GIS Class Schedule

Class Number: 8189 | CEU: 1.6 | Fee: $435

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Instructor

Quentin Clark

Meeting and Location

9/7/26 - 9/11/26. (Online)

Description

This course is an introduction to the concepts and uses of GIS. Lecture topics include history of GIS, GIS data structures and sources of data, GIS tools, vendors and software, applications, and resources. Exercises include spatial data display and query, map generation, and simple spatial analysis using ArcGIS software. Class format is approximately 50% lecture and 50% lab exercise.

Notes

Course fee $435

Learning Mode

Online asynchronous
Class sessions are entirely online with no set day/time.

Class Number: 8190 | CEU: 1.6 | Fee: $435

Class Status Message

Instructor

Quentin Clark

Meeting and Location

9/12/26 - 12/12/26. (Online)

Description

This course is an introduction to the concepts and uses of GIS. Lecture topics include history of GIS, GIS data structures and sources of data, GIS tools, vendors and software, applications, and resources. Exercises include spatial data display and query, map generation, and simple spatial analysis using ArcGIS software. Class format is approximately 50% lecture and 50% lab exercise.

Notes

Course fee $435
Enrollment in this class requires department consent. To enroll, please email Afitap Boz at aboz@sfsu.edu. On or after September 12, 2026, the course fee must be paid on the day of enrollment, and no refunds are available after enrollment.

Learning Mode

Online asynchronous
Class sessions are entirely online with no set day/time.

Class Number: 8192 | CEU: 1.6 | Fee: $435

Class Status Message

Instructor

XiaoHang Liu

Meeting and Location

FriSat, 9/18/26 - 9/19/26 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM - Online (Online)

Description

GIS professionals should be comfortable acquiring, manipulating, and converting most common types of spatial data into a format that can be used for analysis and/or cartographic purposes. This course explores creating and working with vector data to ensure best data management practices (topology, domains, etc.). It will also involve converting different spatial data formats. We will be briefly viewing available data using ArcGIS Online Living Atlas. Methods include data capture, data editing, attributing, geo-referencing, joins/relates, domains. Class format: approximately 50% lecture, 50% software applications.

Notes

Course fee $435

Learning Mode

Online synchronous
Class meets entirely online at scheduled days/times.

Class Number: 8193 | CEU: 1.6 | Fee: $435

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Instructor

Seth Hiatt

Meeting and Location

FriSat, 10/2/26 - 10/3/26 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM - Online (Online)

Description

This course focuses on the planning, construction, and administration of a GIS database including spatial and attribute data. The lecture provides a conceptual background, as well as practical guidelines, and is reinforced with exercises using both ESRI software and traditional database design techniques. Topics include data requirements analysis; relational database design; attribute and entity definitions; table normalization; table creation and population; query optimization; and data integration. Class format: approximately 50% lecture, 50% software application.

Notes

Course fee $435

Learning Mode

Online synchronous
Class meets entirely online at scheduled days/times.

Class Number: 8194 | CEU: 1.6 | Fee: $435

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Instructor

Jerry Davis

Meeting and Location

FriSat, 10/9/26 - 10/10/26 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM - Online (Online)

Description

Topics in this course include the use of raster GIS tools for natural resource modeling and environmental analysis; the raster structure and its advantages and limitations, appropriate data and procedures; simple raster surface modeling and image integration; map algebra concepts using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst; proximity and dispersion modeling, and cost surfaces.

Notes

Course fee $435

Learning Mode

Online synchronous
Class meets entirely online at scheduled days/times.

Class Number: 8195 | CEU: 1.6 | Fee: $435

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Instructor

Leonhard Blesius

Meeting and Location

FriSat, 10/16/26 - 10/17/26 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM - Online (Online)

Description

This course covers basic concepts and procedures used in remote-sensed image processing. Emphasis is placed on use of imagery from passive sensors like digital satellite or aerial data. The course is designed for beginning level users and consists of lecture, examples, and introductory labs. Topics include sensor properties, the electromagnetic spectrum, image analysis and classification, image transformations and enhancement, applications, integration with GIS, accuracy assessment, and ERDAS Imagine. Prerequisites: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (Geog 9003) or equivalent.

Notes

Course fee $435

Learning Mode

Online synchronous
Class meets entirely online at scheduled days/times.

