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1 King County GIS Center s It s Not the GIS Tools & Data It s What You Do With Them! King County GIS Center Cheryl Wilder, GISP, CTT+, GIS Training Coordinator Dennis Higgins, GISP, Client Services Manager Greg Babinski, GISP, Finance & Marketing Manager What is the most important asset in your GIS program? Enterprise data? Hardware? Software? Best practices / standards (procedures)? Trained GIS Professionals! 1

2 The King County Approach Deliver relevant cost-effective GIS training Use working GIS professionals to design and teach the program Focus on delivering exceptional value to students and for the agencies that employ them Before GIS staff with teaching experience Esri teaching experience In-house training facility Began teaching external customers in 2000 A few custom classes: AVLib imap 2

3 2005 Software Migration Support Needs Drove Redevelopment & Expansion of KCGIS Training Surveyed GIS Decision Makers & Potential Students Categorized Students by Educational Needs Created a Training Curriculum Workgroup Redesigned & Expanded Custom Courses to Support Software Migration & Continuous Professional Development Training Workgroup Chaired by GIS Center Client Services Manager, staffed by key instructors, course developers, & Finance & Marketing Manager Coordinates Program with the KCGIS Technical Committee Course development is a Client Services function, funded via the annual KCGIS Center Budget Manages development of individual classes and coordinates entire program 3

4 Vision The vision of King County s program is to provide a framework for ongoing and relevant GIS education, to empower current and potential GIS community members as proactive spatial thinkers who can visualize their data, support better decision-making, and deliver superior public service using GIS tools. The program implements this vision with GIS training that is modular, customized, and geared toward defined categories of users within the GIS community. The curriculum is designed to be specific and detailed, yet broad enough to suit the business needs of individuals from many different agencies. A range of offerings allows users to stick to GIS basics, or to expand their knowledge with advanced or highly specialized topics. User Focused Education King County s program is a user-focused, module-based approach. The curriculum is designed to support the long-term educational goals of both agencies and individuals. Agencies must consider their business needs, timelines, and project requirements for the GIS training they obtain for their staff. Individuals focus on personal professional development to support long-term career goals. 4

5 GIS User Categories Data User These are GIS end-users, who query and view GIS data, and may create hardcopy output of GIS maps and associated information. Data Analyst Analysts can be either GIS professionals or end-users. Like the Data Users, they also query and view GIS data, and likely create hardcopy output using GIS resources. However, they tend to employ more sophisticated GIS methods and create more complex and technically demanding maps than Data Users. GIS User Categories Data Maintainer (Steward) Maintainers are GIS professionals who are usually analysts, but are also stewards of GIS data. They deal with data development and conversion, quality assurance, and metadata. Developer These are GIS professionals who develop GIS scripts, programs, and applications that are used by others. They deal with software development issues, including definition of requirements, design, testing, deployment, troubleshooting, and operation. 5

6 GIS User Categories Decision-Maker This category is for individuals who have little or no experience with GIS, but must still deal with GIS issues. They may be managers with GIS staff working for them, or project managers whose projects have a GIS component. Database Administrators / System Administrators DBAs, system administrators, and other IT support staff may or may not be familiar with GIS, yet need to deal with GIS issues as part of the IT support services they provide. Curriculum Overview Esri-authorized courses in King County GIS Seattle Training Facility Custom courses ( i.e.gis Academy ) Courses customized to meet client business focus: Parks Water & Land Resources Noxious Weeds Free Brownbag Workshops Vendor Specific Onsite training Surveys used to identify unmet needs 6

7 Course Offerings Esri ATP Courses ArcGIS I: Introduction to GIS (10.1) ArcGIS II: Essential Workflows (10.1) ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis (10) Course Offerings Brownbag Workshops Web-Based Property Research Using LibTool Exploring KCGIS Data Using Metadata What is GIS? 7

8 GIS Academy Courses: Staying Current with GIS: Beyond the Basics (half day) Document Your Data: Mastering Metadata (half day) Managing Data Using SQL and GIS Tools (1 day) Topics in Advanced GIS Editing (1 day) Efficient Geoprocessing Using Model Builder (1 day) Effective Analysis: A Tour of GIS Tools (half day) Putting It All Together: A Project Workshop to Visualize Your Data (half day) GIS Academy Beyond the Basics Learn how to put updated ArcGIS 10.1 functionality to work in King County. Hot Topics: software updates, shortcuts, known issues & workarounds ArcGIS Online What's cool in ArcGIS 10.x 8

9 GIS Academy Document Your Data: Mastering Metadata Create metadata that conforms to GIS community standards, that is closely integrated with your data, and is stored in industry-standard XML format critical to making your data fully useful to your clients. XML metadata format and ArcCatalog Metadata Editor (New ArcGIS 10 interface). Hints on interpreting the FGDC standard and tips for applying it to real-life workflows. In-class exercises to import, edit, QC and export what you've created. GIS Academy Document Your Data: Mastering Metadata 9

