Getting Started with ArcGIS Arcade

8 GISP Credit Hours

Course Modules
  • Module 1: Introduction to ArcGIS Arcade
  • Module 2: Writing Your First Expression
  • Module 3: The Arcade Expression Language: Structure
  • Module 4: The Arcade Expression Language: Data Types
  • Module 5: The Arcade Expression Language: Functions
  • Module 6: The Arcade Visualization Profile
  • Module 7: The Arcade Labeling Profile
  • Module 8: Conclusion
Summary

Arcade is a response to a common problem. How do you display data when there is no column in the schema containing that data? Up until now, if the map layer you are working with did not have exactly the right attribute data you need, you had two choices: alter the underlying data or bring in the services of an application developer.

ArcGIS Arcade is an expression language with a simple scripting syntax that enables you to manipulate your existing data to generate new information based on it. While this sort of functionality has always been available in certain Esri products – most notably ArcGIS Desktop – the aim behind Arcade is to make it available everywhere in the ArcGIS platform, and for it to work identically in all environments.

You can almost think of Arcade as “Excel for ArcGIS”. In much the same way as Excel lets you write formula to work with spreadsheet data, Arcade lets you do the same with map data. In the initial release of Arcade, you can create and reference geometries. In future releases, other geometry functions may be added allowing you to calculate areas and lengths, and perform simple overlay operations in more complex expressions.

Live Online Classes

 

March 26th
$299
 

Please obtain a copy of the exercise book Writing Arcade Expressions for ArcGIS Pro before class.

Our live-online classes are conducted from 9:30 – 5:00 each day. Classes are delivered via GoToTraining. You will receive an email containing login instructions for the GoToTraining session on the Wednesday before class begins.

In Person Classes

 

MONTANA
April 15th
$379
 

Self-Paced

 

$219
 

Must also purchase the exercise book that goes with this class

Add instructor support below for $100.00. Support is provided by email, chat sessions, or phone.
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Our self-paced classes are delivered through our online training platform. You will be emailed instructions for creating a login and activating your course. All lectures are pre-recorded so you can progress through the course at your own pace. The same applies to the exercise. The course does not have an expiration date.

Don’t want to purchase online? You can also register for classes using our registration form.

Knowledgeable instructor, well paced class, applicable information covered, hands-on style.

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I strongly and highly recommend it

Matt Gubitosa, U.S. EPA

I really enjoyed the Python/ArcGIS course. For me the right balance between detail and overview. Good work!

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I thought the course was very organized. The style of presentation and the lesson format worked well together. It made the information easy to understand. -

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Class was well organized, well paced and I learned a lot.

Aleeta Zeller, Chattanooga RPA

These courses are great. I am so pressed for time this is the only way I can acquire extra skills these days. Thank you Eric for all your hard work!

Chris Hickin, NYC Fire Dept.

I have attended a number of instructor lead training courses offered by ESRI, which are great in their own right, but the Mastering the ArcGIS Server JavaScript API course gets much more in-depth than they often do. I really liked the recommended reading, they helped expand the terms being covered in lecture to concrete examples that could be related back to my work more directly instead of just having the lecture and exercises alone. I learned a lot andwill recommend this and other GeoSpatial Training courses to the GIS'ers I know. Thanks for putting this course together and offering it.

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Very informative and knowledgeable course. It help determine which direction I should take my further GIS and web programming skills.

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