The first day is devoted to the key mapping features that are used when building a plan including creating maps, geographic layers, labels, themes, styles, freehand drawing tools, autoscale, manipulating attribute data, and printing maps and plans. The second day focuses on more technical GIS, mapping and database topics including selection sets, geocoding incumbents, combining race data using formula fields, statistics, geographic editing, joining political data to the geography, and disaggregating and aggregating data to other geographic layers. The third day is devoted to plan building and all the other redistricting features of the software. All other redistricting features.
Advanced registration is required .
Note that space is limited. When you register, we will send back a confirmation letter with details about how to get to the training site from the airport, by train, by trolley or by car. There will also be a list of hotels in the Newton area , taken from the American Automobile Association TourBook. There is also a list of contacts for bed and breakfast accomodations. Caliper also offers training at your site, where the lessons can be customized to meet your exact needs and be based on your data.