GIS Education and Training
GIS Classes Taught at ISU
There are many classes at ISU that teach GIS principles or that
apply GIS principles to a variety of application areas. Course List
GIS Short Courses
Introduction to ArcGIS. This course provides an overview of ArcGIS functionality
including data creation, analysis, map layouts and maintaining projects
within the ArcGIS environment. Introduction of the geodatabase
model will also be covered. The workshops are conducted over a 2-day
period at the beginning of each semester. Cost: ISU student/employee $100/
non-ISU $150.
Contact Kevin Kane 294-0526 or kkane@iastate.edu for information
about the future class schedule. Classes are offered to ISU students,
faculty, and staff. Non-ISU clients may take courses from the ISU
Extension Geospatial Technology Program.
ESRI Virtual Campus Courses
Iowa State's ESRI Site License includes Virtual Campus courses that
are free for ISU students, faculty and staff. Check out the Virtual
Campus site to see if this kind of training is for you. If you'd
like to take a course (3 max at a time), send email with the title(s)to
Robin McNeely (mobes@iastate.edu) or Pipat Reungsang (preungsa@iastate.edu)
with the subject line ISU GIS Virtual Campus.
Courses included in Standard Subscription for Higher Education Site License
GIS Technology Courses:
GIS Technology: ArcGIS and Extensions (9.x)
Basics of the Geodatabase Data Model
Creating and Editing Geodatabase Features with ArcGIS Desktop (for
ArcEditor and ArcInfo)
Creating and Editing Geodatabase Features with ArcGIS 9.0-9.1 (for
ArcEditor and ArcInfo)
Creating and Editing Geodatabase Topology with ArcGIS Desktop (for
ArcEditor and ArcInfo)
Creating and Editing Geodatabase Topology with ArcGIS 9.0-9.1 (for
ArcEditor and ArcInfo)
Creating and Editing Labels and Annotation
Creating and Editing Linearly Referenced Features with ArcGIS 9 (for
ArcEditor and ArcInfo)
Creating and Maintaining Metadata using ArcGIS Desktop
Creating, Editing, and Managing Geodatabases for ArcGIS Desktop
Creating, Editing, and Managing Geodatabases for ArcGIS 9.0-9.1
Customizing ArcGIS Desktop
Customizing ArcGIS 9.0-9.1
Customizing ArcMap: Easy Ways to Extend the Interface
Editing Spatial Data in ArcMap: Tips and Tricks
Geoprocessing with ArcGIS Desktop
Georeferencing Rasters in ArcGIS
Introduction to ArcScan for ArcGIS
Introduction to Map Production System-Atlas
Labeling in ArcMap: Tips and Tricks
Learning ArcGIS 9 3D Analyst
Learning ArcGIS Desktop
Learning ArcGIS 9.0-9.1
Learning ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
Learning ArcGIS Spatial Analyst 9.0-9.1
Linear Referencing with ArcGIS Desktop
Understanding GIS Queries
Using ArcCatalog: Tips and Tricks
Using CASE Tools (for ArcEditor and ArcInfo)
Working with Geodatabase Subtypes and Domains (for ArcEditor and ArcInfo)
Working with Map Topology in ArcGIS
Working with Rasters in ArcGIS 9
Working with Survey Data in ArcGIS
ArcIMS
Learning ArcIMS
Customizing ArcIMS
ArcPad
Customizing ArcPad
ArcSDE
Storing Raster Data in an ArcSDE Geodatabase (for ArcEditor and ArcInfo)
ArcView 3.x (No Extensions as of June 1, 2005)
Introduction to ArcView 3.x
Programming
Introduction to Visual Basic 6
Learning Visual Basic for Applications for New ArcGIS Developers
Understanding Branching and Looping in VBA
Working with Forms in VBA
Working with Variables and Functions in VBA
GIS Concepts
Cartographic Design using ArcGIS 9
Turning Data into Information Using ArcGIS 9
Understanding Map Projections and Coordinate Systems
Applied GIS
Creating and Integrating Data for Natural Resource Applications
Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning Using ArcGIS 9
Spatial Analysis of Geohazards Using ArcGIS 9
The 15-Minute Map: Creating a Basic Map in ArcMap