BayGeo's ArcGIS Online Fundamentals (Fall 2025)

Learning Objectives

In this workshop we will explore the powerful applications available on the ArcGIS Online platform – including feature layers, web maps, and web apps. We will cover the display and exploration of spatial data, geo-located surveys, ArcGIS Dashboards and ArcGIS StoryMaps.

At the end of the workshop you will be able to import data and do some basic analysis such as finding the nearest facility, finding relationships, determining how many of something are within an area.

After completing this workshop you may wish to expand your new skills by joining BayGeo’s ArcGIS Pro Quick Start and/or ArcGIS Pro Intermediate workshops to learn about desktop GIS applications.

Workshop Dates:

• Wednesday, October 15 (6:00 - 9:00 p.m.) - this class will meet on Zoom
• Wednesday, October 22 (6:00 - 9:00 p.m.) - this class will meet on Zoom
• Wednesday, October 29 (6:00 - 9:00 p.m.) - this class will meet on Zoom

Lesson Plan

Class 1

• The ArcGIS Online GUI
• Data acquisition AGOL, Living Atlas, .csv/.txt, shapefiles, geojason
• Data display
• Scale & Projection
• Field Joins and Spatial Joins
• Data Exploration with SmartMaps
• Counts and amounts,
• Relationships, clusters, heat maps
• Classes & classifications
• Saving and Sharing

Class 2

• Survey123
• Spatial Analysis Tools
• Proximity
• Distance
• Summarize within
• Hot spots

Class 3

• ArcGIS Dashboards
• ArcGIS StoryMaps

Instructor: Ian Morales

Drawing on his passion for cartography, GIS, and effective communication, Ian Morales strives to cut past the complexities and make geospatial thinking accessible to geonerds and non-geonerds alike. This is evident in his teaching style and the GIS deliverables produced throughout his career. Ian particularly loves old maps and is enthusiastic about infrastructure, its importance to functional modern systems, and geospatial technology's role in its effective planning, maintenance, and operations. He is a geospatial software and consulting company founder and currently serves as its CEO.

Questions?

• Contact Rick Kos, BayGeo's Education Director, at rkos@baygeo.org
• For more information about BayGeo, the Bay Area's hub for the geospatial community, visit baygeo.org