Introduction to GIS and GPS 
Overview 
This 2½-day course provides a conceptual overview and hands-on experience using ArcView 
GIS software and the Garmin GPS receiver.  Participants are introduced to the ArcView 
graphical user interface (GUI) and use ArcView to create, edit, display, query, and analyze 
geographic and tabular data and create presentation-quality maps and charts. 
Goals 
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Display data in a GIS software 
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Create and edit data 
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Query a database 
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Create maps for presentation 
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Capture data using a GPS receiver 
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Navigate to a location using a GPS receiver 
Topics covered 
ArcView overview: Capabilities and applications; Interacting with the ArcView GUI; Projects 
and documents; Using ArcView online help 
ArcView views and themes: Creating views to display geographic data (themes); Creating 
themes from x, y coordinates; Setting a view's map projection; Manipulating the symbology 
and classification scheme for each theme; Labeling themes 
ArcView tables: Creating an ArcView table from a variety of tabular data sources; Selecting 
from a table; Joining and linking multiple tables; Modifying the structure of a table; Editing 
values in a table; Creating a chart for presenting tabular data 
Creating and editing themes: Using ArcView to create shapefiles; Adding and editing 
shapefile features; Updating attribute information. 
Spatial query and analysis: Selecting features based on relationships between multiple 
themes; Merging theme features. 
ArcView layouts: Creating a final map for presentation and printing; Combining views, 
tables, charts, images, north arrows, logos, and scale bars to create a final map. 
Working with GPS data: Preparing a collection sheet, uploading and downloading data 
waypoints and creating a GIS layer. 
Navigating with a GPS receiver 
Overview of map projection 
Prerequisites and recommendations 
This course requires participants to have a working knowledge of Windows™. 
Price*:  
UVI Students 
 
 
 
 
 
$400.00 
UVI Staff 
 
 
 
 
 
$600.00 
All others 
 
 
 
 
 
$750.00 
Three or more fro the same organization 
 
$700.00 
*All prices include a $100.00 nonrefundable fee.