation models)
• Photographic site assessment (compare site characteristics shown on historical aerial imagery)

Maximum enrollment 14.

ArcGIS Customization & Modeling
Go beyond the basics of ArcGIS and incorporate custom tools, toolbars, buttons, and scripts to meet your specific needs. Learn some basic programming skills using ArcGIS 9.x's ModelBuilder. Maximum enrollment 28.

Note: Requires a basic familiarity with ArcGIS software.