Oakland County Enterprise GIS Programs & Services

GIS Training Classes and Schedules

Oakland County Enterprise GIS offers instructor-led training for representatives from a County agency or a local unit of government.

All classes are conducted in the Oakland County Information Technology Training Rooms. A student guide is provided for instruction purposes and becomes the property of the student at the conclusion of the class.   A maximum of 16 students per class is allowed to ensure that the students receive the individual attention they deserve. Students are provided with their own PC, making hands-on experience a priority.

Fundamentals of GIS

Basics of ArcGIS

GIS Applied

Location and Registration

Fundamentals of GIS

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

2012 Schedule:

This class is generally taught every third month on the third Wednesday of the month from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon:

• January 18, 2012
• April 18, 2012
• July 18, 2012
• October 17, 2012

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Basics of ArcGIS

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

2012 Schedule:

This class is generally taught every third month on the third or fourth Wednesday of the month from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.:

• February 15, 2012
• May 16, 2012
• August 15, 2012
• November 21, 2012

 

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GIS Applied

This is a full day course that covers intermediate level concepts of GIS. Prospective students should have a thorough understanding of the GIS concepts presented in the introductory Fundamentals of GIS and Basics of ArcGIS classes.  Some of the topics covered include:

• Building Geodatabases
• Data Editing
• Geocoding Concepts
• Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing
• Creating and Editing Metadata

2011 Schedule:

This class is generally taught every third month on the third Wednesday of the month from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.:

• December 21, 2011

2012 Schedule:

• March 21, 2012
• June 20, 2012
• September 19, 2012
• December 19, 2012

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Location and Registration

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 or contact Information Technology at (248) 858-0828.  You can also inquire about other IT trainings offered by the County at this number.

Submit your completed and signed Training Registration Form (, file size 34k)  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.

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