GIS Certificate Program @ PCC 07/06/2010
Portland Community College will begin offering a GIS Certificate Program this upcoming Fall quarter, 2010. The program is a one-year program that requires 44 credits in Geography, GIS, and the natural sciences. More information can be found on the PCC website (http://www.pcc.edu/programs/geography/gis.html). If you are interested in the program or have any questions, contact Christina Friedle, christina.friedle@pcc.edu (or on the contact form on this website). I will be teaching three GIS courses in the fall: Geo 265 Introduction to GIS (Rock Creek, 10:00am - 12:50, MW) Geo 266 GIS Analysis (Sylvania, 6:30 - 9:20pm, MW) Geo 267 Applications in GIS (Sylvania, 6:30 - 9:20pm, MW) In the fall the Geo 267 class will be working with Sylvania's Habitat team on the Sylvania Park restoration project and mapping out the vegetation in the park and its change over time. Great opportunity for Oregonians - most expenses are paid and there is a stipend included. Check it out: CalGETT is running 2 RS-GIS workshops this summer; one at West Valley College in Saratoga, Ca. (Natural and Cultural Resource Professionals) June 7-11, 2010 and the other at Shasta College, Redding , Ca. for Educators August 2-6,2010. We still have open seats in both classes. www.westvalley.edu/calgett GIS Open Source Training Opportunity 04/12/2010
URISA – the Association for GIS Professionals and the King County GIS Center are partnering to bring five URISA certified classes to Seattle May 3-7. Each daylong workshop costs only $150 with workbook. Here is what you will learn in the Open Source GIS Software workshop on May 3: Overview Free and open source software (FOSS) has been offering choices to computer users for a number of years. Over the past few years the open source choices in GIS have been broader and more capable than ever before. This workshop will focus on GIS open source software. It will give an overview of current developments from technical and management perspectives. Selected packages and their applications in various projects will be demonstrated and discussed. Audience Anyone interested in free and open source geographic information system software. The workshop will suit both managerial and technical needs and it does not require any prerequisites. Topics Covered • Open Source GIS background and development • Overview of Open Source GIS spatial functionalities • Live demonstration • Interoperability: The Open Source GIS spectrum • Planning and implementation issues Instructor: Carl Anderson, Fulton County, GA Here is a list of all upcoming training at the KCGIS Center with links to more information: URISA Workshop Week: May 3-7, 2010, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. An Overview of Open Source GIS Software - May 3 - See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/URISA_OpenSource.aspx (Registration and fee required). Addresses and IS/GIS Implementation: Key to GIS Success - May 4 - See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/URISA_Addresses.aspx (Registration and fee required). Cartography and Map Design- May 5 - See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/URISA_Cartography.aspx (Registration and fee required). GIS Program Management- May 6 - See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/URISA_GISPrgmMgmt.aspx (Registration and fee required). Building Quality Spatial Data- May 7 - See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/URISA_BuildQualityData.aspx (Registration and fee required). ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality, May 10-12, 2010, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/DesktopII.aspx (Registration and fee required) ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflow and Analysis, May 13-14, 2010, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm. See: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/DesktopIII.aspx (Registration and fee required) ESRI training offered at the KCGIS Center during the next two months includes ArcGIS Desktop I, II, and III, Intro to ArcGIS Server, Introduction to the Multiuser Geodatabase, and Performing Analysis with ArcGIS Desktop. For more information, see: http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/Training/Catalog/ESRICourses.aspx. Want to learn more about the GIS Academy or other GIS Training Express courses? You can meet the KCGIS Center instructors in this brief video on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIPDbIDUXcM. For more information see: www.kingcounty.gov/gis/training, or call Cheryl Wilder at 206-263-5220. Classes are held in the King County GIS Center Training Facility in Seattle’s historic Pioneer Square (http://www.kingcounty.gov/operations/GIS/About/Location.aspx) ArcPad Training Opportunity 01/19/2010
