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Training
NPS Conferences, Meetings & Education Opportunities

DOI Training,

NPS GIS Training Materials

Learning ArcGIS 8.x the NPS Course

  • Introduction to ArcGIS 8.x for Land Management Agencies Course Materials>

Learning ArcView the NPS Course

  • On-Line Introduction to ArcView 3.0 - 3.2a
  • On-Line Introduction to ArcView 3.x for Fire
  • On-Line Introduction to ArcView 3.x for Lands

ArcGIS 9.x Guide

  • attached is the August 2003 version of the USFS ArcGIS Implementation Guide (or original WORD file ~2.6MB). The purpose of this Guide is to provide strategic awareness and outline the considerations and steps necessary to successfully implement the capabilities that ArcGIS offers.

Remote Sensing I & II Workshop

National Conservation Training Center
The National Conservation Training Center trains and educates natural resource managers to accomplish our common goal of conserving fish, wildlife, plants, and their habitats. As the "home of the Fish and Wildlife Service," NCTC brings exceptional training and education opportunities to Service employees and others. MORE->>
NOTE: There are "free" slots for NPS personnel for each course.

ESRI Education Solutions
Beginning January 2000, organizations of all sizes can get GIS education and training for their entire staff through annual subscriptions to ESRI Virtual Campus. Subscriptions offer access to ESRI Virtual Campus courses to everyone in an organization for a flat annual fee. The campus offers self-paced courses via the World Wide Web on geographic information science, GIS applications, and GIS technology, including courses on ArcInfo 8. The campus also houses a professional GIS community whose members share ideas and expertise in a supported environment. The Virtual Campus also incorporates "free" courses, see link "Get Free Training."MORE->>

ERDAS Training Opportunities
Leica Geosystems brings its clients an array of courses to fit their most basic and advanced needs for understanding and using our software. Current courses are being revised and new courses are added on a regular basis. MORE->>

The Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) is a non-profit association of professionals using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and other information technologies to solve challenges in all state and local government agencies and departments. URISA promotes the effective and ethical use of spatial information and information technologies for the understanding and management of urban and regional systems. MORE->>

The National Remote Sensing and Space Law Center at the University of Mississippi was established in 2000. The Center serves the remote sensing industry and the public good by objectively researching, addressing and conducting activities related to the legal aspects of applying remote sensing and related technologies to human activities. Subjects the Center addresses include, among others, data policies, intellectual property, privacy, liability, international law, use of imagery as legal evidence, environmental issues, and licensing. MORE->>

USGS Regional & National Courses