Required Prior GIS Experience

In this course, it is presumed that you have used the ArcGIS software before and can do the following tasks:

1. Navigate and find data on local drives, on network drives, and on CDs and DVDs

2. Name files and save them in a known location

3. Use ArcCatalog to connect to a folder

4. Use ArcCatalog to preview a data layer and look at its metadata

5. Add data by dragging layers from ArcCatalog or using the Add Data button

6. Rearrange layers in the table of contents

7. Identify the table of contents and the map window in ArcMap and know the purpose of each

8. Use the following tools:

Identify

Zoom in

Zoom out

Full extent

Pan

Find

Measure

9. Symbolize a layer by category or quantity

10. Open the attribute table for a data layer

11. Select features by attribute

12. Make a basic layout with map elements

13. Label features

14. Select features on a map and clear a selection

15. Work with tables

16. Use the drawing tools to place a graphic on the map.