WyGISC short courses provide intensive training for GISci related technology and associated software. Courses range in length from one to five days. Courses can either be held on-site or remotely with our mobile teaching lab. WyGISC also develops custom courses to fit the specific training needs.
WyGISC together with ESRI also offer custom training onsite and remotely. Please contact us for more information.
WyGISC Short courses begin at 8:30 AM unless otherwise indicated.
Education Contact Information:
For questions regarding registration, contact the WyGISC main office. Phone: (307) 766-2532 or Email: wygisc-education@uwyo.edu
For all other questions, including those regarding course content and scheduling, contact the Education Coordinator. Phone: (307) 766-2770 or Email: wygisc-education@uwyo.edu
ArcGIS for Natural Resources Applications
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This two day course focuses on using ArcGIS Desktop 10 for natural resources applications. An environmental suitability model specific to Wyoming is used as an example throughout the class, focusing on each step of a GIS project from collecting and editing data to analyzing data and creating a final map.
Unit 1: Review basic GIS concepts
Unit 2: Acquiring GIS data and evaluating data quality
Unit 3: Georeferencing data
Unit 4: Editing GIS feature data
Unit 5: Handling attribute data, including hyperlinking photos
Unit 6: Preparing data for analysis
Unit 7: Vector Analysis (using Modelbuilder)
Unit 8: Raster Analysis
Unit 9: Network Analysis
Unit 10: Creating maps and communicating results
Prerequisites:
Completion of the two day class Introduction to ArcGIS I or the two day class Migrating from ArcView 9.x to ArcView 10.x, or equivalent experience using ArcGIS 9.x or 10.x.
Course Length: Two days
Instructor: Margo Berendsen
Tuition: $600
Course Schedule and Registration
ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting Started with GIS
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This course provides the foundation 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 powerful, and what coordinate systems and map projections are and why they are important. In course exercises, you work with ArcMap to visualize geographic data, create maps, query a GIS database, perform spatial analysis using common analysis tools, and solve geographic problems using a systematic approach. This course teaches the skills and knowledge needed to take other ArcGIS Desktop courses. This course is designed for those who are new to GIS and ArcGIS, or those who are infrequent users of ArcGIS who do not have a GIS background.
Prerequisites:
Students should know how to use Windows-based software for basic file management and browsing.
Course Length: Two Days
Instructor: Margo Berendsen
Tuition: $600
Course Schedule and Registration
ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality
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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. This course is designed for those with an education in or workplace experience with GIS but no ArcGIS software experience. This course assumes knowledge of basic GIS concepts.
Prerequisites:
Students should have completed ArcGIS Desktop I: Getting Started with GIS or have equivalent knowledge.
Course Length: 3 days
Instructor: Margo Berendsen
Tuition: $900
Course Schedule and Registration
ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis
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Understanding how and when to apply ArcGIS tools and functions is the key to creating an efficient GIS workflow. Building on the skills and knowledge taught in ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality, this course shows how to apply ArcGIS tools in a workflow context with a focus on working with data stored in a geodatabase and performing geoprocessing and analysis. In the course exercises, you organize and edit data stored in a geodatabase, prepare data for analysis, create and edit geoprocessing models using ModelBuilder, and work through a challenging analysis project. This course is designed for experienced ArcGIS users who want to learn more about the ArcGIS tools for creating and editing data and GIS analysis.
Prerequisites:
Students should have completed ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality, Learning ArcGIS Desktop, or have equivalent knowledge.
Course Length: 2 days
Instructor: Margo Berendsen
Tuition: $600
Course Schedule and Registration
Introduction to Metadata for GIS Users
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This ½ day course includes instruction on metadata concepts and application, including lectures and hands-on exercises covering the following topics:
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Overview of the importance and relevance of metadata
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Using metadata search engines to locate data and determine fitness-for-use
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Methods of creating and formatting metadata according to the Federal Geographic Data Committee standard, using ArcCatalog
Prerequisites:
This course is for those who have completed Introduction to ArcGIS I If the prerequisite course is not completed, a participant should have comparable experience with ArcGIS before taking this course.
Course Length: Half Day
Instructor: Margo Berendsen
Tuition: $150
Course Schedule and Registration
Optional 1/2 Day Course Add-On
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This optional ½ day add on is provided to students attending our short courses who would like some additional follow-up instruction and assistance linking the main course content with their personal working objectives and goals. Students are invited to bring their own project questions and data to work on or supplemental materials will be provided to challenge your knowledge and skills.
Prerequisites:
The optional course add-on is only available to students who have registered and completed a WyGISC professional short course. The add on option will only be available to students the following morning of a completed course from 8:30 – 12:30. Please have reasonable expectations that are relevant to your experience and the level and content of the course before considering this optional add-on.
Course Length: Half Day
Instructor: Margo Berendsen
Tuition: $150
Course Schedule and Registration
Education Contact Information:
For questions regarding registration, contact the WyGISC main office. Phone: (307) 766-2532 or Email: wygisc-education@uwyo.edu
For all other questions, including those regarding course content and scheduling, contact the Education Coordinator. Phone: (307) 766-2770 or Email: wygisc-education@uwyo.edu
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