Creating Buffers
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Buffer tool and reviewing its parameters; Running the tool with one example.
Using the Hotspot Analysis tool for Getis-Ord Gi*
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Hotspot Analysis tool; Reviewing the tool’s parameters and options for the Getis-Ord Gi* test for local clustering; Running the tool with an example and reviewing the results.
Calculating Geometry Attributes of Vector Features
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the tools to calculate geometry attributes (two options); Using the Calculate Geometry Attributes tool with two examples (area of polygon features and coordinates of point features) and examining the results
Converting Rasters to Polygon Features
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Raster to Polygon tool; Reviewing the tools options and parameters; Running the tool with an example and examining its results
Using Esri’s Image Classification Wizard
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Image Classification Wizard; Reviewing the steps of image classification; Executing the steps (required and optional) of image classification with an example for demonstration
Creating Training Samples for Supervised Image Classification
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing and inspecting the Training Sample manager; Creating training samples in a new class; Manipulating samples; Saving the schema and training samples
Making a Raster Layer from a Multiband Raster Dataset
(ArcGIS Pro) Creating a layer from a multiband raster dataset, using the Make Raster Layer tool, with an example and examining its results
Exporting a Raster Dataset (to a new raster dataset)
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Export Raster tool; Reviewing its options and parameters
Downloading Landsat Data from the USGS EarthExplorer
(web) Accessing, filtering, and downloading Landsat imagery from the USGS EarthExplorer website
Creating a Composite Band Raster Dataset
(ArcGIS Pro) Using the Composite Bands tool to create a multiband raster dataset from individual rasters, with an example
Dissolving Features
(ArcGIS Pro) Comparing the Dissolve and Pairwise Dissolve tools; Dissolving features, with an example, and examining results.
Creating Service Areas from an Input Feature Layer
(QGIS) Accessing and using the Service Area (from Layer) tool, with an example and examining its results
Creating & Comparing Bounding Geometry
(QGIS) Comparing and discussing different tools for creating bounding geometry polygons from the Vector Geometry toolset, including Minimum Bounding Geometry, Concave Hull (alpha shapes), and Concave Hull (K-Nearest Neighbors)
Creating a Boundary Polygon
(ArcGIS Pro) Using the Minimum Bounding Geometry tool to create boundary polygons
Converting Vector Features to Rasters
Brief Description: (ArcGIS Pro) Accessing and using the Feature to Raster tool, with an example
Working with Network Analysis Layers
(ArcGIS Pro) An introduction to working with Network Analysis Layers; the basic workflow of network analysis in ArcGIS
Making a Service Area Analysis Layer
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing and using the Make a Service Area Analysis Layer tool; Accessing and changing Service Area Analysis Layer properties
Adding Locations to a Network Analysis Layer
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing and using the Add Locations tool to assign point locations to network analysis sublayers
Solving a Network Analysis Layer
(ArcGIS Pro) Accessing the Solve network analysis tool; Review of the tool’s parameters and options; Running the tool with an example and examining its results
Creating & Building a simple Esri Network Dataset
(ArcGIS Pro) Creating a network dataset, examining results including “dirty areas” and the dataset’s properties; Building the network dataset; Accessing, adding, or editing network attributes