Iowa State University

Iowa State University

Geographic Information System

Support and Research Facility

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. Please contact the ISU Extension Geospatial Technology Program for dates, times, and cost.


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 at a time max), send email with the title(s)to Josh Obrecht (jobrecht@iastate.edu) with the subject line ISU GIS Virtual Campus Request.

Courses included in Standard Subscription for Higher Education Site License GIS Technology Courses:

List of free ISU Virtual Campus courses