February 20, 2018 - 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
407 E. Water Street, Charlottesville
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Our course is aimed at local officials, technologists, civic innovators, and neighbors interested in learning how to create interactive maps using open data from the City of Charlottesville, the Commonwealth of Virginia, and the Federal Government. The goal is to enable you to generate a full-featured web map application from scratch that works on mobile devices … without any coding … in less than an hour.
Course content:
Session 1 – Introduction to ArcGIS Online and Cloud Mapping Services (Feb 20, 7pm-9pm)
Session 2 – Designing Maps (Mar 6, 7pm-9pm)
Session 3 – Working with Data – Yours and Others (Mar 20, 7pm-9pm)
Session 4 – Creating a Web App (Apr 3, 7pm-9pm)
Session 5 – Open Session for Project Work (Apr 17, 7pm-9pm)
Participants will receive a certificate of completion for the ten hour course.
Cost:
There is no mandatory cost, but we’ve adopted the following “donate what you can” schedule below.
Municipal staff/professionals: $100
Neighbors: $50
Students: free
Donate here after registering
Location:
Just off Charlottesville’s historic downtown mall at Water Street Center, 407 E. Water Street, Charlottesville, Virginia
Facilitator and developer:
Doug Caldwell – Doug was a geospatial analyst at the Geospatial Research Laboratory of U.S. Army Engineer Research & Development Laboratory from 1979-2017. He is also the former Chair of the United States Board on Geographic Names (2013-2015). He currently lives in Albemarle County.
FAQ:
Who is this class good for? This class is great for municipal and agency staff who are seeking to leverage spatial data and mapping but do not have coding expertise. It is also perfect for citizens who are looking for easy ways to use open data to learn more about their community, advocate for change, and/or become a civic innovator.
I am not sure this is right for me? We get it! Contact us and we’ll discuss it with you.
How is the course delivery structured? The course is intended to be a mix of mini-lectures, instructor-led demos and hands-on activities. The final session is intended, entirely, as a hands-on opportunity to use skills developed in the course.
Can I attend some of the sessions but not all? For those making a donation using the schedule above, it’s entirely up to you. For others, we will accommodate requests based on availability. Only those attending all sessions will receive a certificate of completion.
What is the facilitator-to-attendee ratio? We aim to keep this below 8-to-1 to ensure 1-on-1 help is available.
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