Category Archives: Education/Learning

UC GIS Week 2023

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The University of California will be hosting GIS Week from Nov. 14th – Nov. 16th, celebrating all things mapping and geospatial! The University of California GIS Week is an opportunity for you to learn and engage with experts and mapping projects across the UC system and beyond! The event will be hosted virtually through Zoom.

All talks are free and open to the public! We encourage anyone interested in GIS to attend, all experience levels are welcome.

Want to share your research? We’re accepting submissions for panelists until October 6! We are looking for lightning talks, panelists, presentations, posters, StoryMaps, and pre-recorded workshops.

For more information and to register, click below.

Data Analysis and GIS Mapping

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Thanks goes out to Amelia, a student of Study Map, for finding this resource and great links to GIS, Spatial Data Analysis, and the history of GPS. She wanted to share this with the SoCalGIS group! Thanks Amelia!

https://online.butler.edu/blog/data-analysis-and-gis-mapping/

GIS @ Rio Hondo College

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Join us for a new Fall semester of 2023.  Located at the 605 & 60 freeway, Rio Hondo’s 24th year of GIS offerings are scheduled to start August 19th for both online & hybrid (one evening a week). Several optional field sessions are scheduled on Fridays or Saturdays. 

  • Introduction to GIS (GIS 120) two offerings, online or Hybrid (once a week on campus)
  • GIS 150 – Small Unmanned Aircraft System (& Photogrammetry)
  • GIS 220 – GIS Applications
  • GIS 221 – Cartography Design and GIS
  • GIS 280 – Geospatial Prog & Web Services
  • GIS 281 – Crime Mapping and Analysis

For more information, visit http://www.riohondo.edu/gis . Also a short video about the Rio Hondo GIS Program https://bit.ly/3DLLuVL 

Geography of Mars @ CSULB

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Looking to take an interesting Geography course? Try out GEOG 441/541, Geography of Mars, at CSULB.

The class requires only that a student has taken introductory physical geography or general geology or a comparable course, so that they have a basic understanding of how our home planet “works.”  From that, they will acquire deep familiarity with Mars as an actual place to them, learning about Mars’ tectonic, geomorphic, and meteorological processes and the regional landscapes they produce.  They will be able to understand a lot of the martian research frontier by the end of the class and a few may be inspired to intern at JPL!

This is a “once in an academic lifetime” opportunity for students!

Here is a link to the flyer for the course —  https://home.csulb.edu/~rodrigue/mars/MarsFlyerF23.pdf

GIS 130 @ Rio Hondo College

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Looking for a class on field applications for GIS? Sign up for GIS 130 at Rio Hondo College!

The course provides students and working professionals an expanded hands-on study on field data collection and methods using various geospatial technology including Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and sUAV (small unmanned aerial vehicles) for applications in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Remote Sensing (RMS). Experience in using field data collection enhances GIS technician and analyst employability. Students will research real world applications for public safety, public works, digital humanities and various sciences. This course will include off-campus field trips.

2023 ESRI Developer Summit videos

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The Plenary Session at the 2023 ESRI Developer Summit kicked each day off with an inspiring deep dive into the entirety of the ArcGIS system, exploring spatial analytics, data science, and location services with expert-led app-building demonstrations.

‌Days one and two of the Plenary Session, as well as the customer keynotes, are now available to view. Check it out!

Webinar: ArcGIS Field Maps

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ESRI is hosting an ArcGIS Field Maps webinar on March 15. They will introduce you to Field Maps and the new Field Maps Designer web app as well as cover the following:

  • Streamlining data capture and editing
  • Capturing data correctly to avoid errors in field-collected data
  • Achieving office and field synchronization, enabling everyone to work from a common understanding
  • Integrating with your existing business workflows
  • Creating automated workflows that deliver greater efficiency

For more information and to register for the webinar, click here.

Webinar: Geography and Map Virtual Orientation by LOC

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The Library of Congress will have a virtual introduction to the world’s largest map library, focusing on collections and resources accessible online from anywhere. Join the webinar to explore a treasure trove of maps, atlases, and cartographic resources followed by a Q&A session with a map librarian.

The webinar will be Feb 14, 2023 12:00 PM PST. Click here to register.

2023 SCAG Scholarship Program

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The SCAG Scholarship Program offers a $4,000 scholarship award for seven high school seniors or community college students from the SCAG region (and potentially two additional scholarship awards that are not tied to a specific county but may be awarded at the Regional Council’s discretion). Recipients may also have the opportunity to meet with elected officials and practicing planners to learn more about careers in public service.

Click here for more info and to apply.