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Turning Data into Information-A New Course From ESRI Virtual Campus
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Redlands, California—ESRI Virtual Campus presents Turning Data into Information, a new course that examines the scientific methods used to extract useful information from spatial data.
As the availability of digital resources increases, there is a need to understand how to process data and modify it to fit particular needs. In this six-module course (the first module is free), participants explore topics related to the visualization, measurement, transformation, and optimization of spatial data. In course exercises, participants work with ArcGIS software and the ArcGIS Spatial Analyst extension to query and measure spatial and attribute data; perform spatial overlays, interpolation, and density estimations; produce statistical summaries of spatial data; conduct optimization studies and hypothesis testing; and quantify data error.
Turning Data into Information is the companion course to the geographic information system (GIS) textbook, Geographic Information Systems and Science, written by Paul Longley, Ph.D.; Michael Goodchild, Ph.D.; David Maguire, Ph.D.; and David Rhind, Ph.D.; however, the textbook is not required to complete the course.
To enroll in the course or for a complete course description, visit ESRI Virtual Campus at http://campus.esri.com or call 1-800-447-9778 in the United States For further information outside the United States, please contact your local distributor; see www.esri.com/international for a current distributor list.
About ESRI Virtual Campus
With more than 169,000 members and dozens of courses to choose from, ESRI Virtual Campus is a recognized leader in online GIS training. Courses, workshops, and live training seminars combine hands-on experience, interactivity, and instructional support to create an effective learning environment.
About ESRI
For more than 30 years, ESRI has been the leading developer of GIS software with more than 300,000 clients worldwide. ESRI software is used in all 200 of the largest cities in the United States and in more than 60 percent of counties and municipalities nationwide. Headquartered in California, ESRI has regional offices throughout the United States, international distributors in more than 90 countries, and more than 1,500 business partners. ESRI’s goal is to develop comprehensive tools that enable users to efficiently manage, use, and serve geographic information to make a difference in the world around them. ESRI also provides consulting, implementation, and technical support services. ESRI can be found on the Web at www.esri.com.
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