Intermountain GIS Conference

This introductory course provides participants with a practical foundation in Coordinate Geometry (COGO) and traverse workflows within ArcGIS Pro. Designed for users who are new to COGO tools, the course emphasizes step-by-step workflows for entering bearings, distances, and curves; constructing traverses; validating geometry; and more.
Students will begin by learning the purpose of COGO in ArcGIS Pro and how to configure necessary and helpful Project settings before moving into feature creation and editing workflows. Hands-on exercises focus on using COGO-enabled tools, the Traverse pane, applying distance and direction-based edits, and ensuring accuracy through validation and adjustment methods. The course concludes with instruction on generating polygons from linework, providing a complete workflow from setup to output.
By the end of the course, students will be able to confidently apply COGO methods in ArcGIS Pro to create, edit, check, and document geometry defined by bearings, distances, and curves.