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Monday 17 October 2005: Session 4, 1:30:00 PM
Digitizing and Map Topology - Why Shapefiles are Bad, Bad, Bad
Presentation Abstract
This hands-on session will introduce the ArcView 9.1 digitizing environment to the novice GIS user. The advancement of GIS data formats within a geodatabase has allowed for more robust digitizing tools that will ease the work involved in creating new feature classes. Topics such as attribute domains and the many new tools for digitizing will be discussed and the attendee will be able to practice using these tools to create lines and polygons. The topology toolbar will be introduced and used to modify shared boundaries of polygons. Finally, the use of ArcEditor to perform topologic validations of personal geodatabase feature classes will be introduced. **Penn State can provide a mobile lab of 20 computers for use during this workshop. Up to two persons per laptop would allow for 40 attendees during this session.
Speaker Biographical Information
Stewart Bruce Senior Extension Associate: RGIS Penn State - Geospatial Technology Program, Land Analysis Lab
Stewart Bruce started his career in GIS at Mifflin County in 1996 where he was the GIS and IT Director. At Mifflin County, Mr. Bruce started a county level GIS from the ground up creating a regional GIS system with over eighteen participating municipal organizations. During his tenure he raised over 1.7 million dollars in competitive grant funds to develop and expand the system. Currently Mr. Bruce works for the Cooperative Extension Geospatial Technology Program at Penn State under the direction of Dr. Rick Day. Here he is responsible for assisting local organizations in Pennsylvania through the GIS Outreach and Extension Program. He is now working with several counties doing GIS needs assessments, providing GIS training to local organizations, and working on several other GIS related projects such as land use and web mapping. He received a Bachelors in Geography from California State University, Long Beach in 1994 and a Masters of Science in Geography from Penn State in 1997.
