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Mapping Data Workshop Schedule
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This schedule is subject to change.

Friday, Jan. 12
9-10:30 a.m. Welcome and overview
10:30-11:30 a.m. Introduction to Arcview 9
11:30 a.m.-Noon Working with ArcCatalog
Noon-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30-4 p.m. Working with ArcMap and creating thematic maps
4-5 p.m. Projections: why they matter
5 p.m. Break for dinner

Saturday, Jan. 13
9-10 a.m. Review. Getting data into ArcMap
10 a.m.-Noon Importing and overlaying data
Noon-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30-3 p.m. Finding and downloading data
3-5 p.m. Selecting and summing in ArcMap
5 p.m. Break for dinner

Sunday, Jan. 14
9-10 a.m. Extensions: Downloadable and commercial
10 a.m.-Noon Spatial joins
Noon-1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30-2 p.m. Editing data in ArcView and in Access
2-3 p.m. Wrap up: Getting started at home