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Mapping Texas Communities Workshop Announcement (1/27 and 1/28)
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Date: Sat, 8 Jan 2005 18:24:22 -0800
Reply-To: "Gina Clemmer (New Urban Research/SmartGirl Technologies
formerly)" <info@urban-research.info>
From: "Gina Clemmer (New Urban Research/SmartGirl Technologies
formerly)" <info@urban-research.info>
To: PACS-L@LISTSERV.UH.EDU
Mapping Texas Communities: An Introduction to GIS & Community Analysis -
One Day Workshop
When
January 27th and 28th 9:00 am - 5:00 pm (This is a one day workshop.
Participants choose which day to attend.)
Where
New Horizons Computer Training Center 8200 IH - 10 West STE 105 San
Antonio, TX 78230
Fee
$299 (Checks, Credit Cards and Purchase Orders Accepted)
Materials
Comprehensive workbook (75 pages) which includes the presentation,
exercises and reference worksheets,
Demographic Data Resource CD, ArcExplorer map browser, ArcGIS (ArcView 9.0)
software 60 day trial CD set
How To Register? Visit www.urban-research.info or call us at 877.241.6576.
Audience
This fast paced, hands-on workshop teaches the fundamentals of how to use a
Geographic Information System (GIS) in a way that is particularly relevant
to social service providers, planners and researchers. Participants will
learn to use a GIS to display and analyze social changes and
characteristics. Exercises are designed for beginners.
Objectives
The Mapping Texas Communities workshop is a part of the Planner's Tool Box
Series and is intended to teach participants:
-The fundamentals of using ArcGIS (ArcView 9.0),
-How to thematically map and analyze a wide variety of Census data such as
income, race, language and housing data (including how to download data
from the Census),
-How to map addresses such as those of clients, volunteers, campaign
donations and social service facilities as well as to identify gaps in
coverage areas by zip code and other geographies,
-Best practices of creating informative and well designed maps for public
dissemination. Class participants will review and critique several maps in
an attempt to learn good map design,
-Where to get a wide selection of free geography files including zip codes
and all Census geography.
Lesson 1
Learn the basic functions of ArcGIS
Setting up ArcMap
Adding data and geography layers
Working with Layouts
Lesson 2
Introduction to American Factfinder
Downloading Census and American Community Survey data to map
Downloading free geography files including tracts, zipcodes, blocks and
several others
Preparing Census tract data in Excel to import into ArcGIS
Lesson 3
Joining data and geography files
Creating thematic (color shaded) maps to display data
Working with legends and interval breaks
Lesson 4
How to do common spatial queries
Lesson 5
Where to download free business addresses
Geocoding (address mapping)
Lesson 6
Elements of good maps including colors, fonts and map must haves
Critique of several maps
Praise for the San Antonio Demographics Workshop, also taught by New Urban
Research (formerly SmartGirl Technologies).
Texas Department of Health
"Very informative and useful. Lots of information in a short amount of
time."
Bexar County Housing and Human Services
"I thought the training was extremely useful and can't wait to implement in
my day to day work."
City of Alamo Heights
"This workshop was very enjoyable and informative."
University of Texas, School of Public Health
"The applied exercises are extremely helpful. The Instructor was very
knowledgeable! I gained much greater familiarity with Census data,
particularly with finding the data I need!"
New Urban Research, Inc. (formerly SmartGirl Technologies, Inc.) is a
social research company located in Portland, Oregon. For more information
about the workshop, who we are and what we do, check out our website at
www.urban-research.info.
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