Map Information:

Map Title:
GIS Introduction – ESRI ArcGIS 9.0

Name(s) of Author(s):
Janel A. Bisacquino

Organization:
Burlington County Department of Information Technology, GIS Section

Email Address:
jbisacquino@co.burlington.nj.us

Telephone Number:
609-265-5968

Software Used to Make Map:
ArcGIS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Paint and Powerpoint

Platform on Which
Software Was Used:
Windows XP

Plotter Used to Print Map:
Hewlett Packard DesignJet 1055, Ricoh Aficio 6513 Color Laser Copier

Data Sources:

Burlington County basemap data layers, NJDEP and DVRPC Orthophotography, Microsoft Clipart, ESRI Educational Services and ArcGIS Desktop Help, Monmouth County Office of GIS Training Manual

Map Description:

This is an excerpt from Burlington County’s new GIS training manual. The training has been designed for Burlington County employees who would benefit from using GIS to expedite their projects and everyday activities but have no prior experience with spatial analysis software and varying degrees of computer literacy.

The dual challenges were to find a way to keep people with diverse interests engaged with the more esoteric concepts that are the foundation of geospatial analysis and not overwhelmed them with the technical intricacies of the ArcGIS programs. The training therefore was planned around the use of live County data sets and real situations that are encountered by our more sensational departments such as Emergency Management and the Prosecutor’s Office. Live datasets present a particular danger when working with inexperienced users, so all modification operations were excluded from this introductory material.

Furthermore, the course work was set up to keep both the minds and bodies of participants busy. After a quick demonstration of how GIS is currently being employed in Burlington County, computer-based tasks introduce the class to the 4 major procedures involved in GIS and they walked through typical workflows involved in accomplishing them. Along the way, ArcGIS-specific routines are learned and complex methodologies like associating tables and logical selection expressions (illustrated here) are discussed. The conceptual and technical aspects are married with the procedures thus keeping students focused on the geospatial processes and the software virtually disappears.

The training manual was created as a PowerPoint slide presentation for in-class instruction and retasked as a printed user reference guide, instructor’s notes, a self-paced web refresher course and, of course, this poster. The entire production was illustrated with simple print screen key captures manipulated in Microsoft’s Paint accessory and clipart images.

Map Title:	GIS Introduction – ESRI ArcGIS 9.0
Name(s) of Author(s):	Janel A. Bisacquino
Organization:	Burlington County Department of Information Technology, GIS Section
Email Address:	jbisacquino@co.burlington.nj.us
Telephone Number:	609-265-5968
Software Used to Make Map:	ArcGIS, Adobe Acrobat, Microsoft Paint and Powerpoint
Platform on Which Software Was Used:	Windows XP
Plotter Used to Print Map:	Hewlett Packard DesignJet 1055, Ricoh Aficio 6513 Color Laser Copier
Data Sources:	Burlington County basemap data layers, NJDEP and DVRPC Orthophotography, Microsoft Clipart, ESRI Educational Services and ArcGIS Desktop Help, Monmouth County Office of GIS Training Manual
Map Description:	This is an excerpt from Burlington County’s new GIS training manual. The training has been designed for Burlington County employees who would benefit from using GIS to expedite their projects and everyday activities but have no prior experience with spatial analysis software and varying degrees of computer literacy. The dual challenges were to find a way to keep people with diverse interests engaged with the more esoteric concepts that are the foundation of geospatial analysis and not overwhelmed them with the technical intricacies of the ArcGIS programs. The training therefore was planned around the use of live County data sets and real situations that are encountered by our more sensational departments such as Emergency Management and the Prosecutor’s Office. Live datasets present a particular danger when working with inexperienced users, so all modification operations were excluded from this introductory material. Furthermore, the course work was set up to keep both the minds and bodies of participants busy. After a quick demonstration of how GIS is currently being employed in Burlington County, computer-based tasks introduce the class to the 4 major procedures involved in GIS and they walked through typical workflows involved in accomplishing them. Along the way, ArcGIS-specific routines are learned and complex methodologies like associating tables and logical selection expressions (illustrated here) are discussed. The conceptual and technical aspects are married with the procedures thus keeping students focused on the geospatial processes and the software virtually disappears. The training manual was created as a PowerPoint slide presentation for in-class instruction and retasked as a printed user reference guide, instructor’s notes, a self-paced web refresher course and, of course, this poster. The entire production was illustrated with simple print screen key captures manipulated in Microsoft’s Paint accessory and clipart images.