Real-World GIS (2014)

Course details

Learning GIS (geographical information systems) requires training in cartography, database management, and spatial analysis. But once you've built a solid foundation in the basics, how do you approach GIS challenges in the real world? Dr. Jason VanHorn is here to help you master practical GIS scenarios, and answers the 7 most common questions he receives from other GIS professionals, including: Where can I get quality data? How do I create projections? What's an inexpensive solution for collecting geospatial data? and Where can I find a GIS job?

Learning objectives
Exploring GIS trends
Accessing data in proprietary and catalog formats
Understanding GIS data formats
Working with scale and graticules in projections
Collecting geospatial data
Building a GIS project from scratch
Mastering GIS job interviews

Concepts

0. Introduction

01 - Welcome
02 - What you should know before watching this course
03 - Using the exercise files
04 - Using the challenges in this course

1. The Top GIS Questions

05 - The seven most common GIS questions

2. Building a GIS Layer

06 - Exploring GIS trends
07 - Exploring GIS data with the National Map Viewer
08 - Finding imagery data using EarthExplorer
09 - Working with US Census data via TIGER products
10 - Exploring agriculture with CropScape
11 - Accessing data in proprietary formats
12 - Accessing data in catalog formats

3. Exploring GIS Data Formats

13 - Understanding the type of data you have
14 - Understanding coverage data
15 - Understanding shapefile data
16 - Understanding geodatabases
17 - Raster data model history and formats
18 - Sharing GIS data

4. Understanding Projections

19 - Working with scale and graticules
20 - Exploring developable surfaces
21 - Using geoids, spheroids, and datums
22 - Putting it all together in ArcGIS

5. Inexpensive GIS Data Collection

23 - Collecting geospatial data
24 - Adding map data to a spatial database
25 - Adding scanned images to a spatial database
26 - Adding GPS data to a a spatial database
27 - Advanced collection techniques in GPS
28 - Exploring open-source approaches to GIS data

6. Building a GIS Project from Scratch

29 - Challenge - Get the data
30 - Solution - Get the data
31 - Challenge - Visualize the data
32 - Solution - Visualize the data
33 - Challenge - Isolate the data
34 - Solution - Isolate the data
35 - Challenge - Attributes of the data
36 - Solution - Attributes of the data
37 - Challenge - Analysis of the data
38 - Solution - Analysis of the data
39 - Challenge - Build new data
40 - Solution - Build new data
41 - Challenge - Import new data
42 - Solution - Import new data
43 - Challenge - Convert your data
44 - Solution - Convert your data

7. Geospatial Data Services

45 - Understanding ArcGIS for Server
46 - Connecting a client to a GIS server
47 - Working with ArcGIS.com
48 - Using ArcGIS.com efficiently in the client

8. Mastering the GIS Interview

49 - Exploring the types of GIS jobs
50 - Portals for GIS jobs
51 - Preparing for general interview questions
52 - Preparing for specific interview questions

Conclusion

53 - Next steps