Virtual Courses

What are Virtual Courses?

They are all self-paced, six-module online courses offered by Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI), Inc.

Free only to Faculty/Staff and Students of UMES

Individuals eligible to take these courses need to have a valid school email address. To take these courses, please request an access code using the “Online Information request form”. Non-UMES personnel please visit ESRI’s Virtual Campus website.

  • How do I get more information ?
  • How many courses can I take?
    • There are 14 free online courses and many courses by paying nominal fee. All faculty/Staff and Students get 40% discount.
  • What courses are offered free ?
    • The courses available through our site license are:
      • ArcGIS and Extensions
        Creating, Editing, and Managing Geodatabases
        Creating and Editing Geodatabases Topology (for ArcEditor and ArcInfo)
        Creating, Editing, and Managing Geodatabases for ArcGIS 8.2
        Learning ArcGIS I (for ArcView 8, ArcEditor 8, and ArcInfo 8)
        Learning ArcGIS II: Presenting Information (for ArcView 8, ArcEditor 8 and ArcInfo 8)
        Learning ArcGIS 3D Analyst
        Learning ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
        Working with Raster in ArcGIS.
      • ArcView GIS and Extension
        Introduction to ArcView 3.x
        Introduction to ArcView 3D Analyst
        Introduction to ArcView Spatial Analyst
        Introduction to ArcView Network Analyst
        Working with ArcView Image Analysis.
      • ArcI
        Customizing ArcIMS 4.0
        Learning ArcIMS 4.0
        Learning ArcIMS 3.1.
      • ArcInfo and Extension
        Introduction to ArcInfo using ArcTools
        What’s New in ArcInfo 8 (7.x to 8.0.1 or 8.0.2)
      • Programming
        Programming with Avenue
        Introduction to Visual Basic for ESRI SoftwareThere are some Free modules available on the ESRI Virtual Campus Website.
      • ArcGIS and Extensions
        Migrating from ArcView 3.x to ArcView 8
        What’s New in ArcGIS 8.3
      • Training Seminars
        Exploring the VBA Environment

Where do I get more information?

Contact: Tracie J.Earl
GIS Lab Coordinator
Plant Science Building
Phone No.(410)-651- 6383
tjearl@umes.edu

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