ESRI courses & Juniper GIS courses are eligible for educational achievement points awarded by the GIS Certification Institute (GISCI).
Class Descriptions
JUNIPER GIS CLASSES
Working with ArcGIS for Planning & Service Industries
Working with ArcGIS for Natural Resources
Introduction to Spatial Analyst for ArcGIS
Working with Geodatabases & Linear Referencing
Working with Geodatabases & Geometric Networks
Advanced ArcGIS: Productivity, Geoprocessing and Analysis
ESRI CLASSES
ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting started with GIS
ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and functionality
ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS workflows and analysis
JUNIPER GIS CLASSES FOR ArcGIS
Working with ArcGIS for Planning & Service Industries, 3 days. Designed for GIS users who work with city & county planning and parcel information; including, schools, realtors, utility companies, emergency operations, parks, developers and other service industries. This ArcGIS class includes scenarios related to zoning, land values, park locations, parcel mapping, and student addressing. Exercises use data from Portland Metro’s Data Resource Center, Census data, and Oregon school data. This class is appropriate for new GIS users and experienced GIS users new to the ArcGIS platform. It teaches the core functionality of ArcGIS and introduces advanced topics. It includes the following GIS concepts, tools & functions.
- Using ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox
- Working with layers, data frames & maps
- Editing data & managing edit sessions
- Creating layouts in ArcMap
- Creating graphs and reports
- Creating & using layer symbology in ArcMap
- Labeling features, working with annotation
- Projecting data between coordinate systems
- Working with Routes and XY events
- Managing and editing tables
- Selecting and querying features
- Using Excel in ArcGIS
- Spatial analysis tools
- Using personal geodatabases
- Georeferencing images
- Working with metadata
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Working with ArcGIS for Natural Resources, 3 days. Designed for GIS users with natural resource interests, this class includes timber management and wildlife scenarios. Exercises use data about timber sales, fuels, vegetation, streams and owl habitat from the Siuslaw National Forest, the Wenatchee National Forest and the Florida Panther Wildlife Refuge. This class is appropriate for new GIS users and experienced GIS users new to the ArcGIS platform. It teaches the core functionality of ArcGIS and introduces advanced topics. It includes the following GIS concepts, tools & functions:
- Using ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox
- Working with layers, data frames, & maps
- Editing data & managing edit sessions
- Creating layouts in ArcMap
- Creating graphs and reports
- Creating & using layer symbology in ArcMap
- Labeling features, working with annotation
- Projecting data between coordinate systems
- Working with Routes and XY events
- Managing and editing tables
- Selecting and querying features
- Using Excel in ArcGIS
- Spatial analysis tools
- Georeferencing images
- Working with metadata
- Working with the Geoprocessing environment
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Using Spatial Analyst for ArcGIS, 1 or 2 days. This course introduces participants to the Spatial Analyst extension by working through several projects. The first project illustrates basic raster functionality by locationg the best site for a solar installation. The second project demonstrates more advanced analysis and validation by determining fire hazard zones. A third project explores the process of analyzing water tables and the imapct of irrigation, providing an opportunity to look at the hydrology sample provided for ArcGIS. The final project combines the skills learned in earlier projects to locate sites for elephant conservation zones in Kenya and does a cost path analysis to find the shortest path between an elephant herd and a reserve area.
- Understanding raster GIS
- Interpolating surfaces from different types of data
- Using DEM elevation files
- Using Map Algebra for spatial analysis
- Using the Raster Calculator
- Cost distand analysis
- Analysis properties & commands
- Distance, Viewshed & Proximity Grids
- Using GRID commands
- Hydrology in ArcGIS
- Using the ModelBuilder
- Site suitability analysis
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Working with Geodatabases & Linear Referencing, 2 days. This course is most appropriate for audiences that work with natural resource data, particularly streams. This course introduces users to the Geodatabase, a new data format that provides enhanced tools for data creation, data modeling, and data validation. Participants will learn how to design, create and manage geodatabases. The class concentrates on the Geodatabase structure and tools, including topology, linear referencing (routes), subtypes and domains, for creating and editing data while maintaining data integrity, and providing a solid foundation for future development into the Spatial Database Engine (SDE). The projects in this class also demonstrate many of the new advanced editing tools available in ArcGIS. The final project will work with stream data from the Wenatchee National Forest, converting a stream coverage into routed streams. After the routes have been created, we’ll find fish observation locations along the stream based on river kilometers and find where roads segments might impact fish habitat.
