GIS Training and Learning
Below are recommended ways to learn about GIS and geospatial technology available to NCSU affiliates.
Library Workshops
Librarians regularly offer GIS-related workshops.Go hereand search within the various workshop categories for what may interest you.
NCSU GIS Courses
Listing of coursesoffered through the Center for Geospatial Analytics.
Esri Academy
[Formerly known as Virtual Campus and E-Learning]
Unlimited web-based GIS training courses are available to NCSU affiliates at no charge through an ArcGIS Online account. Non NCSU affiliates may have full access through your own license -- but if not, Esri offers many of the introductory courses for free to anyone.
To begin, you must have an ArcGIS Online account that has "Esri Access" enabled. When you request an ArcGIS Online account from OIT, they will automatically enable Esri access. If your current ArcGIS Online account does not currently have Esri access enabled, request activation via email to software@ncsu.edu.
Once your ArcGIS Online accout is activated for E-Learning, you may go to Esri's Training websiteat any time and choose the online courses you wish to take. On the website, choose "Catalog" to begin searching. Choose the Format you prefer in the Formats section. Instructor-led courses are not free under our site license.
If you have further questions about E-Learning, please contact Data Services.
Lynda.com
Lynda.com has excellent online tutorial videos on a wide range of technology topics, including GIS and related software. These courses and videos are highly recommend. Lynda.com details | How to log in
Open Source Software
If you want to learn or are using QGIS, it is well documented on their website here. Additionally, Boundless has many free or inexpensive eLearning web courses for QGIS and other open source software in their Boundless Connect site.
Videos
YouTube sites worth mentioning for videos:
Esri Channel - look for Technical Workshops and other events that provide a lot of instruction. PDF versions of slides are archived here.
NC GIS Conference - Recordings from conference presentations.
FOSS4G - Numerous channels of videos from "Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial" events.
In-Person Classroom Training
NCSU's ITRE offers many classroom based courses at their facility on Centennial Campus. Seecourse listing and schedule.
Others
The NCSU Libraries has many books and journals on GIS topics you can find by searching our catalog. Sites for help with specific issues include stackexchange, GeoNet, and many blogs and twitter feeds.
The Esri GIS Bibliography indexes the contents of many conference proceedings, printed articles, and publications, and is a great place to search for literature and research on geospatial topics.
From https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis/learninggis
GIS at NC State
Campus Links
ESRI SOFTWARE SITE LICENSE
NC State has a campus license administered by OIT for selected ESRI GIS software products. Access is available on UNITY-networked computers campus-wide and in DH Hill and Hunt Libraries. Also, the software may be installed on any computer that is either owned by NCSU or personally owned by faculty, staff, or students for educational purposes only. Contact Bill Coker at bill_coker@ncsu.edu or (919) 515-5419 for details.
Center for Geospatial Analytics
Housed within the College of Natural Resources. NCSU research and training center for GIS and Remote Sensing.
Open Source Geospatial Research and Education Laboratory
Lab within the Center for Geospatial Analytics. Strong focus on using open source software, including GRASS, to model dynamic landscape processes.
ITRE Geographic Information Systems
Projects and workshops at the Institute for Transportation Research and Education.
PrecisionAg@NCState - Geospatial & Precision Technologies Education Initiative
Laboratory and precision agriculture training information. See also GIS Academy.
From https://www.lib.ncsu.edu/gis/gisncsu
