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Penn State Edition: Learning ArcGIS I-A New Course From ESRI Virtual Campus and Penn State University
Redlands, California—ESRI Virtual Campus presents Penn State Edition: Learning ArcGIS I, a new course that combines the convenience of online instruction with the added benefit of online support from a Penn State instructor. Penn State Geography Department instructors review work submitted through the university’s online course management system and give feedback or answer questions daily. Upon successful completion of the course, participants receive four continuing education units from Penn State.
This six-module course (the first module is free) introduces the ArcGIS family of software products and explains how the ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox applications work together to provide a complete geographic information system (GIS) solution. Participants learn fundamental GIS concepts including what spatial data is and how to create, edit, symbolize, organize, georeference, query, and map spatial data using ArcGIS. In each module, participants get practical experience using the software by completing projects based on realistic GIS applications ranging from investigating potential aquaculture sites in Zambia to mapping the impact of Hurricane Iris in Belize.
Registered participants receive a free trial software CD. 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.
ESRI, the ESRI globe logo, GIS by ESRI, ArcGIS, ArcMap, ArcCatalog, ArcToolbox, www.esri.com, and @esri.com are trademarks, registered trademarks, or service marks of ESRI in the United States, the European Community, or certain other jurisdictions. Other companies and products mentioned herein are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective trademark owners.
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