GIS TRAINING

AcrGIS Training Matched to Your Business and Operating Environment

We've been featuring the ESRI GIS product suite in custom training since 1997. We strive to make each class productive, interesting, and fun. But most importantly, we make it relevant.

Classes are designed to reflect specific data and workflows -
Applying GIS to your business and operating scenarios.

Content and exercises are modular -
Making it easy to combine content to best fit your group.

More than just training -
We help you explore and apply GIS in real-world scenarios.

• Establishing foundation GIS skills and perspectives
• Developing GIS project planning and critical thinking skills -
• How to think about GIS / how to think about data
• Identifying and solving problems
• Leading analysis
• Modeling changing conditions
• Assessing and managing risk
• Evaluating and balancing a range of sensitivities
• Moving and managing data
• Optimizing workflows
• Integrating GIS with other data
• Integrating GIS with other software and workflows

Modeling Your World / Examples from Class Exercises

Federal Government / Land and Natural Resource Management

• Evaluating and balancing land use, conservation, and resource development
• Estimating forest growth, potential harvests, and land-use changes
• Balancing new recreation areas with natural areas
• Protecting endangered species / balancing habitat and other conditions:
  Lynx and wolf habitat suitability studies; Monitoring animal sightings and behavior considering land use, drought, and other changing conditions
• Monitoring and mitigating invasive weeds
• Evaluating fire risk, measuring fuel levels, planning for fuel reduction
• Managing services and emergency response (planning, routing, assessing…)
• Developing post-fire burn area assessments / mitigating post-burn impacts
• Stewarding community perspectives - managing recreational access, viewsheds, and other "soft" assets
• Presenting scenarios to stakeholders, communities, and the public

Petroleum / Pipeline / Mining

• Exploiting maps as "portals" to other data / creating project galleries
• Using raster and other data to "ground truth" legacy data
• Creating field outlines / examining extent for new potential
• Conducting temporal analysis / assessing changes in production over time
• Conducting play fairway analyses / identifying new potential
• Developing corridor and routing studies / identifying potential challenges
• Developing and evaluating public outreach
• Balancing and managing planning, permitting, and design / construction
• Managing assets / monitoring regulatory compliance
• Presenting scenarios to stakeholders, communities, and the public

Local and Regional Government

• Balancing land use, planning, and development
• Assessing service areas / assessing emergency response areas
• Aligning transportation planning to changing land use and demographics
• Developing snow removal and similar event driven service plans
• Balancing development with green space, open space, and recreation areas
• Evaluating crime patterns
• Protecting historic viewsheds
• Presenting scenarios to stakeholders, communities, and the public

Course List

Courses feature data, exercises, and scenarios geared to your environment - specific industries, disciplines, and workflows. We are also glad to incorporate your data and workflows. Please keep our modular approach in mind - making it easy to match curriculum exactly to your group.

Getting to Know ArcMap (1 day)
Introducing first-time students to GIS, students are exposed to basic GIS concepts while learning to use ArcMap to visualize data, query databases, perform basic analysis, and create and print maps.

GIS for Managers and Other Professional Staff / 1 day
This course introduces managers, stakeholders, and customers to GIS tools, history, functionality, use and limitations, data concepts, and trends.

Intro to ArcGIS (AG101) / Extensive Skill-Building & Key Perspectives / 2 days
This course introduces the skills and perspectives needed to use ArcGIS to visualize, create, manage, and analyze geospatial data. The course concentrates on creating, querying, managing, and editing data using ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox. Course includes early exposure to geoprocessing (basic overview).

Intro to Geoprocessing and Analysis (AG102) / 2 days
This course develops more advanced skills using ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox to better comprehend and complete geoprocessing, geospatial analysis, and cartographic production tasks. Students gain skills in geoprocessing and raster analysis applied to industry-specific scenarios. They learn how to think about, manage, and analyze data in a multi-discipline environment. They explore the advantages of using a geodatabase and gain additional exposure to advanced topics in cartography and analysis.

Modeling and Analysis / Model Automation Using ModelBuilder / 2 days
This course introduces powerful tools for geoprocessing and model automation - building and sharing reusable models. A planning and critical thinking framework are included - assessing model aims and parameters, developing workflows, considering data issues, selecting tools, engaging experts, and verifying results. Exercises vary to feature 3D Analyst, ArcScene, Network Analyst (geometric networks), temporal analysis, time-series animation, terrain modeling, and statistical analysis.

Building Better Maps / Fast Track to Cartography and Map Making / 2 days
This course focuses on map-making and cartography considering varying approaches and audiences. Examples include producing effective field maps, developing maps for reports and publication, presenting maps in public forums, and supporting legal scenarios. Students gain skills and perspectives in effective map design, cartography, cartographic representation, geodatabase annotation, applying style-guides, deploying standards, and considering data retention, documentation, and reproducibility at key milestones.

End of Field Season Data Loading and Analysis Workshop / 2-3 days
Wondering what to do with all the data collected in field season? Take advantage of a group workshop centered on data loading, early analysis, and presentation.

Working with the Geodatabase / 2 hours to 3 days
Learn the power of working with geodatabases. This series establishes the skills needed for effective data creation, editing, and management in a geodatabase environment. Several options are available, from introducing casual users to key concepts to detailed skill-building for data stewards.

Internet Data Sources / Source Quality and Data Integration Workshop / 1/2 day
Learn about the quality of Internet data and the ins and outs of integrating public domain data into your projects.

Understanding Coordinate Reference Systems and Map Projections / 1/2 day
Learn how to ensure location accuracy with this fundamental ArcGIS capability.

Metadata Workshop / Creating and Maintaining Metadata / 1/2 day
Learn how metadata can be used to protect geospatial assets - documenting data integrity, fit for use, and project knowledge.

Allpoints "Applied Workshop" Series / 2-3 days
Build your own class around targeted themes and workflows. This is a great way to combine GIS training with
team building, planning, and discussion - between teams, working with partners, and supporting decision processes.

Production Line Tool Set (PLTS)
Courses are typically customized to client data and workflows. Please call for details.

ESRI Production Line Tool Set (PLTS):

Geodatabase Loading, Editing, and Quality Control Using PLTS (2 days)
This class introduces PLTS, ESRI's tool kit for high-volume database production and quality control. Students learn how to establish and administer data validation rules using the PLTS Knowledge Base, quality control high-volume data loads, and take advantage of single-click editing. Students gain an understanding of complex topology and how to maintain data integrity in a large-scale batch-load environment.

Map Production System Atlas / Building & Managing Map Series (2 days)
Leveraging the Map Production System-Atlas (MPS-Atlas) extension of PLTS, this course concentrates on high-volume map production. The course introduces the map book production process including dynamic text, data frame managers, and element placement rules applied to batch cartographic production. Students learn how to batch-print, batch-export, and batch-save maps into individual files. At the close of the course, students are prepared to begin setting up and managing their own atlas or map series.