Advance Your Career with Advanced GIS Courses at ACC

This Spring Semester, ACC is offering a number of advanced GIS course that can support your professional development.

• GISC 1401 GIS and GPS introduces students to recreational-, mapping-, and survey-grade GPS technology. Student learn how to use GIS to setup a data collection project, GPS to collect field data, and GIS to process, analyze, and present the results. Students employ industry-standard technology including: Garmin, Trimble Juno, Trimble GeoXH, Trimble Positions, Collector for ArcGIS, and ArcGIS Desktop.
• GISC 1421 Introduction to Raster-Based GIS introduces students to all things raster, including: orthophoto production, pixel- and object-oriented image classification, change detection, and geostatistical interpolation. Students employ industry-standard technology including: ERDAS Imagine, ArcGIS Desktop, and ArcGIS Pro.
• GISC 2231 Advanced Problems in GIS challenges students with four real-world GIS projects, including: transportation network analysis, image classification and analysis, LiDAR classification and analysis, and geostatistical analysis. All projects are completed using ArcGIS Desktop.

You can find these courses and more in the ACC GIS Department Course Schedule. Enroll today and secure your future for tomorrow. Course prerequisites are waived for existing GIS professionals. Please contact GIS Department Chair Sean Moran at smoran@austincc.edu with any questions.