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

Madison: April 14th and 15th, 2009*
University of Wisconsin-Madison – 1210 W Dayton Street, Computer
Science Building, B109 Madison, WI, 53706-1613

Milwaukee: April 17th, 2009*
*New Horizons Computer Learning Center – 2100 N. Mayfair Road Suite
204 Milwaukee, WI 53226

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

More Info/Registration: http://www.nur-online.com/

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.
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What People Are Saying

Wisconsin Dept. of Transportation – Milwaukee: “Great information and
great course. Worth a day away from the office.”

State of Wisconsin, Dept. of Administration – Milwaukee: “A solid
introduction to an incredible technology.”

Wisconsin Dept. of Corrections – Milwaukee: “This was a great class.
The instructor was great.”

City of Milwaukee Health Department: “Great information. Learned all
the basic information in one day. Hands-on exercises were good and
valuable”