GIS Instruction

ASU Seminars, Fall 2024 – Spring 2025

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is taught at the RGCPS in a workshop format. It is presented in two sessions. The first is a lecture with an intro to the ArcGIS Pro interface. Session two is hands-on training with ArcGIS Pro and different data types. Both are about 90 minutes in duration.

Session One:
• During the lecture, GIS is presented as a concept: what it is and how it works. Included are some basics about usable data sets (raster vs. vector), the concept of projections, and applications for planetary data.
GIS Lecture: What_Is_GIS? [PDF, 10.7 Mb]
• The ArcGIS Pro interface is briefly introduced, showing basic navigation and technical functions.
ArcGIS Pro Inteface [PDF, 6.2 Mb]

Session Two:
• The workshop is designed to utilize the concepts described in the GIS lecture and apply them to a hands-on training session. The functions of ArcGIS Pro are explored using a suite of lunar datasets, which include images and shapefiles. Attendees will learn how to create, edit, and reproject vector data. They will also learn the basics on how to query spatial data and update data attributes.
ArcGIS Pro Workshop: Intro to Rasters [PDF, 2.3 Mb]
ArcGIS Pro Workshop: Working with Rasters [PDF, 4.2 Mb]
ArcGIS Pro Workshop: Intro to Vectors [PDF, 1.7 Mb]
ArcGIS Pro Workshop: Working with Vectors [PDF, 3.7 Mb]

For more information on our Planetary GIS Laboratory and Planetary GIS Seminars, please contact Mr. David Nelson, the ASU School of Earth & Space Exploration GIS Specialist, at nelson99@asu.edu.