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Professional Certificate in
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Essentials
AlaskaX

What you will learn

  • Build proficiency in ESRI’s ArcGIS Pro software, the industry standard.
  • Use geoprocessing tools for spatial analysis and problem solving.
  • Communicate spatial analysis results through maps, graphs and ArcGIS story maps.
  • Use 3D geoprocessing tools for landscape analysis and watershed delineation, and ArcScene for 3D visualization.
  • Learn image processing and analysis in ArcGIS Pro to assess vegetation health, wildfire burn severity, and flood impacts. Use image classification to map land use and land cover.
Expert instruction
3 skill-building courses
Self-paced
Progress at your own speed
3 months
3 - 5 hours per week
Discounted price: $510.30
Pre-discounted price: $567USD
For the full program experience

Courses in this program

  1. AlaskaX's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Essentials Professional Certificate

Meet your instructors
from University of Alaska Fairbanks (AlaskaX)

Santosh Panda
Associate Professor
College of Natural Science and Mathematics, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Anushree Badola
Ph.D. Student
Geophysical Institute, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Chris Smith
Geospatial Data Analyst
Geographic Information Network of Alaska (GINA)

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Discounted price: $510.30
Pre-discounted price: $567USD
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