Use ArcGIS Pro to support BLM's management decisions

It's time to learn ArcGIS Pro. But don't learn the software with contrived exercises. Learn it in the real context of natural resources management The largest landowner in the US is the Bureau of Land Management, which manages almost 250 million acres. With this responsibility, the majority of job descriptions employed in the agency require GIS. This course allows you to learn ArcGIS Pro in the context of BLM workflows by teaching you what goes on in the day to day production and analysis of a BLM GIS Analyst. Each exercise is focused on a real GIS product or decision that is made within the agency. It includes data management, data editing, cartography, analysis, statistics, and web GIS. Students will use ArcGIS Pro and ArcGIS Online as the toolsets while learning about the structure of the agency and its decisions.

Portfolio skills:

• ArcGIS Pro
• ArcGIS Online

• Data management

• Geoprocessing

• Spatial modeling

• Natural resources management

• Advanced cartography

Agenda:

Lesson 1: Learn how the BLM is structured in its decision management

Lesson 2: Learn about some of the key programs requiring GIS analysis

Lesson 3: Create a data management strategy for a field office

Lesson 4: Define the GIS user roles for an office

Lesson 5: Design a data workflow from field to web

Lesson 6: Produce a map and statistics for a Resource Management Plan

Lesson 7: Produce a map and statistics for a BAER Team

Lesson 8: Perform data editing for allotments

Lesson 9: Produce analysis for an Environmental Impact Statement

Lesson 10: Produce a map and statistics for an Oil and Gas Report

Lesson 11: Post a BLM map to the public