- Geodatabase concepts and basics
- Converting data to the Geodatabase format
- Understanding Spatial References in the Geodatabase
- Validating attributes with Domains/Subtypes
- Validating features with Topology
- Editing with the Geodatabase
- Working with routes
- Linking to external databases
This class is also offered as an E-Learning class. Juniper GIS e-learning classes are offered through GeoSpatial Training Services. To find out more go to Working with Geodatabases: E-Learning.
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Working with Geodatabases & Geometric Networks, 2 days. This course is most appropriate for audiences that primarily work with county and utility data because it uses data applicable to water or street utility networks. This course introduces users to the Geodatabase, a data format that provides enhanced tools for data creation, data modeling, and data validation. Participants will learn how to design, create and manage geodatabases. The class concentrates on the Geodatabase structure and tools, including topology, geometric networks, subtypes and domains, for creating and editing data while maintaining data integrity. It provides a solid foundation for future development into the Spatial Database Engine (SDE). The projects in this class also demonstrate many of the new advanced editing tools available in ArcGIS. The final project converts AutoCAD water line data to a geometric network in a geodatabase, where rules are set for automating data entry. The last exercise shows how to use the geometric network for analysis; such as, tracing water flow along the network.
- Geodatabase concepts and basics
- Converting data to the Geodatabase format
- Understanding Spatial References in the Geodatabase
- Validating attributes with Domains/Subtypes
- Validating features with Topology
- Editing with the Geodatabase
- Spatial Adjustment & Attribute Transfer
- Geometric Networks
- Editing Networks
- Network Analysis
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Advanced ArcGIS: Productivity, Geoprocessing and Analysis, 2 days. This course is for experienced GIS users looking to increase their productivity, better understand how to use Geoprocessing tools and improve their analysis skills. Participants will be introduced to features not covered in earlier courses. Through an in-depth analysis project you will be introduced to geoprocessing tools, better work routines, advanced editing tools and improved analysis workflow using ModelBuilder and Python. You will also learn to customize ArcGIS using free programs.
- Event themes/”tabular-spatial” data
- Working with projections
- Using layer files and templates
- Working with labels
- Geodatabase annotation
- Geoprocessing & analysis
- Introduction to Modelbuilder
- Introduction to Python scripts
- Working with edit tools
- Basic cusomization
ESRI-AUTHORIZED CLASSES
John Schaeffer is the lead ESRI Authorized Instructor for Juniper GIS. These ESRI authorized classes are the same classes offered throughout ESRI sites nationwide, and include a course manual and exercise manual developed by ESRI, along with an evaluation copy of ArcGIS .
ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting started with GIS, 2 days. This course provides the foundation for understanding what GIS is and what it can do. You learn the basic functions of a GIS, why a GIS database is powerful, and what coordinate systems and map projections are and why they are important. In course exercises, you work with ArcMap to visualize geographic data, create maps, query a GIS database, perform spatial analysis using common analysis tools, and solve geographic problems using a systematic approach.
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ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and functionality, 3 days. This course teaches the range of functionality available in the software and the essential tools for visualizing, creating, managing, and analyzing geographic data. The exercises emphasize practice with ArcMap and ArcCatalog to perform common GIS tasks and workflows. The course covers tools for creating and managing geographic data, displaying data on maps, and combining and analyzing data to discover patterns and relationships. By the end of the course, you will be prepared to start working with the software on your own.
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ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS workflows and analysis, 2 days. This course shows how to apply ArcGIS tools in a workflow context with a focus on working with data stored in a geodatabase and performing geoprocessing and analysis. In the course exercises, you organize and edit data stored in a geodatabase, prepare data for analysis, create and edit geoprocessing models using ModelBuilder, and work through a challenging analysis project.