ArcPad Studio with Enterprise Management Tricks & Tips What: ArcPad Studio 8 Training Who: GeoMobile Innovations Where: Metro Regional Center in Portland, OR (600 NE Grand Ave., Portland, OR 97232) When: January 21-22, 2010 Cost: $795 for two days How: http://www.geomobileinnovations.com/training/arcpad-studio-class-jan21 or contact training@geomobileinnovations.com Craig Greenwald, a 7 year veteran of the ArcPad development team, will teach this 2 day workshop. This class is a must for ArcPad power users and Mobile GIS administrators wanting to maximize the success of their Mobile GIS projects by harnessing the customization capabilities of ArcPad 8. Day 1 introduces the fundamentals of ArcPad office to field round trip workflows using the ArcPad Data Manager extension for ArcGIS. You will learn how to use ArcPad Studio and other tools to create custom toolbars, data entry forms and task lists, tailored to your specific projects and workflows. Day 2 is focused on customizing ArcPad more extensively using scripting and the ArcPad object model. You will create applets and custom tools to automate common tasks and validate user input. At the conclusion of the class, students will have experience building a complete custom ArcPad application. What: ArcPad Studio 8 Training Who: GeoMobile Innovations Where: Metro Regional Center in Portland, OR (600 NE Grand Ave., Portland, OR 97232) When: January 21-22, 2010 Cost: $795 for two days How: http://www.geomobileinnovations.com/training/arcpad-studio-class-jan21 or contact training@geomobileinnovations.com Craig Greenwald, a 7 year veteran of the ArcPad development team, will teach this 2 day workshop. This class is a must for ArcPad power users and Mobile GIS administrators wanting to maximize the success of their Mobile GIS projects by harnessing the customization capabilities of ArcPad 8. Day 1 introduces the fundamentals of ArcPad office to field round trip workflows using the ArcPad Data Manager extension for ArcGIS. You will learn how to use ArcPad Studio and other tools to create custom toolbars, data entry forms and task lists, tailored to your specific projects and workflows. Day 2 is focused on customizing ArcPad more extensively using scripting and the ArcPad object model. You will create applets and custom tools to automate common tasks and validate user input. At the conclusion of the class, students will have experience building a complete custom ArcPad application. GIS ACADEMY 2009 09/16/2009
What: GIS ACADEMY 2009 Who: King County, WA Where: Seattle, WA When: October 5-9 YOU HAVE THE TOOLS: You've worked with ArcGIS and you have access to good data, but now you need to really deliver...It's time to refine your techniques: Spend a week with skilled King County GIS Center practitioners and learn how to get the most out of your GIS software and data. Our instructors will share their knowledge and help build your skills in a small-class-size, hands-on environment. GIS ACADEMY is not just a collection of classes, but an integrated work-problem-based curriculum designed to help you develop your ability while you apply your skills to a week-long class project. By Friday, you will have gone well beyond the basics, with new confidence to tackle more challenging assignments with enhanced productivity. GIS ACADEMY CLASSES (http://tinyurl.com/oqdsvt) GIS ACADEMY makes it easy to take advantage of KCGIS custom training by packaging these eight GIS Training Express classes in an intense week-long event: * Staying Current with GIS: Beyond the Basics (half day) * Essentials of SQL for Advanced GIS (half day) * Unleash the Power of Business Tables: A Case Study with Assessor Data (half day) * Topics in Advanced GIS Editing (1 day,) * Effective Analysis: A Tour of GIS Tools (half day) * Efficient Geoprocessing Using Model Builder (1 day) * Document Your Data: Mastering Metadata (half day) * Putting It All Together: A Project Workshop to Visualize Your Data (half day) In addition, on Friday afternoon the instructors will be staffing a drop-in clinic where Academy attendees will be able to receive one-on-one consultation and coaching. COST: ONLY $995 FOR A FULL WEEK OF HAND-ON TRAINING! Registration: Fill out our Registration form: http://tinyurl.com/r482ex MORE INFORMATION (www.kingcounty.gov/gis/training) To find out more, contact Cheryl Wilder, King County GIS Center Training Coordinator, via e-mail or by phone at 206-263-5220. For those of you in GIS classes who do are not familiar with Microsoft Excel or Access, here is a resource for you: PCC is partnering with the Northwest eTutoring Consortium to provide free online professional tutoring to all for-credit PCC students. Subjects include:
Online tutoring starts September 21st! Where do I go to access online tutoring? The easy to remember web address is: http://www.pcc.edu/tutoring. From this page you can click on the "Online Tutoring" link on the right side of the page. OR If you would like to bookmark the login page for eTutoring the URL is: http://www.etutoring.org/login.cfm?institutionid=229 Check out the FAQ for more information and a link to a short video tour: http://spot.pcc.edu/css/etutor/online_tutoring_faq.htm Remote Sensing Training 05/19/2009
Here is a training opportunity in California for this summer and next summer for folks who have GIS experience but do not have much remote sensing experience. This training will provide training in Remote Sensing using ENVI Software from ITT-VIS. These workshops will last a week. ESRI Training 04/01/2009
There is an ESRI Webinar this coming Thursday (April 2, 2009): | ArchivesJuly 2010 CategoriesAll |
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