10 GIS Academy Managing Tabular Data Using SQL and GIS Tools Explore and manipulate data stored in stand-alone business tables and establish relationships with that data in GIS. The class will expose students to the basics of Structured Query Language (SQL), a database management language, which has many applications in ArcGIS.. Data exploration using King County Assessor Data. Data manipulation using Microsoft Access. Establishing table relationships in ArcGIS 10.x Using SQL queries within the ArcGIS Select By Attributes dialog. SQL SELECT queries in Access. Common SQL commands, syntax, and usage in Access. GIS Academy Managing Tabular Data Using SQL and GIS Tools 10

11 GIS Academy Managing Tabular Data Using SQL and GIS Tools GIS Academy Topics in Advanced GIS Editing Master basic and advanced line and polygon editing techniques. Polygon editing basics Annotation editing basics Line editing with COGO Editing with topology Advanced editing techniques & data capture (includes image rectification, heads-up digitizing and importing GPS point data) Customization for editing 11

12 GIS Academy Topics in Advanced GIS Editing GIS Academy Efficient Geo-Processing Using Model Builder Enhance your skills using geoprocessing tools with ToolBox, the Command Line, and the Model Builder using a real analysis example. Students will understand what geoprocessing is. Students will learn how to customize the geoprocessing environment. Students will create a custom toolbox. Students will access and use the geoprocessing tools from a variety of locations. Students will build simple and semi-complex models. Students will make a model into a custom tool. Students will view a model as a script. 12

13 GIS Academy Efficient Geo-Processing Using Model Builder GIS Academy Effective Analysis: A Tour of GIS Tools Learn how to use the analysis tools to create meaningful data and reports. Extraction Tools: Clip, Select, Split, and Table Select. Overlay Tools: Identity, Intersect, Union, and Update Proximity Tools: Buffer, Near, and Point Distance Statistical Tool: Frequency and Summary Statistics. 13

14 GIS Academy Effective Analysis: A Tour of GIS Tools GIS Academy Putting It All Together: A Project Workshop to Visualize Your Data Over the course of the five-day GIS Academy, students complete an integrated project that uses many of the skills learned throughout the GIS Academy experience. This half-day workshop is the culmination of that project. Students will synthesize the results of the ongoing GIS Academy project into a map layout of their own design. 14

15 Wide Variety of Teaching Venues King Street Center Training Facility in Seattle s Historic Pioneer Square Wide Variety of Teaching Venues King Street Center Training Facility with 16 Student Workstations 15

16 Wide Variety of Teaching Venues King Street Center Training Facility in Seattle Other King County Facilities (Chinook Bldg, Renton) Snohomish County City of Bellingham City of Redmond Seattle Public School District UW Tacoma WaDFW Wenatchee Yakima, Anchorage, Champagne, Charleston, several California locations Wide Variety of Teaching Venues Evening Classes Non-consecutive Days What meets your business needs? 16

17 WaDES Esri GISCI URISA GeoSpatial Who Are Our Partners? Veterans' GI Bill Benefits Selected programs of study at the King County GIS Center are approved by the Washington state Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board's State Approving Agency (WTECB/SAA) for enrollment of veterans and eligible beneficiaries under Title 38 and Title 10, USC Who Are Our Instructors? All working GIS professionals: Cheryl Wilder Mary Ullrich David Ostanski Frank GIS Whitman Mike Leathers Paul McCombs Others as required 17

18 Why Do We Do It? To ensure a viable and costeffective GIS training program for King County To support GIS development within the region.and beyond To save money and help others save money with low cost classes close to where you work To merge academic rigor with practical experience Who Are Our Clients? Every King County agency Local cities & counties Utilities, school districts, special districts Tribes Federal & state agencies Students Private business Private individuals Others. 18

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21 Find Out More Detailed curriculum and course description Full training calendar Registration information and FAQ s Note credit card payment option will be coming soon! First and Only GIS Technical Training Program USVA Certified Veterans' GI Bill Benefits Selected programs of study at the King County GIS Center are approved by the Washington state Workforce Training and Education Coordinating Board's State Approving Agency (WTECB/SAA) for enrollment of veterans and eligible beneficiaries under Title 38 and Title 10, USC. 21

22 For additional information please contact: Cheryl A. Wilder, Training Coordinator / GIS Data Sales King County GIS Center - Client Services Group Visualize... Your Data, Better Decisions, Improving Public Service - KCGIS Training King County GIS Center 201 S Jackson Street, Suite 706 Seattle, WA (206) FAX (206) [email protected] 22