Short Courses in Land & Environment

GPS & Mapping Week

May 7 - 10, 2012

This 4-day series of courses is for those who are new to this technology or those who use it in their workplace on a daily basis.

BASIC HANDHELD GPS

GPS is used both by industry and by consumers as an efficient method of collecting data that can be used in mapping and geographic information applications. This is an introductory course for those wishing to use GPS for business or recreational purposes. The course is primarily hands-on using handheld GPS receivers and desktop computers. It will include the following topics and activities:

  • discuss the basic GPS components and principles
  • use GPS to navigate to given locations
  • use GPS to collect field positions to be used for a map
  • transfer data between a GPS receiver and a computer
  • produce a map using GPS data collected in the field
  • add an air photo background to a GPS map

Collection Day
M • May 7 • 8:30 am – 4 pm                $349

includes supplies, refreshments & lunch

Processing Day
T • May 8 • 8:30 am – 4 pm                 $349

includes supplies, refreshments & lunch

Introduction to ESRI ArcGIS 10

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are being used extensively to manage information that is associated with features that have geographic locations. GIS computer programs not only produce maps, they also link and manage the information associated with features on the maps. This is an introductory course designed to give you hands-on experience in the use of ESRI’s ArcGIS 10 desktop GIS software and selected types of data that are used for GIS. Come and find out why ESRI continues to be one of the leading GIS software providers around the world. You will become familiar with the basic spatial data loading, manipulation and map making capabilities of this industry-standard software.

Day 1
Participants will:

  • discover basic GIS concepts and principles
  • learn the basics of ArcCatalog for managing and previewing geographic data
  • acquire an overview of ArcGIS projects, data frames and layers
    perform queries to find information from a GIS
    create simple maps

Day 2
Participants will:

  • perform advanced GIS layer symbolization and display in ArcMap
    use ArcToolbox to re-project source data
  • perform advanced GIS query and analysis operations
    create, export and print map layouts in ArcMap

W/Th • May 9 &/or 10 • 8:30 am – 4 pm

1 Day $349
includes supplies, refreshments & lunch


2 Days $649
includes supplies, refreshments & lunch

For More Information

Call 403-556-4677 or 1-800-661-6537,ext 4677