Course Overview

Course Overview
- Our Backgrounds
- GIS at VIU
  - 89 - workshop - Terrasoft
  - 90 - GIS in Forestry
  - 93 - GIS in GEOG
  - 93-94 - provincial leader
  - software migrations
    - 91 - Terrasoft 9 --> 10
    - 95 - Terrasoft --> Idrisi
    - 97 - Idrisi dos --> windows
    - 98 - Idrisi --> ArcView 3
    - 03 - ArcView 3 --> ArcGIS 8 --> 9 --> 10
  - ADGIS
- ArcGIS
  - components
    - ArcMap - view & make maps
    - ArcCatalog - manage data
    - (ArcToolbox) - analysis & data conversions
  - levels
    - ArcView
    - ArcEditor
    - Arc/Info
  - extensions
    - Spatial Analyst
    - 3D Analyst
    - Network Analyst
    - many others
  - demo education disc
- Lab Start-Up ... see D2L
- Also, just check-out resources on D2L