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Geographic Information System (GIS) Course Outline

The document outlines a course on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that will cover topics such as installing ArcGIS 10.1, introducing GIS components and interfaces, working with coordinate systems and survey points, basic GIS techniques including creating and editing shapefiles and tables, geoprocessing and spatial analysis tools, 3D analysis, animation, and using GIS for hydrological analysis and water resources planning. The course will also cover georeferencing, auto-digitization, data interoperability, and preparing maps for publishing.

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Geographic Information System (GIS) Course Outline

The document outlines a course on Geographic Information Systems (GIS) that will cover topics such as installing ArcGIS 10.1, introducing GIS components and interfaces, working with coordinate systems and survey points, basic GIS techniques including creating and editing shapefiles and tables, geoprocessing and spatial analysis tools, 3D analysis, animation, and using GIS for hydrological analysis and water resources planning. The course will also cover georeferencing, auto-digitization, data interoperability, and preparing maps for publishing.

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COURSE OUTLINE: GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

(GIS)

-Er. Sagar Shiwakoti


[email protected]

1. Installation of ArcGIS 10.1

2. Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS)


General overview of Geographic Information System
General overview of the primary components of Geographic Information
System
GIS data types: Vector and Raster

3. Introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS) working


environment
Overview of the user interface/working environment of ArcCatalog
Overview of the user interface/working environment of ArcMap and
ArcScene
General Map Analysis

4. Dataframe properties

5. General concept of coordinate systems, plotting survey points

6. Basic GIS techniques


Creating Shapefiles
Adding Data and Exploring Layers
Viewing data, classifying features
Introduction to tables, working with tables
i. Changing the table display, editing values and adding fields
ii. Joining tables, linking tables, summarizing
Layer symbology, Labeling
Building queries, selecting features in a set of features, shapefiles based on
location and/or attributes

7. Geoprocessing tools in GIS

8. Editing and Digitizing features in GIS


Creating new features
Editing features
Digitizing scanned maps
Working with attribute tables
Exporting data to MS Excel
Making a topographical map
Modifying features
9. Auto-digitization of scanned maps
Use of Arcscan tool

10. Georeferencing
General concept of Georeferencing
Georeferencing of scanned maps to a set of known coordinate points

11. 3-D Analysis in GIS


Introduction to DEM, TIN surfaces
Raster surfaces
General concept of 3-D Analysis
ArcMap tools for 3-D Analysis
Exercises on 3D Analysis

12. Simple Animation using GIS

13. Use of GIS in Water Resources Planning/Hydrological Analysis using


GIS
Use of the Hydrology Toolbar
Watershed Delineation
Calculating area and volume of reservoirs

14. Spatial Analysis


Introduction to Model Builder
Use of Model Builder for spatial analysis

15. Data Interoperability


Importing/Exporting data to and from different sources/formats

16. Layout View


Working in Layout view and preparing maps for publishing

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