The following are some calendar items for Oakland County's Enterprise GIS:
GIS Steering Committee Meetings are held in the auditorium of the Oakland County Department of Information Technology building. Meetings start at 9 a.m. and usually last for about 2 hrs.
2008 Schedule
February 15, 2008
May 16, 2008
August 15, 2008
November 21, 2008
GIS training classes
Fundamentals of GIS. This class is generally taught every other month on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
This is an introductory half-day course that covers fundamental concepts of GIS. The class is designed for those with little or no knowledge of GIS. Some of the topics covered include:
Type GIS data
Basic map navigation
GIS organizational issues
Introduction to spatial analysis
Overview of GIS efforts in Oakland County
2008 Schedule:
March 26, 2008
May 21, 2008
July 16, 2008
September 17, 2008
November 19, 2008
Basics of ArcGIS. This class is generally taught every other month on the third or fourth Wednesday of the month from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This is a full day course. Prospective students should have a thorough understanding of the fundamental GIS concepts presented in the introductory Fundamentals of GIS class. The class will cover basic GIS functionality of ArcMap and ArcCatalog, including:
GIS data manipulation
GIS data formats (shapefiles, geodatabase, etc.)
Map generation
Working with spatial and non-spatial data
2008 Schedule:
February 20, 2008
April 16, 2008
June 18, 2008
August 20, 2008
October 15, 2008
December 17, 2008
Introduction to ArcGIS I. This is a two day course that will be offered periodically throughout the year.
Here begins the foundation for becoming a successful ArcView, ArcEditor, or ArcInfo user. This course covers fundamental GIS concepts as well as how to query a GIS database, manipulate tabular data, edit spatial and attribute data, and present data clearly and efficiently using maps and charts. Participants learn how to use ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox, and explore how these applications work together to provide a complete GIS software solution.
Display feature and tabular data
Work with georeferenced spatial data
Query features using logical expressions
Find features using spatial relationships
Edit spatial and attribute data
Associate tables with joins and relates
Produce maps, reports, and graphs
2008 Schedule:
Thursday, March 27th through Friday, March 28th
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Classes are held in the Lower Level Training Rooms in the Information Technology Building. If you are a representative from a County agency or a local unit of government and want to register for a course, please complete the Training Registration Form found under www.oakgov.com/ittrain/assets/docs/register.pdf and sign it. Submit your completed registration form to the IT Reception Desk or fax to (248) 858-1006. You will receive a confirmation email verifying that your seat is confirmed. If you do not receive a confirmation email before the date of your requested class, please contact training@oakgov.com or call (248) 858-0810 to make sure that your registration form was received.
