Innovation in Geology and Earth Sciences with ArcGIS Presented by: Mike Price Entrada/San Juan, Inc. Blaine, WA
Organization Overview Entrada/San Juan is a GIS consultancy based in Blaine, WA Industries supported include Natural Resources, Public Safety, Government Offices in Blaine, WA and Mount Vernon, WA I m a one-person shop I ve been an Esri User since 1993 (PC ArcInfo, ArcCAD, ArcView 1.0)
Project Description Objectives Design/develop training materials for geoscientists (and many others), published in Esri s ArcUser technical quarterly Create and deploy timely, relevant, best practice training products, keeping close to current software release Mythology, Timetable, Project Support Ideas from Users; guidance from Esri editors; technical support from Esri support and Esri product managers Project is ongoing, although I am switching back to my Public Safety training role Project support from Esri for over 15 years (more than 75 articles) Results It really is all about Training!
System Environment Windows XP, Windows 7 laptops and workstations (32 and 64 bit) ArcGIS Basic with Spatial Analyst, 3D Analyst, Network Analyst, and other extensions Training data is generally synthetic; Some training data adapted from US Geological Survey, Nevada, Bureau of Mines, US National Atlas
Benefits My primary focus is to: Develop and deploy current self-guided training materials for earth scientists and others Test, adapt, document, and train Esri s technology for Earth Science, Public Safety, and other industries Publish materials frequently in Esri s ArcUser technical quarterly Significant achievements include: Prepare and publish approximately 75 ArcUser articles and tutorials Support Esri IMIN/MINE instructor-led training
Lesson Learned It is not always easy to stay current with professional demands and technological advances Pool your resources; Participate in Industry User Groups and related support activities Provide feedback to Esri Industry managers Patience and Persistence Pay!
Future Plans I plan to: Continue writing, testing, and developing training materials Continue to work closely with Esri editor Monica Pratt to develop and place contemporary, Industry specific training materials for users in multiple industries Work closely with key Esri product managers, developers, and technical support staff Remain active within several Esri user communities Retire(?) one day, but never stop learning!
Q & A THANK YOU! Contact Info: Mike Price mike_price@frontiernet.net - US Cell: 435-260-8245
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Innovation in Geology and Earth Sciences with ArcGIS Presented by: Mike Price Entrada/San Juan, Inc. Blaine, WA
Previous Issues The Series
Spring 2012 Home
Spring 2012 Tutorial
Importing Data from Excel Spreadsheets In this exercise, you will learn to: Spring 2012 Tutorial Understand how ArcGIS and Excel interact Manage Comma Separated Value (CSV) source files Understand and apply Best Practices when using Excel files in ArcGIS Import Excel worksheets into a File Geodatabase table
Summer 2012 Tutorial
Prospecting for Gold In this exercise, you will learn to: Summer Add geochemical 2012 data Tutorial an ArcMap document Join and Export geochemical data Map and Save EY Event Theme points Apply prebuilt geochemical symbology Investigate multi-element relationships with a Scatterplot Matrix
Summer 2012 Bonus
Displaying Points In this exercise, you will learn to: Summer Use Symbol Levels 2012 to optimize Bonus point display Post raw geochemical data points Understand and apply Symbol Levels
Fall 2012 Tutorial
Unlocking Data Trapped in Paper In this exercise, you will learn to: Fall Explore 2012 and prepare Tutorial legacy geophysical (or geochemical data) for posting Map legacy geophysical survey lines Create a One Range Address Locator (Yes, a geocoding service for geologists, imagine that!) Display, symbolize, and manage legacy geophysical data in projected coordinate space
Winter 2013 Tutorial
Strike it Rich with Maplex In this exercise, you will learn to: Winter Understand 2013 Strike, Dip, Tutorial and other oriented structural measurements Symbolize and properly rotate geological structure points in ArcMap Properly label oriented structure points with Maplex Understand, prepare, and map your own structural point data
Spring 2013 Tutorial
Good, Better, and Best In this exercise, you will learn to: Understand and identify issues with legacy Spring maps and coordinate 2013 Tutorial systems Georeference a scanned map or other legacy spatial item Understand relationships between Computer Aided Drafting (CAD) and ArcGIS Georeference a CAD drawing Create and apply a CAD World File
Summer 2013 Tutorial
Teaching Local Coordinates to Play Fair In Summer the current exercise, 2013 Tutorial you will learn to: Understand legacy drill hole collar data Define a Local Coordinate System through expert knowledge and experimentation Saving, managing, and reapplying a local grid
Looking Good! - Properly Reprojecting Elevation Rasters with ArcGIS 10.1 Fall 2013 In Editorial
Looking Good! - Properly Reprojecting Elevation Rasters with ArcGIS 10.1 In Fall this upcoming 2013 exercise, In Editorial you will learn to: Use ArcToolbox > Data Management Tools > Projections and Transformations > Raster > Project Raster to properly reproject continuous and integer rasters Understand and apply resampling techniques, including Nearest Neighbour, Bilinear, and Cubic
Creating Really Cool Contours with ArcGIS In Development Winter 2014?
Creating Really Cool Contours with ArcGIS In Development Winter 2014? In this proposed exercise, you will learn to: Use ArcToolbox > Spatial Analyst > Surface > Contour with Barriers Create contour lines with Index/Intermediate type codes Assign a pre-built Layer file template to symbolize and label contour lines with Maplex
Importing Data from Excel Spreadsheets Prospecting for Gold Displaying Exercise Points Summary Unlocking Data Trapped in Paper Strike it Rich with Maplex Good, Better, and Best Teaching Local Coordinates to Play Fair Properly Reprojecting Elevation Rasters with ArcGIS 10.1
Esri Canada! Esri US, especially ArcUser magazine Monica Pratt, ArcUser Editor!! Acknowledgements Data providers, too numerous to mention All of you, for challenging me to find better ways to make maps!
Q & A THANK YOU I could not do this without you! Contact Info: Mike Price mike_price@frontiernet.net - US Cell: 435-260-8245