TECH-140: GIS Concepts for Planners

The next TECH-140 Webinar will take place on Wednesday, October 21 at 11am PDT/2pm EDT. Attend the webinar live or purchase access to the video recording, available anytime.

This hour and a half webinar will introduce you to the mechanics of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). The session will explore the components of GIS as a tool, rather than the results GIS can produce. The course will help you communicate more effectively with GIS professionals, by helping you understand their priorities and vocabulary. This webinar will improve your understanding of GIS, so you can apply GIS to your planning practice. The session offers an urban planner’s perspective on the components of GIS, emphasizing key concepts, and eliminating non-essential details.

• Webinar Outline
• Date and Time
• About the Instructor
• Prerequisites
• Additional Notes
• Video Recording
• AICP Certification Maintenance (CM) Credits
• Purchasing Information

Webinar Outline

1. GIS Defined
2. Layer Types
3. Projections
4. Accuracy
5. Metadata
6. Relationship to CAD
7. Data Management
8. GIS Products
9. Spatial Analysis
10. Presentation

Date and Time

Wednesday, October 21, 11am PDT/2pm EDT

• The webinar will be conducted using GoToWebinar.
• You will need Internet access, a web browser, and access to a telephone to call into the audio portion of the webinar.
• The registration details will be emailed to you 48 hour prior to the webinar start date and time.
• Please login to the webinar 10 minutes prior to the planned start time to ensure that you are able to access GoToWebinar and download the required plugins. (You can attend GoToWebinars using both MacOS and Windows.)

About the Instructor

Charles A. Donley, AICP is an urban planner who specializes in applying technology to planning issues. Chuck is president of Donley & Associates, where he has worked on projects nationally and internationally. Chuck brings 25 years of experience in public and private sector planning, working on current and long range processes. As Technical Director for CommunityViz, he guided training, professional services, technical support, and software development.

Prerequisites

In order to gain the most from this webinar, you must meet the following pre-requisites, and perform the following activities at least one day prior to the webinar.

• You should download and print the course outline GIS Concepts for Planners (PDF).
• Ensure that the computer you are using to participate in the webinar has Internet access.

Additional Notes

• This course assumes that you are comfortable using a computer and web browser. If you don’t feel confident using a computer, this course is not for you.
• We try to accommodate different learning styles. Toward this end, we will provide a detailed, step-by-step script of the hands-on exercises 48 hours prior to the webinar start time.
• Cancellations must be made three days prior to the webinar. Cancellations made within 72 hours of the webinar start time will forfeit the course registration fee.
• If you require a certificate of completion, we will (a) evaluate performance based on your participation in the full webinar (as audited by GoToMeeting); and, (b) your satisfactory completion of the course activities.

Video Notes

A video recording of this live webinar is also available. This video is a screen and audio recording of a live webinar, covering all the topics mentioned above. This video can be viewed at any time, irrespective of the next scheduled webinar.

Registration for this video course is $34.95.

AICP Certification Maintenance

This course has been submitted to provide 1 credit for the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) Certification Maintenance program.

To claim your CM credits, review the Guide to Claiming AICP CM Credits for Planetizen Courses.

Purchasing Information

Option 1: Live Webinar - $49.95

This option includes access to the next scheduled live webinar session.

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Option 2: Video Course - $34.95

This option includes access for 30 days to the video recording of this session.

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Option 3: Webinar and Video Package - $69.95

This option includes both the next scheduled live webinar and access for 30 days to the video recording.

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