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3 free pre-conference workshops
Must be registered for the Conference to attend!
Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Select from:

• ESRI, Inc.
• AutoDesk
• Manifold

ESRI is pleased to invite you to attend a pre-conference “ArcGIS Desktop Productivity Tips Workshop” presented by ESRI technical staff. This workshop is intended for intermediate skilled users of ArcGIS Desktop who are looking to learn productivity tips and techniques to improve efficiency with ArcGIS Desktop 9.2. The attendees will be provided handouts of the presentation materials in order to follow along with the workshop lecture and demonstrations. This workshop does NOT include hands-on computer workstations. Topics covered in the presentation and demonstrations will include:

• Tips and tricks for working with Excel files in ArcMap
• Working with CAD data
• Managing map documents, layers, and other ArcMap “hidden” settings
• Time-saving tips for cartography and working with symbols
• Exporting and printing from ArcMap tips
• Shortcuts and techniques for modifying feature data with the ArcMap Editor
• Plenty of time for Questions & Answers!

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This workshop will be in Salons I & II of the rooms in the Grand Ballroom, signage will be posted by each door.

Presented by Jeremiah McKnelly

Come explore Autodesk Geospatial at CalGIS!

Data is king. For 25 years Autodesk’s AutoCAD design software has played a significant role in creating a majority of the spatial data used in GIS today. Traditional GIS software would attach tabular data and allow users to do analysis and distribution of the spatial and non-spatial data. The step of replicating the design data in the GIS environment has always been a time consuming, error prone and unwelcome task.

Autodesk’s Geospatial solutions integrate the process of Design-Manage-Publish. Begin by adding native access to spatial and non-spatial data stores, coordinate systems, and a full suite of topology, analysis and thematic mapping tools to AutoCAD. Store spatial data in an Oracle, SQL Server and ArcSDE environments. Deliver data using the web with free and Open Source technologies from Autodesk..

Autodesk CalGIS Preconference Agenda

1:00 –1:20 - Introduction to Autodesk Geospatial – Eric Bayer or Fernando Gaudy
1:20 – 2:00 - Extending the DWG with Map 3D – Robert Anderson, CVIS
2:00 – 2:20 - Break
2:20 – 2:50 - Telco Network Management and Planning – Tim Jones, Ponderosa Telephone
2:50 – 3:30 - Feature Data Objects (FDO), Spatial Databases, and Map 3D – Jason Hill, Ideate
3:30 – 3:50 - Break
3:50 – 4:20 - Work Management with Autodesk MapGuide – Daniel Lourenco, City of Turlock
4:20 – 5:00 - MapGuide, Open Source, and FDO (again)… – Jeremiah McKnelly, Autodesk

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This workshop will be in Salons IV & V of the Grand Ballroom, signage will be posted by each door.

April 22, 2008 from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm.

Presented by Robin M. Wood, ScanControl

Workshop attendees should bring a Wi-Fi capable laptop to the session.
Each attendee will be provided a Manifold 8 temporary license and should have
administrative rights for their hardware so that the software can be
installed. Software giveaways and discounts will be liberally distributed.
Space is limited. The course will consist of the following:

1. Manifold Overview – a quick look at what comes in the box.
2. Installing Manifold
3. User Interface Orientation
4. Connecting to Databases and Importing Data (e.g. shape files and personal geodatabases).
5. Tables and Queries.
6. Creating Maps
7. Publishing Maps to an IMS.

Attendees will receive presented instruction materials, interact with video based content, and complete hands-on tutorials. 

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This workshop will be in the Sacramento Room of the DoubleTree Hotel and signage will be posted by the door.

April 22, 2008, 1:00 – 5:00 PM