Introduction to ArcGIS Pro

2-day Introduction to ArcGIS Pro course.

The course is held in the Masters GIS suite (building 44, room 1065) at the University of Southampton.

Access to GIS software (ArcGIS Pro) and a computer will be provided for the duration of the course.

Course Description

This course introduces the underlying principles and methods of Geographical Information Systems (GIS).  It examines the processes involved in the capture, storage, manipulation, analysis, presentation and output of digital geographical data in a GIS and provides opportunities for the development of practical skills in processing data using an industry standard GIS software package.

The course comprises a series of presentations and computer-based practical sessions using ESRI’s ArcGIS Pro software with example date sets taken from a variety of fields. Topics covered include: What is GIS, working with tables, visualising data, map production and basic analysis

This course is intended for those who have little or no GIS knowledge or who wish to undertake some formalized training in ArcGIS Pro having been largely self-taught in the past.

The full course outline can be viewed here

 Aims and objectives:

• To provide delegates with an appreciation of the fundamental concepts of GIS including its strengths and limitations.
• To introduce the core functionality of ESRI’s ArcGIS Pro software package.
• To teach the fundamental skills needed to obtain, import, manipulate, analyse, interpret, manage and output spatial data in order to investigate topics in the delegate’s area of interest.
• To demonstrate real-world uses of GIS.

 Learning outcomes

By the end of the course, delegates will have a knowledge and understanding of:

• What a GIS is; what spatial data is; raster and vector data models
• The core tasks involved in a GIS analysis e.g. data acquisition and input; data storage and management; data manipulation and analysis; and data presentation and output
• The core functionality of ArcGIS Pro
• Handling tables including selections and queries
• Georeferencing raster images
• Creating and editing spatial data
• Basic Analysis – basic tools and automation
• Map Production and sharing maps