Pre Conference Workshops

MONDAY

8:30 AM – 5:30 PM — Instructor: Roger Dunn (Springville City)

Required materials: A Windows laptop or Surface with wifi (or data) with ArcGIS Pro 2.9 or later, installed and licensed
The goal of this one-day class isn’t to memorize everything about Python and ArcGIS Pro. Rather, the goal is to show you the tip of the iceberg of what’s possible with these technologies, and to prove to yourself that you can do this.
The first half of this training day will cover the basics of ArcGIS Pro Notebooks and the core, built-in Python data types (called classes). By noon, you will have written working Python Notebook cells containing numbers, words, lists, loops, if statements, and print statements.
The second half of this training day will cover the basics of mapping, data access, and tools using ArcPy for Python and ArcGIS Pro. By the end of the day, you will have written working Python code which alters a map, analyzes an attribute table, and performs some basic geoprocessing.

8:30 AM – 5:30 PM — Instructor: Aaron Maxwell (West Virginia University)

This two-day workshop will focus on using the free and open-source QGIS software and associated technologies (GRASS, SAGA, and Orfeo Toolbox) for working with geospatial and remotely sensed data. QGIS is a fully functional desktop geospatial software than can serve as a replacement for often expensive commercial software. The course will begin with a broad overview of QGIS and related technologies and make comparisons to commercial software. We will then explore reading, converting, and symbolizing data. We will also discuss digitizing new vector data. The first day will end with a discussion of map layout design techniques and methods. The second day of the training will focus on spatial analysis techniques as implemented in QGIS, GRASS, SAGA, and Orfeo Toolbox. Students will learn to undertake a variety of analysis tasks using vector and raster spatial data and also how to work with multispectral imagery. The second day will end with a discussion of the Graphical Modeler interface and an introduction to free learning resources to further explore QGIS.

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM — Instructor: Peter Gamberg (Esri)

We will plan to discuss and get hands on with what capabilities are available with ArcGIS Image; host, analyze, and stream imagery and raster collections in the cloud. Instructors will provide ArcGIS Online Licenses to use, and please bring your own laptop.

8:30 AM – 5:30 PM — Instructor: Roger Dunn (Springville City)

Required materials: A Windows laptop or Surface with wifi (or data) with ArcGIS Pro 2.9 or later, installed and licensed
The goal of this one-day class isn’t to memorize every tool in ArcGIS Pro or to learn everything about pandas classes and methods. Rather, the goal is to show you the tip of the iceberg of what’s possible with these technologies, and to prove to yourself that you can do this.
The first half of this training day will cover beyond the basics of ArcGIS Pro Notebooks, and will cover simple Python functions and iterators. By noon, you will have written working Python code which defines and uses Python functions, selects features, and edits geographic data.
The second half of this training day will cover the basics of the pandas library for Python. By the end of the day, you will have written working Python code which analyzes two different layers, finds common and unique values between them, finds outliers, and creates calculated values from existing ones.

8:30 AM – 5:30 PM — Instructor: Aaron Maxwell (West Virginia University)

This two-day workshop will focus on using the free and open-source QGIS software and associated technologies (GRASS, SAGA, and Orfeo Toolbox) for working with geospatial and remotely sensed data. QGIS is a fully functional desktop geospatial software than can serve as a replacement for often expensive commercial software. The course will begin with a broad overview of QGIS and related technologies and make comparisons to commercial software. We will then explore reading, converting, and symbolizing data. We will also discuss digitizing new vector data. The first day will end with a discussion of map layout design techniques and methods. The second day of the training will focus on spatial analysis techniques as implemented in QGIS, GRASS, SAGA, and Orfeo Toolbox. Students will learn to undertake a variety of analysis tasks using vector and raster spatial data and also how to work with multispectral imagery. The second day will end with a discussion of the Graphical Modeler interface and an introduction to free learning resources to further explore QGIS.

8:30 AM – 5:30 PM — Instructor: Martijn van Exel and Jessie Pechmann

In this session, OpenStreetMap veterans Jessie Pechmann and Martijn van Exel will provide you with a solid understanding of OpenStreetMap and how your organization and GIS platforms can benefit from its data and tooling. For example, did you know that OSM offers a complete workflow for capturing and managing street-level imagery? We will demonstrate how you can leverage this free-to-use system to automate management of assets like signs, crosswalks, benches—and benefit the OSM community at the same time. As we explore this and other real-world use cases together, we hope you come away from this session with actionable ways in which your organization can benefit from OSM.

8:30 AM – 12:30 PM — Instructor: Will DeLany (Esri)

This workshop is for anyone interested in learning more about mobile workflows in ArcGIS Field Maps. In this workshop we will discuss field data collection, Location Sharing, and more capabilities of Field Maps. No prior experience is required. Instructors will provide ArcGIS Online Licenses to use, and please bring your own laptop.

1:30 PM – 5:30 PM — Instructor: David Vaillancourt (Esri)

Are you interested in exploring some of the types of ArcGIS Configurable web apps? If you are, come to this session to get some hands on experience with the Experience Builder, Dashboards, and Instant apps. Instructors will provide ArcGIS Online Licenses to use, and please bring your own laptop.