Learn geodata-mapping basics at the National Press Club Tuesday, June 2 at 9:30 a.m.

Learn the basics of geodata-mapping at a National Press Club Journalism Institute training session at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 2, in the Bloomberg Room.

Click here to register. The fee is $5 for Press Club members and $10 for the public.

If you have a database with addresses or zip codes, you can visualize that information on a map. Esri, one of the leading firms in the field, will provide a 90-minute introduction to their mapping software at the event.

For those planning to attend the Investigative Reporters and Editors conference in June, this is a great way to prepare for a more advanced course ESRI will conduct there.