Introduction to ArcGIS Mike Weir ESRI – Surveying Industry Manager Redlands, California Phone: (909) , ext GIS for Land Surveying National Science Foundation CET/Land Surveying Curriculum Workshop Jul 11 – July 14, 2005 Evergreen Valley College

2 Introduction to ArcGIS – NSF CET/Land Surveying Curriculum Workshop – Jul 13, 2005 GIS for Land SurveyingPresentation -Review GIS basics -Introduction to ArcGIS Practice -Hands-on exercises Workshop agenda

3 Introduction to ArcGIS – NSF CET/Land Surveying Curriculum Workshop – Jul 13, 2005 GIS for Land SurveyingIntroductionsIntroductions Engineer GIS manager Private Surveyor Construction Surveys Educator County Surveyor State DOT Boundary Surveys Geodetic Surveyor GIS technician Alignment Surveys GPS Surveys Cadastral Surveyor Hydrographic Surveys Control Surveys Topographic Surveys Photogrammetric Surveys City Surveyor

GIS is the framework for integrating Survey and GIS APLS Conference, Prescott, AZ – 07/16/05   What fuels a GIS system ?  Data fuels the GIS Engine  GIS systems are consumers of data   Who are the experts on data collection, evaluation and accuracy assessment ?  You are – Surveyors are

5 Introduction to ArcGIS – NSF CET/Land Surveying Curriculum Workshop – Jul 13, 2005 GIS for Land Surveying Water Resources Roads/Infrastructure Demographics Land Use/Land Cover EnvironmentalConsiderations Imagery GeoReferencing GeoReferencing Map Overlay Map Overlay Spatial Analysis Spatial Analysis Visualization Visualization Integrating Measurements and Disciplines Topographic Data GIS Integrates Data Engineering... Multi-disciplinary

6 Introduction to ArcGIS – NSF CET/Land Surveying Curriculum Workshop – Jul 13, 2005 GIS for Land Surveying Operations Supporting Collaboration Planning Science Management Engineering GIS Integrates Workflows... Multi-disciplinary

7 Introduction to ArcGIS – NSF CET/Land Surveying Curriculum Workshop – Jul 13, 2005 GIS for Land Surveying New Technologies Create … Opportunities: – Improve workflow and dataflow – Improve accuracy – Increase the value proposition of survey data – Provides opportunities to collaborate Challenges: – Learning new technologies and procedures – Creating new paradigms for data creation, editing and management – Building teams that collaborate, plan and integrate our geo-spatial strengths

8 Introduction to ArcGIS – NSF CET/Land Surveying Curriculum Workshop – Jul 13, 2005 GIS for Land Surveying What are the opportunities? Internal: – Spatially enable my business – Survey planning – Mapping – Design – Digital submission External: – GIS consulting – GIS data collection – Data automation – GIS data accuracy assessment

GIS & Mapping New Opportunities for Surveyors 2005 APLS Conference, Prescott, AZ – 07/16/05 mmcmdmmdamhmkm #PeopleWhoCare

10 Introduction to ArcGIS – NSF CET/Land Surveying Curriculum Workshop – Jul 13, 2005 GIS for Land Surveying “I may be wrong but I doubt it” Charles Barkley

11 Introduction to ArcGIS – NSF CET/Land Surveying Curriculum Workshop – Jul 13, 2005 GIS for Land Surveying Survey and GIS Summit 2005 – Bridging the Gap Saturday, Jul 23 – Tuesday, Jul 26 (San Diego, California) A surveying industry conference concurrent with the 25th annual ESRI International User Conference.. ESRI and our partners invite surveyors and GIS practitioners from all over the world Conference theme - “Integrating Survey and GIS”

12 Introduction to ArcGIS – NSF CET/Land Surveying Curriculum Workshop – Jul 13, 2005 GIS for Land Surveying GIS Basics