BayGeo’s Intro to ArcGIS Pro - Session 1 (Fall 2025)

Welcome to BayGeo's first session of our popular Intro to ArcGIS Pro Workshop. Can't make these dates? We have a second session starting in November. Click here for more details!

Workshop Overview

Learn the basics of Esri's industry-standard ArcGIS Pro software with a patient, skilled, and supportive instructor. By completing this workshop you will be able to:

• Design a professional-looking map
• Utilize ArcGIS Pro to manage and analyze a variety of geospatial types
• Work with geoprocessing tools to deepen your analytical capabilities
• Understand the basic principles of map projections and coordinate systems

We welcome all learners with an interest in geospatial software, whether you are at "square one" or have previous experience. A number of our previous students have tended to be “non-traditional students”, in the sense that they are either recent graduates or are currently in the workforce. Such students take workshops like ArcGIS Pro Quick Start to build skills and enhance their career opportunities. Several students have expressed interest in transitioning to GIS-related careers.

Workshop Requirements: Participation in this workshop will require access to a computer with Windows 10 or 11 operating system. (There are options for Macs to accommodate Windows, such as Apple's BootCamp).

Workshop Dates:

All Classes are held on Zoom

• Wednesday, September 10 (6:00 - 9:00 p.m.) - class meets on Zoom
• Wednesday, September 17 (6:00 - 9:00 p.m.) - class meets on Zoom
• Wednesday, September 24 (6:00 - 9:00 p.m.) - class meets on Zoom
• No Class October 1st.
• Wednesday, October 8 (6:00 - 9:00 p.m.) - class meets on Zoom

Detailed Lesson Plan

Class #1: Understanding the Interface; Creating Projects; Adding Data; Creating Maps

• ArcGIS Pro Interface, Panes, Search Window, Toolbox
• Opening a map
• Connecting to folders
• Adding layers, adding Base Maps
• Fixing broken links
• Symbolizing (Points, Polygons, Lines)
• Labeling (Auto Labeling, Converting labels to annotations, Halo)
• Map Layouts
• Elements of a Map (North Star, Scale Bar, Legend, Data Sources)
• Naming Map files, Saving/Exporting maps

Class #2: Making Different Types of Maps; Creating Shapefiles/Geodatabases; Working with Attribute Tables; Selecting; Queries

• Inset Maps, Choropleth Maps, Maps with Pie/Bar charts
• Vector Data and Raster Data
• Creating shapefiles and geodatabases
• Attribute Tables - Creating new fields- Editing attribute tables
• Selecting and Selecting by Attribute
• Querying - Structured Query Language (SQL)

Class #3: Spatial Reference Systems

• Datums
• Longitude/Latitude
• Geographic and Projected Coordinate Systems (GCS&PCS)
• How to identify and modify a coordinate system
• Projection on the Fly
• Working with unprojected layers
• Defining a coordinate system (Define Projection Tool)
• Modifying Coordinate Systems (Project Tool)
• Assigning GCS or PCS to rasters (Project Raster Tool)

Class #4: Spatial Analysis and Powerful Geoprocessing Tools

• Tabular Join
• Spatial Join
• Buffer Tool
• Dissolve Tool
• Merge Tool
• Intersect Tool
• Clip Tool

Class #5 (held in person at the Univ. of San Francisco): 3D Maps, Measuring Area and Distance; ModelBuilder

• Introduction to 3D maps
• Calculating distance, Measure Tool
• Introduction to Model Builder
• Network Analysis

Your Instructor, Moumié Maoulidi

Moumié Maoulidi's passion for GIS is rooted in a conviction that, in an ever-changing world, geospatial data helps people solve real world problems. He currently works for the City and County of San Francisco (CCSF) and prior to that, he worked in academia, UNICEF, and the private sector. Moumié has a Ph.D. in Economics and Education and an Ed.M in International Education Development from Columbia University. BayGeo workshop students consistently note that Moumié is a patient, skilled, and supportive instructor.

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