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1) Subject:Mapping Michigan Communities Workshops

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Date: 02 Apr 2009
From:"Gina Clemmer, New Urban Research" <gclemmer at newurbanresearch.org>
Subject:Mapping Michigan Communities Workshops

Mapping Michigan Communities Workshop: An Introduction to GIS and  
Community Analysis

Detroit/Southfield: April 8th, 2009*
Data Planners - 24901 Northwestern Highway, Suite 600 Southfield, MI  
48075

*Note: Workshops are 8:30am - 4:30pm

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
What People Are Saying

State of Michigan: "Fully enjoyable, totally useful and genuinely  
educational. Thank you for making my job a lot easier."

State of Michigan, Dept of Community Health: "Excellent class. The  
instructor was knowledgeable, confident & perfectly paced."
Michigan Dept of Civil Rights: "Very useful information presented in a  
very informative way.Great job!"

NYU Institute for Education and Social Policy: "This workshop  
presented a clear and precise overview. It was very useful."New Urban  
Research, Inc. is a national social research organization specializing  
in quantitative and spatial community analysis.
New Urban Research, 2301 NW Thurman St, Suite S Portland, Oregon 97210  
| 877.241.6576 | www.nur-online.com

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