Government Documents and Microforms Department

Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

  ESRI Virtual Campus Classes and Workshops

ESRI Virtual Campus classes combine hands-on, self-paced experience, interactivity, and instructional support. They are available to Georgetown faculty, students, and staff at no cost.

ESRI Virtual Campus Workshops are recordings of live training seminars plus printable slides of the presentation, a hands-on exercise and an exam. The workshops are self-paced and available to Georgetown faculty, students, and staff at no cost.

Just select a course or workshop and then contact any of the staff members listed below. We'll send you an access code and the information you need to get started. Happy Mapping!

Timothy Cash (casht@georgetown.edu) or 202-687-7477
Judy Trump (trumpj@georgetown.edu) or 202-687-9241

ESRI Virtual Campus Classes

For more information go to the Virtual Campus Catalog. The courses have a "C" beside them in the catalog.

Cartographic Design Using ArcGIS 9: This course discusses key design issues and teaches practical guidelines for creating maps that are well suited to their display medium and that speak effectively to their audience.

Creating and Editing Labels and Annotation: This course teaches how to create labels and annotation, as well as how to manage them to streamline map creation.

Creating and Editing Linearly Referenced Features with ArcGIS 9: This course introduces the fundamental elements of linear referencing: routes and measures.

Creating and Integrating Data for Natural Resource Applications: This four-module course teaches methods for acquiring, evaluating, creating, manipulating, and integrating data in preparation for analysis and map creation.

Creating and Maintaining Metadata Using ArcGIS Desktop: This course shows how metadata supports efficient management and use of spatial data and teaches practical strategies for creating and maintaining metadata using ArcGIS Desktop software.

Creating, Editing, and Managing Geodatabases for ArcGIS 9: This course covers all the basics and introduces the more advanced functionality that makes the geodatabase such a powerful data model.

Customizing ArcGIS 9: The course covers how to rearrange basic elements of the interface, customize toolbars and menus, and create custom tools and buttons.


Customizing ArcIMS: ArcIMS software allows organizations to get a basic GIS-enabled Web site up and running quickly. This course introduces ArcXML, the programming language of ArcIMS.

Geoprocessing with ArcGIS Desktop: This five-module course teaches practical strategies for using the ArcGIS geoprocessing framework to accomplish GIS work flows. Participants work with geoprocessing tools to create and organize workspaces, prepare data for analysis, and perform GIS analysis tasks, then learn how to streamline processes using models and scripts.

Introduction to Visual Basic 6: This course teaches the fundamental concepts of the Microsoft Visual Basic 6 programming language. Participants learn and immediately apply object-oriented programming concepts as they develop a Visual Basic application from start to finish.

Learning ArcGIS 9: This course introduces fundamental concepts of GIS and the major functionality contained within ArcGIS Desktop software.

Learning ArcGIS 9 3D Analyst: This course teaches what a surface model is and shows how to create both raster and vector surfaces. Working mostly with models of terrain, participants display surfaces in three-dimensional perspective, symbolize them, and set three-dimensional properties.

Learning ArcGIS 9 Spatial Analyst: This course teaches how to use ArcGIS Spatial Analyst to produce and control raster data. Participants create a variety of raster surfaces including hillshade relief maps, slope and aspect surfaces, and density and distance surfaces.

Learning ArcIMS: This four-module course provides an overview of the basic features and components of ArcIMS and teaches the skills needed to create a basic ArcIMS Web site from start to finish.

Spatial Analysis of Geohazards Using ArcGIS 9: This course shows how GIS can be used to determine where geohazards are likely to occur and assess their potential impact on the human community.

Turning Data into Information Using ArcGIS 9: This course examines the scientific methods used to derive useful information from spatial data.

Understanding Map Projections and Coordinate Systems: Map projections and coordinate systems enable us to map the three-dimensional earth on a two-dimensional surface such as paper or a computer screen. This course introduces the fundamental concepts behind map projections, datums, and coordinate systems.

Working with Rasters in ArcGIS 9: This course unlocks the mysteries of the raster. Participants learn which types of geographic phenomena are appropriately represented as rasters and how the type of data affects raster analysis.

ESRI Virtual Campus Workshops

For more information go to the Virtual Campus Catalog. The workshops have a "W" beside them in the catalog.

ArcGIS Annotation: Tips and Tricks
Basics of the Geodatabase Data Model
Customizing ArcMap: Easy Ways to Extend the Interface
Customizing ArcPad
Editing Spatial Data in ArcMap: Tips and Tricks
Georeferencing Rasters in ArcGIS
Getting Started with Surface Analysis using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
Introduction to ArcScan for ArcGIS
Migrating Coverages into the Geodatabase
Introduction to Map Production System-Atlas
Labeling in ArcMap: Tips and Tricks
The 15-Minute Map: Creating a Basic Map in ArcMap
Understanding Branching and Looping in VBA
Understanding GIS Queries
Using ArcCatalog: Tips and Tricks
Working with Forms in VBA
Working with Map Topology in ArcGIS
Working with Survey Data in ArcGIS
Working with Variables and Functions in VBA

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  Last Updated 4/21/2006