ArcGIS Training in Alaska

GeoNorth offers ArcGIS training in Anchorage, Alaska. We teach courses on campus at UAA. You will be led by an instructor through ESRI certified courseware, and will have hands-on training at using ArcMap and ESRI products.

Contact us at our Anchorage, Alaska office at 907- 677-1500 for pricing and schedule.  You can also see a list of our other GIS-related services here: GeoNorth's GIS Services

New Class Offerings!

ArcGIS Desktop II is being offered: October 11-13, 2011 (3 days, $1300)

ArcGIS Desktop III is being offered: October 24-25, 2011 (2 days, $900)

Course Summaries

These are ESRI Authorized training courses, using ESRI official courseware.  

Classes will be taught using version 9.3 courseware, but the instructor will also be showing key functionality in version 10.

ArcGIS Desktop I is not a required pre-requisite for ArcGIS Desktop II.

ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality 

 This course introduces the fundamental concepts of ArcGIS Desktop software and teaches how to use it to visualize, create, manage, and analyze geographic data. In course exercises, you will use ArcGIS tools to perform common GIS tasks and workflows. By the end of the course, you will understand the range of ArcGIS Desktop functionality and be prepared to work with the software on your own to create GIS maps, work with geographic data, and perform GIS analysis.

 Who  Should  Attend

  • GIS professionals and others who have GIS knowledge but no ArcGIS software experience.

 Goals

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Create a file geodatabase to store and manage geographic data.
  • Create and edit geographic data to accurately represent real-world objects.
  • Explore geographic data in ArcMap.
  • Classify, symbolize, and label map features to improve map visualization and interpretation.
  • Create data by geocoding addresses.
  • Query and analyze GIS data to support decision making.
  • Create maps to share with others.

Length: 24 hours

 

ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflows and Analysis 

 Advance your ArcGIS Desktop skills in this course that teaches how and when to apply ArcGIS tools to create an efficient workflow that supports GIS analysis. Working with data stored in a geodatabase, you will organize and prepare data for analysis, create geoprocessing models, and work through a challenging analysis project. By the end of the course, you will be able to determine which ArcGIS tools and functions to use in a given situation and apply them to your analyses. The skills taught in this course are applicable to all types of GIS analysis.

 Who  Should  Attend

GIS analysts, GIS specialists, and other experienced ArcGIS users who want to extend their basic ArcGIS skills in the areas of data creation and editing, geoprocessing models, and GIS analysis.

 Goals

After completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Add data from different sources to a geodatabase.
  • Create and use geodatabase components that maintain data integrity and prevent errors during data creation and editing.
  • Solve common spatial data alignment problems.
  • Use a variety of geoprocessing tools to perform an analysis that supports decision making.
  • Build a complex model to automate an analysis workflow.

Length: 16 hours


Contact us at 907- 677-1500 for pricing and schedule.