I will be teaching the Public Domain Data for GIS course, completely online, through University College at the University of Denver, for 10 weeks from January through March 2023.
https://universitycollege.du.edu/courses/coursesdetail.cfm?degreecode=gis&coursenum=4630
The course is foundational to what we all love—how to find geospatial data, how to assess its quality, how to use it to make decisions, and societal issues around data – copyright, location privacy, fee vs free, ethics, and more. And, it is lively and fun, with discussions, hands-on work, and engaging data sets with which to grapple.
Course Description:
Geospatial data are the foundation upon which GIS and spatial analysis rests. As GIS has matured, the challenge has evolved from generating data to managing the enormous volume of data from government agencies, nonprofit organizations, and industry, and increasingly, from ordinary citizens through citizen science and volunteered geographic information efforts. Key to working with this volume of data are essential issues such as privacy, copyright, public domain, cost recovery, metadata standards, and data quality that GIS professionals must grapple with to be effective in the 21st Century. This class discusses and applies these issues and works with a rich array of data sources to enable effective decision-making in a Geographic Information System. Prerequisite: GIS 4101 or similar GIS course and/or work experience.
I’m happy to answer any questions about it!
Joseph J. Kerski, PhD GISP
Esri | Education Manager, Geographer
jkerski@esri.com | www.esri.com
M: 303-625-3925
THE SCIENCE OF WHERE ®
10/20/2022