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Mapping Massachusetts Communities Workshop: An Introduction to GIS &
Community Analysis

Boston: March 26th and 27th, 2009*
Charles River Public Internet Center- 154 Moody St. Waltham, MA, 02454

*Note: These are one day workshops (8:30am - 4:30pm). Participants choose
which one day to attend.

More Info/Registration:
http://www.urban-research.info/workshops/massachusetts-gis.htm
Audience: Beginners, anyone interested in mapping their community

Participants will learn to use ArcGIS 9.3 to do the following:

Create thematic maps
Participants will learn to create thematic maps of their own data, and
display spatial trends in information.

Address mapping (geocoding)
Participants will learn to map addresses of their clients, their projects
or incidents such as crime and disease.

Download and Map Census & American Community Survey Data
Participants will learn to extract and map current Census data such as
poverty, race, language, population, transportation, education and
workforce characteristics.

Participants will also learn to:
Conduct spatial queries
Download free shapefiles
Create well-designed maps

Mapping techniques transferable to all other communities. Exercises are
designed for beginners. Intermediate Excel skills required.

Materials
+ Comprehensive workbook (75 pages), which includes the presentation,
exercises and reference worksheets,

+ ArcGIS (ArcView 9.3) software 60-day trial CD set,

+ Thirty day free access to new 2005 Tiger/Line geography files (converted
to shapefiles) which include streets, zip codes, school districts, voting
districts, census tracts and many other useful geographies

+ Thirty day free access to our Analyzing Your Community: Local
Demographic Analysis Online Workshop


Praise for the Introduction to GIS & Community Analysis Workshop

Upton Massachusetts AIDS Action Committee: "Very interesting course and a
great introduction."

Boston Private Industry Council: "Very useful - practical exercises that
introduced me to the features and tools of ArcGIS and its potential for
displaying information."

University of Massachusetts Medical School: "This was a great intro to
GIS. I feel like I can start to incorporate GIS into work projects."

City of Boston: "I attained a good overview ArcGIS, and a basic
understanding of shape files, joins, queries."



New Urban Research, Inc. is a national social research organization
specializing in quantitative and spatial community analysis. NUR is an
ESRI Business Partner. New Urban Research, Inc. 2301 NW Thurman Street,
Portland, Oregon 97210 | 877.241.6576 | www.newurbanresearch.org
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