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New to GIS?  New to QGIS open source software?  Check out this free self paced course from Del Mar College introducing you to GIS and QGIS software.  The course opens today.

Topics covered in this course include GIS, cartography, remote sensing, and spatial analysis through a series of lectures and hands-on computer-based exercises. This course is designed to be used as a stand-alone course to complement other disciplines or as an entry level course into a geospatial program. Course content is based upon the United States Department of Labor’s Geospatial Technology Competency Model for entry level geospatial occupations, including Geospatial or GIS Technicians and Technologists.

If you consider yourself knowledgeable in GIS, but want to know more about QGIS open source software, visit the QGIS website and follow the training manual.

New to ArcGIS Pro?  Take advantage of ESRI’s free online training to learn the key capabilities of the software:

ArcGIS Pro interface

• Project structure
• Explore the ArcGIS Pro interface and structure
• Map views
• Work with map views

Editing

• Editing workflow
• Edit in ArcGIS Pro

Analysis

• Geoprocessing and visual analysis
• Perform analysis in ArcGIS Pro
• Perform visual analysis of 3D data

Sharing projects

• Map layouts
• Create map layouts
• Packages
• Create a package file
• Web layers and web maps
• (Optional) Share a web layer

ArcGIS Pro licenses come with your ArcGIS Desktop licenses.  You will also need an ArcGIS Online Organizational account.

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