GIS 443
Geographic Information
Systems
INTRODUCTION
AGENDA
Professor’s Introduction
Subject Outline and Addendum
Expectations
Attendance and Participation
Student Conduct
How to download data & software (ArcGIS 10.3.x) for this course
Getting Started with ArcGIS 10.3.x
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Professor Introduction
Name: Mahipal Jadeja
Email: [email protected]
Response to emails within 24 hours weekdays
Schedule appointment by email to meet re: GIS443
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Subject Outline & Professor’s Addendum
On Blackboard
Link to Subject Outline
http://www.senecacollege.ca/ssos/findOutline.d
o?schoolCode=BECET&termCode=20171&subject
Code=GIS451
PDF of Addendum
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Expectations
Note the policies relating to cheating and plagiarism,
discrimination/harassment and accommodation
Obtain textbook/workbook: GIS Tutorial: Basic Workbook for
ArcGIS 10.3.x (2016), by Wilpen L. Gorr & Kristen S. Kurland,
ESRI Press, 478 p., ISBN # 9781589484566
Attend all classes
To see in-class demonstrations
Complete Tutorials at own convenience & pace
Work on and submit all assignments on time (in-class or
home)
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Downloading data & software accompanying course text
Via
http://esripress.esri.com/bookResources/index.cfm
?event=catalog.book&id=21
Both, data & trial ArcGIS 10.3.x software (180-day single-
seat license)
Supplies
Computer/laptop must have 64-bit Windows-based
Operating System (Windows 10) with 8 Gb RAM, 2-Gb
graphics card & 100 Gb storage (recommended)
64 Gb USB 3.0 Drive for lab use
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Using OneDrive
You will receive an email to accept invitation to access a folder shared
with you via OneDrive
You will upload each of your GIS443 assignments (both, in-class and
homework) to the “GIS443YourSection_YourLastName” folder
A demonstration on how to upload your assignments will be done in
class during the first week
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Getting started with ArcGIS 10.3.x
To access the data that is used to build maps and conduct analysis you must access it through
ArcCatalog and connect to the folder that holds the data
Always check the “Make relative paths the default option” box. This must be done EACH time you
use the computer in the computer lab. Take note of page 7 in required textbook. There are two
areas that must be checked:
File > Map Document Properties
Customize > ArcMap Options > General Tab
For all assignments create a new file geodatabase
In the MyAssignments folder that you are currently working in, right click and click on new,
then click on file geodatabase
Give that folder an appropriate name
Within that folder which is now empty, copy and paste the data files that you are using for
your assignment (via ArcCatalog)
Ensure that when you are dragging the layer into the table of contents you take it from the
folder that you are currently working in
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SOURCES
GIS Tutorial: Basic Workbook for ArcGIS 10.3.x (2016), by Wilpen L.
Gorr & Kristen S. Kurland, ESRI Press, 478 p., ISBN # 9781589484566
http://esripress.esri.com/bookResources/index.cfm?event=catalog.book&id
=21
www.esri.com
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