We're trying to get the word out regarding a couple of upcoming GIS mapping workshops in California. The workshops are geared toward beginners who would like to map demographic information for California communities. Perfect for Non-Profits, Government Agencies, Public Health, Transportation, etc...
Mapping California Communities: An Introduction to GIS & Community Analysis Los Angeles: March 5th, 2009 ExecuTrain of Los Angeles- 9841 Airport Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90045 Sacramento: March 5th, 2009 ExecuTrain of Sacramento- 1860 Howe Ave., Ste 250 Sacramento, CA 95816 San Jose/Santa Clara:March 11th, 2009 ExecuTrain of Santa Clara- 2005 De La Cruz Blvd, Suite 200 Santa Clara, CA 95050 Orange/Irvine:March 13th, 2009* QuickStart Training Center - 16815 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 100 Irvine, CA 92606San Diego:March 18th, 2009 Technical Training Resources - 6920 Miramar Road, Suite 105 San Diego, CA 92121
San Francisco : March 19th and 20th, 2009* ExecuTrain of San Francisco- 101 Spear Street/One Rincon Center, Suite 245 San Francisco, CA 94105 *These are one-day workshops (8:30am - 4:30pm). Participants choose which day to attend.
Audience: Beginners, anyone interested in mapping their community.
Focus: This workshop is customized for each location.
This hands-on workshop focuses on teaching the fundamentals of using a Geographic Information System (GIS) for community analysis. Participants will learn to create thematic maps with Census data, Geocoding (Address mapping) and Spatial Queries. Other features of the workshop are learning to extract Census data and good map layout and design.
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