This two day ArcGIS Pro 3.1 course introduces students from defense and intelligence communities to foundational-level geospatial concepts. Listed below is a collection of Esri resources covering the topics of each lesson.
Table of Contents
Resources
Lesson 1: Geospatial intelligence analysis in ArcGIS
Projects in ArcGIS Pro (help documentation)
Navigation (help documentation))
Get started with ArcGIS Pro (learning)
ArcGIS Pro basics (learning)
A comprehensive geospatial system (video): UC 2022 Plenary video on ArcGIS and its powerful capabilities for developing rich content, conducting spatial analysis, collecting data in the field, and sharing across an organization.
Three easy ways to personalize ArcGIS Pro (video)
ArcGIS Pro quick-start tutorials (learning)
GIS support to joint all-domain operations (video): From 2021 Federal GIS Conference. Hear leaders across the uniformed services discuss how they are applying GIS to support their mission.
ArcGIS Pro shortcuts (document)
Lesson 2: Data preparation for operational planning
View and edit metadata (help documentation)
Raster dataset properties (help documentation)
ArcGIS Online item details (help documentation)
File geodatabases (help documentation)
Feature classes (help documentation)
Feature datasets in ArcGIS Pro (help documentation)
Create datasets in a geodatabase (help documentation)
Import data to a geodatabase (help documentation)
Add x,y coordinate data as a layer (help documentation)
Create points from a table (learning)
Merge datasets (help documentation)
Lesson 3: Data and layer properties
Layers (help documentation)
Add layers to a map or scene (help documentation)
Repair broken data sources for layers and tables (help documentation)
Symbolize feature layers (help documentation)
Symbolization (help documentation)
Text on a map (help documentation)
Map text in ArcGIS Pro (learning)
Set layer properties (help documentation)
Selection options (help documentation)
Map scales and scale properties (help documentation)
Filter features with definition queries (help documentation)
Select and extract a subset of features (learning)
Lesson 4: Spatial reference
Coordinate systems, projections, and transformations (help documentation)
Geoid (help documentation)
MGRS grids (help documentation)
An overview of the projections and transformations toolset (help documentation)
Create a feature class (help documentation)
Add unit formats for editing (help documentation)
Fix data when it appears in the wrong place (learning)
Introduction to Coordinate Systems (learning)
Lesson 5: Raster fundamentals
Imagery and raster in ArcGIS Pro (help documentation)
Mosaic datasets (help documentation)
Mosaic datasets in ArcGIS (video)
Imagery appearance (help documentation)
Raster functions (help documentation)
Overview of image classification (help documentation)
Introduction to ortho mapping (help documentation)
Fundamentals of pan sharpening (help documentation)
Raster functions – Save time by creating a template (video)
Lesson 6: Working with vectors
Editing in ArcGIS Pro (help documentation)
Feature templates (help documentation)
Enter attributes for new features (help documentation)
Lesson 7: Introduction to spatial analysis
Spatial analysis in ArcGIS Pro (help documentation)
How buffer analysis works (help documentation)
Visibility (help documentation)
Hillshade function (help documentation)
Slope function (help documentation)
Aspect function (help documentation)
South China Sea (video): Demonstration of Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield/Operational Environment (IPB/IPOE) workflows using various ArcGIS apps.
Understanding the operational environment (video): Demonstration of IPB/IPOE workflows using various ArcGIS apps.
ArcGIS Pro movement analysis tools (video) Although not covered in class, movement analysis tools and other tools in the AllSource toolbox can extend your spatial analysis workflows. Hear from Natalie Feuerstein, lead product owner for ArcGIS Solutions for Intelligence, as she shares the Movement Analysis toolset to help you make sense of movement data and uncover hidden relationships.
Actionable intelligence (learning)
Lesson 8: Map production
Layouts in ArcGIS Pro (help documentation)
Grids and graticules (help documentation)
Share your work in ArcGIS Pro (help documentation)
Introduction to export a map or layout (help documentation)
KML conversion (help documentation)
Cartographic creations in ArcGIS Pro (learning)
Additional training and information
Esri technical certification
ArcGIS for Personal Use
Image Analysis for Defense and Intelligence (Instructor-led course)
Using ArcGIS for Geospatial Intelligence Analysis (Instructor-led course)
