ESRI Online GIS Courses
A listing of almost 40 ESRI online courses available for free to current HSU affiliates (students, faculty and staff) is shown below, along with instructions for enrollment. For full course descriptions of licenced virtual campus courses for which we can provide a code, please visit this link
More than 100 addtional free courses are available to the general public. You can view a listing of free course offerings on ESRI's Virtual Campus website at:
ESRI Training - Course Catalog
How to Enroll
Contact Dr. Mahesh Rao with the following information:
- The name of the course you would like to take
- Your full name as it appears in the HSU Student, Staff or Faculty Directory
- Your HSU login ID
You will receive a course access code via email. Once you have received the course access code, go to http://campus.esri.com. If you are already a Virtual Campus member, sign in with your member login and password. If you are not a member, click "Join now" under Member Sign-In and complete the form to become a member. There is no fee to join. There are many other free resources you may find useful at the virtual campus. While you're there, take a look at their online library, as well as the online workshops they offer.
New to GIS?
Beginners may find the following courses especially helpful:
- Learning ArcGIS Desktop
- Using ArcCatalog: Tips and Tricks
- Understanding Map Projections and Coordinate Systems
Unsure which classes to take? Search course descriptions and view course recommendations with the virtual campus course catalog.
List of Online Courses
[Course availability is subject to change: This list was last updated on January 7, 2010.]- Basics of the Geodatabase Data Model
- Creating and Editing Geodatabase Features with ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcEditor and ArcInfo)
- Creating and Editing Geodatabase Topology with ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcEditor and ArcInfo)
- Creating and Editing Labels and Annotation
- Creating and Integrating Data for Natural Resource Applications
- Creating and Maintaining Metadata Using ArcGIS Desktop
- Creating, Editing, and Managing Geodatabases for ArcGIS Desktop
- Customizing ArcGIS Desktop
- Customizing ArcMap: Easy Ways to Extend the Interface
- Customizing ArcPad
- Geocoding with ArcGIS Desktop
- Geoprocessing with ArcGIS Desktop
- Georeferencing Rasters in ArcGIS
- HAZUS-MH Flood Model Output and Applications
- Integrating User-Supplied Hazard Data into the HAZUS-MH Flood Model
- Introduction to the HAZUS-MH Comprehensive Data Management System
- Introduction to Urban and Regional Planning Using ArcGIS 9
- Introduction to Using HAZUS-MH for Earthquake Loss Estimation
- Introduction to Using HAZUS-MH for Hurricane Loss Estimation
- Introduction to Using HAZUS-MH to Assess Losses from a Riverine Flood Hazard
- Learning ArcGIS 3D Analyst
- Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10)
- Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 9.2-9.3)
- Learning ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
- Learning Visual Basic for Applications for New ArcGIS Developers
- Linear Referencing with ArcGIS Desktop
- Managing Lidar Data in ArcGIS
- The 15-Minute Map: Creating a Basic Map in ArcMap
- Understanding Branching and Looping in VBA
- Understanding GIS Queries
- Understanding Map Projections and Coordinate Systems
- Using ArcCatalog: Tips and Tricks
- Using Lidar Data in ArcGIS
- Working with Forms in VBA
- Working with Geodatabase Subtypes and Domains
- Working with Map Topology in ArcGIS
- Working with Rasters in ArcGIS Desktop
- Working with Variables and Functions in VBA