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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


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

2009 Schedule:

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

  • Tuesday November 24, 2009  
    Update!!!! Please note date change (previously Wednesday, November 18th)

2010 Schedule:

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

  • January 20, 2010
  • March 17, 2010
  • May 19, 2010
  • July 14, 2010
  • September 15, 2010
  • November 17, 2010

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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

2009 Schedule:

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.:

  • October 21, 2009
  • Tuesday December 8, 2009
    Update!!!! Please note date change (previously Wednesday, December 16th)

2010 Schedule:

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.:

  • February 17, 2010
  • April 14, 2010
  • June 16, 2010
  • August 18, 2010
  • October 20, 2010
  • December 15, 2010

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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 and sign the Training Registration Form found under www.oakgov.com/ittrain/assets/docs/register.pdf (Adobe Acrobat, file size 34k).

Submit your completed and signed 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.

 

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