UC Davis Continuing and Professional Education’s Geographic Information Systems program can provide the foundation for a new career or help GIS analysts take their work to the next level. Featuring an interactive learning experience, our program provides practical skills you can use in your job the very next day, including a clear understanding of GIS technology, terminology and its applications.
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Introduction to Geographic Information Systems
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is an exciting set of technology tools used in almost every field imaginable. Knowledge of GIS and experience with spatial analysis will enhance your resume and allow you to analyze and manage your data more effectively than ever before. Gain an overview of GIS in this hands-on workshop. Learn about terms and concepts, available systems, data sources and design and policy decisions that must be addressed prior to implementation of a GIS project. By combining lectures and hands-on experience working with ArcGIS, this course will provide you with a basic working knowledge of GIS and a concrete sense of the planning and design work involved in using GIS.
Course Format and Pacing
This fully online course is delivered through Canvas, UC Davis CPE’s learning management system, and includes approximately 20 hours of instruction. Content is presented through a combination of pre-recorded lectures and mandatory live Zoom sessions with the instructor(s).
Industry-Leading Software
ArcGIS Pro is a premier geographic information system (GIS) platform used by professionals worldwide in environmental science, urban planning, natural resource management, and more. Students gain hands-on experience with powerful mapping and spatial analysis tools, developing skills that are highly valued in industries requiring data visualization, geospatial analysis, and location-based decision-making.
Software Requirements
ArcGIS Pro runs on Windows and requires installation using a student license provided during the 7 days prior to the course start, along with detailed licensing and installation instructions. Students must use a personal laptop with at least 8GB of RAM and a dual-core, 64-bit processor capable of running Windows 11. *NOTE: Mac is NOT compatible, even with a Windows virtualization tool. To avoid technical issues, students should install the software immediately upon receipt of access and ensure their system meets the minimum requirements.
GIS Database Design: Solving Real-World Problems
Review industry-standard and emerging data design technologies for today's natural resource and land use planning. This class explores how GIS database design is a necessary step in solving real-world problems such as utility network design, municipal asset management and imagery management. Learn to apply best practices in designing data, delivering data to others and maximizing the application of your data for solving real-life challenges. Using case studies, you’ll refine your expertise in:
- Interpreting and documenting data requirements for practical applications
- Modeling data relationships
- Database language options
- Populating data to test your database design
- Administering a database for others to use
- Participants will propose, design and populate a database of their choice using spatial and other forms of data. This requires stepping away from instructions and designing custom solutions to practical issues.
This course is intended for professionals who want to include GIS as a tool in land use and resource planning efforts and will also be beneficial to anyone with a strong desire to incorporate GIS database design and maintenance technology in a systematic and comprehensive manner. The course is designed for those who have a working knowledge of ArcGIS.
Course Format and Pacing
This fully online course is delivered through Canvas, UC Davis CPE’s learning management system, and includes approximately 20 hours of instruction. Content is presented through a combination of pre-recorded lectures and mandatory live Zoom sessions with the instructor(s).
Industry-Leading Software
ArcGIS Pro is a premier geographic information system (GIS) platform used by professionals worldwide in environmental science, urban planning, natural resource management, and more. Students gain hands-on experience with powerful mapping and spatial analysis tools, developing skills that are highly valued in industries requiring data visualization, geospatial analysis, and location-based decision-making.
Software Requirements
ArcGIS Pro runs on Windows and requires installation using a student license provided prior to the course start, along with detailed licensing and installation instructions. Students must use a personal laptop with at least 8GB of RAM and a dual-core, 64-bit processor capable of running Windows 11. *NOTE: Mac is NOT compatible, even with a Windows virtualization tool. To avoid technical issues, students should install the software immediately upon receipt of access and ensure their system meets the minimum requirements.
Advanced GIS: Productivity, Geoprocessing and Analysis
Increase your understanding of available tools in ArcGIS for many types of spatial analyses, and understand how to choose the appropriate set of tools for different situations. Gain experience with a variety of geoprocessing tools in ArcGIS, discover better work routines and learn how to improve your workflow using ModelBuilder. Review important topics such as projections and editing, and explore many overlooked but useful tools that make life easier and save time and effort, including many advanced editing tools and map topology. You will also learn how to create map books using data-driven pages and ModelBuilder effectively for streamlining analyses and creating an easily modifiable interface for spatial analysis steps that are repeated many times.
Course Format and Pacing
This fully online course is delivered through Canvas, UC Davis CPE’s learning management system, and includes approximately 20 hours of instruction. Content is presented through a combination of pre-recorded lectures and mandatory live Zoom sessions with the instructor(s).
Industry-Leading Software
ArcGIS Pro is a premier geographic information system (GIS) platform used by professionals worldwide in environmental science, urban planning, natural resource management, and more. Students gain hands-on experience with powerful mapping and spatial analysis tools, developing skills that are highly valued in industries requiring data visualization, geospatial analysis, and location-based decision-making.
Software Requirements
ArcGIS Pro runs on Windows and requires installation using a student license provided prior to the course start, along with detailed licensing and installation instructions. Students must use a personal laptop with at least 8GB of RAM and a dual-core, 64-bit processor capable of running Windows 11. NOTE: Mac is NOT compatible, even with a Windows virtualization tool. To avoid technical issues, students should install the software immediately upon receipt of access and ensure their system meets the minimum requirements.