{"id":441,"date":"2014-05-07T11:38:26","date_gmt":"2014-05-07T15:38:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/library.ryerson.ca\/madar\/?page_id=441"},"modified":"2022-05-30T13:45:43","modified_gmt":"2022-05-30T17:45:43","slug":"help","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/gmdc\/old-gmdc\/gis\/help\/","title":{"rendered":"GIS Courses &amp; Help Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>GIS Courses &#8211; ESRI Virtual Campus<\/h4>\n<p>ESRI Virtual Campus courses consist of tutorials and background readings related to various aspects of ESRI software products, namely <a href=\"\/gmdc\/madar\/gis\/software\/arcgis\/\">ArcGIS Desktop software<\/a>. Members of the TMU Community (faculty, students &amp; staff) can access <strong>free online GIS courses<\/strong> for the purpose of academic, teaching and non-commercial research. Once the registration procedure is completed, courses are available for one-year after the activation date.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Getting Started with ESRI Virtual Campus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Complete request form to access course codes:\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/a\/ryerson.ca\/forms\/d\/1lOoO-aPIMWXGeJAYUm8csevHHfkcibupwRhYnfDLZH4\/viewform\">Request ESRI Virtual Campus Courses<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Once you have received your invitation to the Toronto Metropolitan University ArcGIS network, click on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.esri.com\/training\/catalog\/search\/\">HERE<\/a> to browse the ESRI Training Catalog.<br \/>\n*** IMPORTANT NOTE *** In order to access all courses, you must be logged in prior to browsing the ESRI Training Catalog.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Are you new to ArcGIS Desktop?<\/strong> If so, we recommended the following course that introduces fundamental concepts of GIS and the major functionality contained within ArcGIS Desktop software.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/training.esri.com\/gateway\/index.cfm?fa=catalog.webCourseDetail&amp;courseid=1942\">Learning ArcGIS Desktop (for ArcGIS 10)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>GIS Help Guides and Tutorials<\/h4>\n<p><em><strong>Are you looking for specific data and software support?<\/strong> <\/em><\/p>\n<p>If so, access free help guides and tutorials organized under the following categories:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/gmdc\/madar\/gis\/help\/fundamentals\/\">GIS Fundamentals<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/gmdc\/madar\/gis\/help\/download\/\">Data Download Support<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/gmdc\/madar\/gis\/help\/arcgis\/\">ArcGIS Desktop &amp; Online<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/gmdc\/madar\/gis\/help\/os\/\">Open Source GIS<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/gmdc\/madar\/gis\/help\/census\/\">Census Mapping<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/gmdc\/madar\/gis\/help\/ge\/\">Google Earth<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/library.torontomu.ca\/gmdc\/madar\/gis\/help\/comgis\/\">Commercial GIS Support<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/library\/collections\/mdg\/maps-geodata\/geospatial-help\/#web-data-resources\">How to&#8230;GIS Help Guides and Tutorials<\/a> &#8211; Ontario University Libraries have compiled a list of GIS Help Guides and Tutorials to assist with common GIS related task and processes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GIS Courses &#8211; ESRI Virtual Campus ESRI Virtual Campus courses consist of tutorials and background readings related to various aspects of ESRI software products, namely ArcGIS Desktop software. 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