Knowledge of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is an increasingly sought after skill in industries from agriculture to public health. This Specialization, offered in partnership with ArcGIS developer Esri, will teach the skills you need to successfully use GIS software in a professional setting. You will learn how to analyze your spatial data, use cartography techniques to communicate your results in maps, and collaborate with peers in GIS and GIS-dependent fields.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialization
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Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Specialization
Map Your World With GIS. Explore the tools, concepts, and terminology of spatial analysis and modeling
Instructor: Eric Howard
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Get in-depth knowledge of a subject
(6,115 reviews)
Beginner level
Recommended experience
2 months at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Earn a career credential
Share your expertise with employers
What you'll learn
Create and work with raster data.
Develop and analyze data for the geospatial analysis project.
Develop a large processing workflow in ModelBuilder.
Interpret and explain the results you obtained in comparison to your original GIS question and/or hypothesis.
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Taught in English
26 practice exercises
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Specialization - 4 course series
What you'll learn
Define core geospatial concepts
Practice with subset data using selections and feature attributes
Create map books using advanced mapping techniques
Create layer and map packages
Skills you'll gain
Category: ArcGIS
Category: Geographic Information Systems
Category: GIS Software
Category: Metadata Management
Category: Data Visualization
Category: Spatial Analysis
Category: Data Mapping
Category: Data Sharing
Category: Software Installation
Category: Data Integration
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Data Analysis
What you'll learn
Design data tables and use separating and joining data in a relational database
Write query strings to subset data
Create and work with raster data
Create web maps
Skills you'll gain
Category: Data Quality
Category: ArcGIS
Category: Data Management
Category: Data Modeling
Category: Data Sharing
Category: Data Storage
Category: Relational Databases
Category: Spatial Analysis
Category: Geospatial Mapping
Category: Analytics
Category: Query Languages
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Geographic Information Systems
Category: Data Mapping
What you'll learn
Skills you'll gain
Category: ArcGIS
Category: Spatial Analysis
Category: Network Analysis
Category: Data Presentation
Category: Data Storytelling
Category: Spatial Data Analysis
Category: Data Manipulation
Category: Data Visualization Software
Category: Geographic Information Systems
Category: Geospatial Mapping
Category: Heat Maps
What you'll learn
Expand their knowledge for geospatial analysis and develop new skills on how to use the advanced geoprocessing tools inside of ArcGIS Pro.
Skills you'll gain
Category: Geographic Information Systems
Category: Spatial Analysis
Category: ArcGIS
Category: Risk Mitigation
Category: Supply Chain
Category: Business Development
Category: Community Health
Category: Geospatial Mapping
Category: Market Analysis
Category: Natural Resource Management
Category: Emergency Response
Category: Public Health
Category: Environmental Science
Category: Land Management
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Frequently asked questions
You will have your choice of several capstone project to demonstrate your mastery of the Specialization content. The project will highlight your skill in data analysis and display your results on a professional quality map. You will be able to share your project digitally or in print.
The Specialization uses ArcGIS for Desktop. Instructions will be provided inside the course to download a free educational license. Please check below to make sure your computer meets the requirements to run ArcGIS.
We use the Esri suite of products in this specialization because it is in the most demand across the broadest set of industries. We cover ArcGIS Desktop, specifically ArcMap and ArcCatalog, with an introduction to ArcGIS Online. Learners comfortable with computers will be able to take what is learned in these classes and apply it to other GIS systems, though they are not explicitly taught in this specialization.
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