Until we perfect that magic “extract all those lines from this paper map” button, we’re stuck using editor tools to get that job done. If you’re lucky, someone else has done the work to create your points, lines, and polygons but maybe they need your magic touch to make them better. This session shows you how to create and modify vector features in ArcGIS Pro, the world’s most popular geographic information systems software. We’ll explore tools to create new points, lines, and polygons and to edit existing datasets.

All sessions are one hour and assume participants have no previous experience using GIS. Sessions will be hands-on demonstrations with step-by-step tutorials and expert assistance. All sessions will be held on Wednesdays from 2PM to 3PM and are free and open to the UVa and larger Charlottesville community. Click here for a full list of our Fall sessions

• All sessions will be in-person, in the Scholars’ Lab (Shannon Library 308).
• We will provide laptops for attendees. 
• Walk-ins are welcome, but due to a limited number of laptops, we strongly encourage registering. If you're waitlisted, please contact us at uvagis@virginia.edu.
• Class handout and presentation will be made available on the Fall 2025 Workshops tab of our Teaching Resources page.
• There will not be a virtual option this semester. We apologize for any inconvenience.
• Please note, these workshops are not intended for course instruction. If you're here at the direction of your professor, or if you're teaching a class and would like to include GIS instruction, please contact us at uvagis@virginia.edu.

Please see the Fall 2025 Workshops tab on our Teaching Resources page for more information, including slides, handouts, post-workshop office hours and session recordings.