Launch your career in mapping and GIS! Learn the principles, tools, and techniques for creating great maps that answer geographic questions.
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No prior knowledge required
No unnecessary risks
This internship is designed for those new to mapping and GIS, as well as anyone interested in better understanding how and why it works. You will learn practical skills that can be applied to your work using advanced software created by Esri Inc., the world’s leading GIS company.
Please note: The software is no longer provided with this course. You will need to obtain it yourself. These courses are designed to be taught with ArcMap, which is no longer supported by Esri, so you may not be able to obtain it unless your institution or company already has it.
The courses are based on the idea that you will get the most out of your learning experience if you can tailor your work to your personal interests. You will learn:
In the capstone course, you will apply everything you have learned by building your portfolio through “mini-projects” or planning and executing one large project. Your capstone course work will be presented in a web-based narrative map that can be shared with friends, family, and colleagues.
14 hours
4.8 (2,188 ratings)
Start learning about the fascinating and useful world of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)! In the first course of the GIS, Mapping and Spatial Analysis specialization, you will learn what a GIS system is, how to get started using the software, how to represent real-world things on a map, how to record locations using coordinates, and how to create a 2D map from the 3D Earth. In the course project, you will create your own GIS data by tracking geographic content from a satellite image for a location and topic of your choice.
20 hours
4.9 (686 ratings)
In this course, you will learn how to find GIS data for your projects and how to create a well-designed map that effectively communicates your message. The first part focuses on building the fundamentals of GIS data, so you will be familiar with the types of GIS files available, and the implications of choosing one type over another. Next, we will talk about metadata, so you will know how to evaluate a dataset before deciding to use it, in addition to preparing data by merging and slicing files as needed.
14 hours
4.9 (590 ratings)
In this course, you will learn to analyze map data using different data types and methods to answer geographic questions. First, you will learn how to filter a data set using different types of queries to find only the data you need. Then we will discuss simple but powerful analysis methods that use vector data to find spatial relationships within and between data sets.
11 hours
4.9 (300 ratings)
In this final course, you will apply everything you have learned by designing and completing your own GIS project. You will plan your project by writing a short proposal explaining what you intend to do and why. You will then find data on a topic and location of your choice, perform analysis, and create maps that will allow you to try out different tools and data sets.
