The following are some calendar items for Oakland County's Enterprise GIS:
GIS Steering Committee Meetings are held in the auditorium of the Oakland County Department of Information Technology building. Meetings start at 9 A.M. and usually last for about 2 hours.
2009 Schedule
February 20, 2009
May 15, 2009
August 21, 2009
November 20, 2009
GIS training classes
Fundamentals of GIS. This class is generally taught every other month on the fourth Wednesday of the month from 8:30 a.m. to 12 noon.
This is an introductory half-day course that covers fundamental concepts of GIS. The class is designed for those with little or no knowledge of GIS. Some of the topics covered include:
Type GIS data
Basic map navigation
GIS organizational issues
Introduction to spatial analysis
Overview of GIS efforts in Oakland County
2008 Schedule:
November 19, 2008
2009 Schedule:
January 21, 2009
March 18, 2009
May 20, 2009
July 15, 2009
September 16, 2009
November 18, 2009
Basics of ArcGIS. This class is generally taught every other month on the third or fourth Wednesday of the month from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
This is a full day course. Prospective students should have a thorough understanding of the fundamental GIS concepts presented in the introductory Fundamentals of GIS class. The class will cover basic GIS functionality of ArcMap and ArcCatalog, including:
GIS data manipulation
GIS data formats (shapefiles, geodatabase, etc.)
Map generation
Working with spatial and non-spatial data
2008 Schedule:
December 17, 2008
2009 Schedule:
February 18, 2009
April 15, 2009
June 17, 2009
August 19, 2009
October 21, 2009
December 16, 2009
Introduction to ArcGIS I. This is a two day course that will be offered periodically throughout the year.
Here begins the foundation for becoming a successful ArcView, ArcEditor, or ArcInfo user. This course covers fundamental GIS concepts as well as how to query a GIS database, manipulate tabular data, edit spatial and attribute data, and present data clearly and efficiently using maps and charts. Participants learn how to use ArcMap, ArcCatalog, and ArcToolbox, and explore how these applications work together to provide a complete GIS software solution.
Display feature and tabular data
Work with georeferenced spatial data
Query features using logical expressions
Find features using spatial relationships
Edit spatial and attribute data
Associate tables with joins and relates
Produce maps, reports, and graphs
2009 Schedule:
TBD
Classes are held in the Lower Level Training Rooms in the Information Technology Building. If you are a representative from a County agency or a local unit of government and want to register for a course, please complete the Training Registration Form found under www.oakgov.com/ittrain/assets/docs/register.pdf and sign it. Submit your completed registration form to the IT Reception Desk or fax to (248) 858-1006. You will receive a confirmation email verifying that your seat is confirmed. If you do not receive a confirmation email before the date of your requested class, please contact training@oakgov.com or call (248) 858-0810 to make sure that your registration form was received.