Class Number: 8218 | CEU: 1.6 | Fee: $435

Class Status Message

Instructor

Dara O'beirne

Meeting and Location

FriSat, 10/23/26 - 10/24/26 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM - Online (Online)

Description

ArcGIS Online is a cloud-based web mapping platform used across multiple industries and by GIS professionals worldwide. It enables you to make maps, host data, create various mapping applications, and share your data with anyone who has internet access. Web GIS is becoming the cornerstone of sharing GIS data and map distribution. In this course you will learn the fundamental terminology and capabilities of ArcGIS Online. We will review the various data types, web map configurations, mobile data collection, sharing security model, and various desktop web applications. ArcGIS Online is becoming an industry standard for sharing and creating data, GIS students who would like to expand their knowledge of GIS should take advantage of this course.

Notes

Course fee $435

Learning Mode

Online synchronous
Class meets entirely online at scheduled days/times.

Class Number: 8191 | CEU: 1.6 | Fee: $435

Class Status Message

Instructor

Jerry Davis

Meeting and Location

11/2/26 - 12/12/26. (Online)

Description

This course serves as a basic introduction to R, a freely available statistical program widely used in professional, scientific, and academic communities. Course topics will include fundamentals of the R command-line interface, data management and manipulation, data visualization and graphics, basic spatial statistics, and modeling. Statistical tools available in ArcGIS will also be reviewed, and ArcGIS will be used to generate R input data and to process R output. It is recommended that students have had at least one statistics course and some experience with ArcGIS.

Notes

Course fee $435
Enrollment in this class requires department consent. To enroll, please email Afitap Boz at aboz@sfsu.edu. On or after September 11, 2026, the course fee must be paid on the day of enrollment, and no refunds are available after enrollment.

Learning Mode

Online asynchronous
Class sessions are entirely online with no set day/time.

Class Number: 8220 | CEU: 1.6 | Fee: $435

Class Status Message

Instructor

Tom Robinson

Meeting and Location

FriSat, 11/6/26 - 11/7/26 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM - Online (Online)

Description

Learn how to use GIS to assess climate change vulnerabilities and identify strategies that build resilience for both communities and ecosystems. This hands-on course explores real-world impacts like extreme heat, wildfire, and sea level rise flooding. You"ll work with cutting-edge spatial data and tools to map risks, analyze social and ecological vulnerabilities, and propose data-driven adaptation solutions.

Notes

Course fee $435

Learning Mode

Online synchronous
Class meets entirely online at scheduled days/times.

Class Number: 8221 | CEU: 1.6 | Fee: $435

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Instructor

Leonhard Blesius

Meeting and Location

FriSat, 11/13/26 - 11/14/26 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM - Online (Online)

Description

An introduction to LiDAR data and derived digital models. Emphasis is placed on creating surface models from point cloud data and integrating spectral data and object based image analysis for vegetation classification.

Notes

Course fee $435

Learning Mode

Online synchronous
Class meets entirely online at scheduled days/times.

Class Number: 8222 | CEU: 1.6 | Fee: $435

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Instructor

Tom Robinson

Meeting and Location

FriSat, 11/20/26 - 11/21/26 8:30 AM - 5:30 PM - Online (Online)

Description

Designed for managers who may be new to supervising GIS projects. Topics covered include defining the scope of a project; data acquisition; project planning; project budget estimation; staffing; pilot studies; cooperative projects. Case studies.

Notes

Course fee $435

Learning Mode

Online synchronous
Class meets entirely online at scheduled days/times.

Class Number: 8223 | CEU: 1.6 | Fee: $435

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Instructor

Quentin Clark

Meeting and Location

12/4/26 - 12/11/26. (Online)

Description

This course is a discussion and demonstration of the essential cartographic principles and practices used for designing maps. The focus is on techniques for creating maps that effectively communicate single/multi-variant qualitative and quantitative spatial data to the viewer. Through numerous hands-on exercises, participants will have the opportunity to use most of the map production tools provided with ESRI software products to prepare raw data and produce a variety of thematic maps. Class format: approximately 50% lecture, 50% software application.

Notes

Course fee $435

Learning Mode

Online asynchronous
Class sessions are entirely online with no set day/time.