This three-day core course discusses how GIS is implemented in a laboratory survey course.
Covers all components of a GIS including data collection, manipulation, query, and spatial analysis. Introduces map design
and production techniques. It explains sources of data, data collection and acquisitions, projections and coordinate systems,
and address geocoding. Students develop and implement a small GIS to solve an application problem. Students are required to
have a working knowledge of ArcView GIS. This course should be taken second in the Geographic Information Systems certificate
series, and must be taken as one of the first three classes.
This course is also available on a contract basis and can be tailored to suit your organization's needs. Please contact us to discuss your onsite opportunity.
Courses are offered in a three-day seminar format. Classes can be taken individually to
strengthen your working knowledge or as part of the certificate program to enhance your career development. It is possible
to complete the certificate in 4 to 36 months. Tailored seminars taught on your premises can be arranged through the program
manager.
Dr. Erwin Villiger is the president and CEO of Global View Inc., a GIS and remote sensing consulting firm. He spent 10 years with the Central Intelligence Agency as an imagery analyst and remote sensing scientist before leaving to pursue a PhD in environmental science at George Mason University. While studying at George Mason, he ran the GIS and remote sensing computer labs for the Department of Geography and Earth System Science. He has a BA and MS in geography, with specialties in remote sensing and geographic information systems. Dr. Villiger has taught geography and GIS courses for Johns Hopkins University and George Mason University, has developed a number of GIS education programs for professionals, and is the director of a master's program in GIS with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is an ESRI authorized instructor for ArcGIS and manages desktop software training for the Professional Certificate Program in Geographic Information Systems at George Mason. He teaches a number of certificate courses including: Introduction to ArcGIS, Components of GIS, Raster Analysis & 3D Modeling, and Environmental Applications of GIS.
