If you are involved in teaching Geography/GIS at the community college level, you should check out this article.
… much of the growth of geography at the community college level is driven by the demand for GIS certifications and technical skill sets that can be acquired at two-year colleges.
The Education Workgroup of the California GIS Council is interested in gaining an understanding of how we can benefit the larger GIS Council and provide a bridge between the professional GIS community and the education community. Specifically, we are looking to 1) obtain input from current GIS professionals to inform specific aspects of curriculum development in the geospatial science fields, and 2) develop better connections between professional opportunities and students, faculty, and researchers.
Please consider participating in this short SURVEY (5-10 minutes). Your responses will not be visible to council members outside of the Education Workgroup, but we will compile them and share anonymous summaries at a later date. Your responses will be saved automatically, so you can return later to edit them.
Survey closing date is February 28, 2022
Questions? Please email: CAGISCouncil.EdWorkgroup@gmail.com
We thank you in advance for participating. We really appreciate your time and input!
Check out this article about the top 10 educational benefits for students who use GIS. Spoiler alert: it will help your career pathway!
Rio Hondo College GIS Courses are scheduled for both online and hybrid with field exercises this spring semester starting January 29th. Courses include Introduction to GIS, Intermediate GIS, (Surveying w/) Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Cartography, Crime Mapping and Geospatial Programming (Python) and our new course taught by instructor Sean Christian PE is the GIS for Public Works (GIS222).
For more information on GIS and Rio Hondo visit here https://page.riohondo.edu/gis/ and list of course schedule here https://gisteacher.wixsite.com/riohondo/spring2022
Every month, the Esri State & Local Connect webinar series brings you 45 minutes of content you need to know, from the people who are dedicated to helping you succeed with GIS. This month the team is taking a deep dive into imagery capabilities for state and local government.
The diversity and volume of imagery and remote sensing data are growing rapidly. Drone, aerial, and satellite imagery and other types of remotely sensed data are opening new frontiers in nearly every facet of government. In this webinar, we will showcase how the latest imagery capabilities can provide communities with greater insights into nearly every aspect of operations, from urban planning and natural resource management to event management and disaster response.
Click here for more info and to register. Past webinar recordings can be found there too.
Rio Hondo College GIS will be hosting a field exercise for aerial survey mapping at the Robert Redford Sustainability Center in Claremont on Saturday December 11th 9am to noon. Go check it out.
Rio Hondo College GIS Courses are scheduled for both online and in the field this fall starting August 23rd. GIS labs on campus are available for use. Fall courses include Introduction to GIS, Intermediate GIS, (Surveying w/) Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems, Cartography, Crime Mapping and Geospatial Programming (Python). Furthermore, the campus GIS labs are currently available on campus. For more information visit https://gisteacher.wixsite.com/riohondo/fall2021
ESRI has a new massive open online course (MOOC) on Imagery. If you’re interested in test-driving ArcGIS Image for ArcGIS Online, ESRI’s new cloud-based imagery product, or seeing how to bring drone-captured imagery into ArcGIS Pro for visualization and analysis, this no-cost course is a great opportunity. The course is from August 11 to September 22, 2021 and is free. Check it out and sign up!
GIS Courses are scheduled online for this Summer at Rio Hondo College with several optional field exercises. During this time, classes at Rio Hondo College are online for Summer 2021 and tentatively returning to on-campus and Hybrid Fall 2021. We will have optional local field exercises during July to provide hands-on opportunity using drones for survey mapping workflow and processing. For more information visit https://gisteacher.wixsite.com/riohondo/summer2021
Introduction to GIS (GIS 120) 4 units CRN 50133 (Dates 06/07-08/13)
Applied Geographic Info Systems (GIS 130) 4 units CRN 52362 (Dates 06/21-08/13). Note, if you have not attended GIS classes at Rio Hondo before, please contact wroberts@riohondo.edu for course waiver to register for the class (introduction to GIS is a prerequisite).
One-Year MS in GIS @ CSULB – Apply Now for Fall 2021!
The Department of Geography at California State University is accepting applications for our 1-year 30-unit Master of Science in Geographic Information Science (MSGISci). Classes are scheduled on weeknights and weekends to accommodate working professionals. Program details and application instructions can be found at http://www.beachgis.com. Applications are being reviewed on a rolling basis, and will be accepted until June 1st 2021.
