Courses

Professional GIS Training Courses

All of the below courses are held at the Spatial Data Lab in Lomax Hall. We are located on the South Campus of Louisiana Tech University. Please contact us if you have any questions. See the map below for directions.


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ESRI ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting Started with GIS

Date: November 16th - 17th | 9:00am -5:00pm | Table of Contents (PDF)
Instructor: Mr. Wesley Palmer (ESRI Authorized Training Instructor)
Cost: $895

Overview

This course is part of the ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 Foundational Training Curriculum. This course provides the basis for understanding what GIS is, what it can do, and how others are using it. You learn the basic functions of a GIS, why a GIS database is influential, and what coordinate systems and map projections are, and their importance. In course exercises, you work with ArcMap to visualize geographic data, create maps, query a GIS database, perform spatial analysis using general analysis tools, and solve geographic problems using a systematic approach. This course teaches the skills and information needed to take ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for individuals who are new to GIS and ArcGIS, or those who are rare users of ArcGIS who do not have a GIS background. Students should know how to use Windows-based software for basic file management and browsing.

Goals

Individuals completing this course will be able to:
• Explain what a GIS is and what it can do.
• Work with and create GIS maps in ArcMap.
• Access and query a GIS database.
• Describe two common GIS data structures.
• Explain what geographic data is, how it is made, and where to get it.
• Explain what spatial analysis is and solve geographic problems using ArcGIS analysis tools.

Software

ArcGIS Desktop*

Version

ArcView

9.3

ArcEditor

9.3

ArcInfo

9.3

*Only one of the listed licenses will be used in the classroom.

ESRI ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality

Date: November 18th - 20th | 9:00am -5:00pm | Table of Contents (PDF)
Instructor: Mr. Wesley Palmer (ESRI Authorized Training Instructor)
Cost: $1,195

Overview

This course is part of the ArcGIS Desktop 9.3 Foundational Training Curriculum. ArcGIS Desktop software is an integrated system that includes all the tools needed to get the most out of a GIS. This course teaches the range of functionality available in the software and the essential tools for visualizing, creating, managing, and analyzing geographic data. The hands-on course exercises emphasize practice with ArcMap and ArcCatalog (the primary applications included with ArcGIS Desktop software) to perform common GIS tasks and workflows. The tools for creating and managing geographic data, displaying data on maps in different ways, and combining and analyzing data to discover patterns and relationships are highlighted, and you learn how ArcGIS Desktop provides a complete GIS software solution. By the end of the course, you will be prepared to start working with the software on your own.

Who should attend?

This course is designed for individuals with an education in or workplace experience with GIS but no ArcGIS software experience. This course assumes knowledge of basic GIS concepts. This course teaches the skills and knowledge needed to take other ArcGIS courses, including ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis. Students should have completed ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting Started with GIS or Getting Started with GIS or have equivalent knowledge.

Goals

Individuals completing this course will be able to:
• List common GIS tasks and identify which ArcGIS Desktop application is used for each task.
• Understand what the geodatabase offers for GIS data storage.
• Create and edit geodatabase features.
• Control the appearance and display of data layers in ArcMap.
• Classify and symbolize map data.
• Label map features.
• Change the coordinate system and map projection used to display a dataset..
• Access feature information in tables and control table display properties.
• Query and analyze GIS data.
• Create presentation-quality maps and graphs.

Software

ArcGIS Desktop*

Version

ArcView

9.3

ArcEditor

9.3

ArcInfo

9.3

*Only one of the listed licenses will be used in the classroom.

Registration:



To Register click Here or contact:
Charlene Young
(318) 257-4433
cyoung@latech.edu

Questions about the Courses:
Wesley Palmer
(318) 257-4724
wpalmer@latech.edu