GIS Analyst: Geodata Analysis & Spatial Analysis

With ArcGIS Pro and selected AI features, you'll gain the fundamental skills needed to process, visualize, and analyze geospatial data. The course teaches you practical methods for organizing spatial data and creating informative maps. You’ll deepen your knowledge of raster data analysis, build complex spatial models, and perform hydrological modeling.

  • Certificates: "GIS Analyst: Geodata Analysis & Spatial Analysis" Certificate
  • Additional Certificates: ArcGIS Pro Foundation" certificate
  • Examination: Praxisbezogene Projektarbeiten mit Abschlusspräsentationen
    ArcGIS Pro Foundation (in englischer Sprache)
  • Teaching Times: Full-time
    Monday to Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 3:35 p.m. (in weeks with public holidays from 8:30 a.m. to 5:10 p.m.)
  • Language of Instruction: German
  • Duration: 8 Weeks

GIS Geodata Analysis

Fundamentals of Geoinformation (approx. 2 days)

Geoinformation

Geodata and Geo-Objects

Spatial Reference and Coordinate Systems

Raster and Vector Data Models

Introduction to Geodata Structures


ArcGIS Pro User Interface and Features (approx. 2 days)

ArcGIS Pro User Interface

Projects, Maps, and Layers

Toolbars and Catalog

Tables and Attribute Data

Layer Properties and Management


Data Management and Geodatabases (approx. 3 days)

Working with Feature Classes

Creating and Managing Geodatabases

Domains and Field Types

Assigning Coordinate Systems

Data Cleaning and Preparation

Converting Raster and Vector Data

Basics of Georeferencing


Spatial Analysis and Geoprocessing (approx. 4 days)

Spatial Queries

Selection Methods and Attribute Filters

Buffer, Clip, Dissolve

Intersect and Union

Spatial Join

Calculations in the attribute table

Tools for Points, Lines, and Polygons

Introduction to Raster Analysis

Symbology for Analysis Purposes


Cartography and Visualization (approx. 2 days)

Map Design

Colors, Symbols, and Display Rules

Labeling Expressions with Arcade

Layout Design

Diagrams and Thematic Maps

Statistical Foundations for Maps


ArcGIS Online and WebGIS Applications (approx. 2 days)

ArcGIS Online Fundamentals

Working with WebMaps

Publishing Layers from ArcGIS Pro

Sharing and Permissions

Use Cases in a Professional Setting

Mobile GIS Applications: Fundamentals


ModelBuilder and Automated Processes (approx. 1 day)

Creating Simple Models

Flow control

Handling Recurring Tasks

Testing and applying models


AI Features in the ArcGIS Pro Environment (approx. 1 day)

Applications of AI in Geodata Analysis

Object Recognition and Classification Basics

AI-powered tools in ArcGIS Pro

Practical Applications in a Professional Setting

Distinctions Between AI and Traditional Geodata Analysis


Project work, certification preparation, and the "ArcGIS Pro Foundation" certification exam (approx. 3 days)

in English

GIS Raster and Spatial Analysis

Raster Data Fundamentals (approx. 3 days)

Raster Models

Surfaces and Terrain Models

Raster Attributes and Structures

Importing and Managing Raster Data

Converting Between Raster and Vector

Reclassify

Resampling


Spatial Analyst Tools (approx. 5 days)

Density Analyses

Distance Calculations

Interpolation of Point Data

Extraction Tools

Overlay Tools

Analyze Surfaces

Shading and contours

Reclassification

Hydrological Tools

Flow Direction

Flow Accumulation

Watershed


Map Algebra and Raster Calculator (approx. 3.5 days)

Working with Mathematical and Logical Expressions

Creating Your Own Raster Models

Combined Analyses

Application scenarios in the fields of the environment, energy, or mobility


ModelBuilder: Advanced (approx. 2 days)

Creating More Complex Models

Flow Control

Chaining Analysis Tools

Automating Recurring Processes

Model Testing and Error Analysis


AI-powered geodata analysis (approx. 1.5 days)

Object recognition in image data

AI-assisted segmentation

Fundamentals of classification

ArcGIS Deep Learning Tools

Derivation of land-use information

Distinction Between Traditional and AI-Based Raster Analysis

Examples from the Environment and Remote Sensing


Basics of 3D Applications (approx. 2 days)

Creating and Displaying 3D Scenes

Integrating terrain, TIN, and raster data into 3D

Visualization of surface data

View analyses

Basics of 3D Editing

Multipatches


Project Work (approx. 3 days)

To reinforce what has been learned
Presentation of the project results



Changes are possible, the course content is updated regularly.

A good knowledge of English is required for the certification exam.

Du beherrschst den kompetenten Umgang mit Geodaten von der Erfassung über die Verwaltung bis zur Präsentation mit einem Geoinformationssystem. Auch verfügst du über vertiefte Kenntnisse in der Ortung/Navigation, im Geomarketing sowie im Umgang mit Rastern und Vektordaten und kannst die Toolbox ArcGIS Spatial Analyst 3D Analyst, Image Analyst, Network Analyst anwenden.

This course is designed for professionals in the geosciences—such as geography, geodesy, photogrammetry, and remote sensing—who wish to deepen their existing GIS knowledge. It is also intended for professionals in computer science, mathematics, and systems science, as well as those in fields such as land-use planning, environmental analysis, mobility, or engineering, who require advanced methods of raster analysis and Spatial Analyst.

As a GIS analyst, you will be in demand from public authorities as well as engineering and surveying offices. You will also find employment with software providers, in research and development and with data processing services for geodata. With the internationally recognized "ArcGIS Pro Foundation" certification, you can provide meaningful proof of your knowledge.

Didactic concept

Your lecturers are highly qualified both professionally and didactically and will teach you from the first to the last day (no self-study system).

You will learn in effective small groups. The courses usually consist of 6 to 25 participants. The general lessons are supplemented by numerous practical exercises in all course modules. The practice phase is an important part of the course, as it is during this time that you process what you have just learned and gain confidence and routine in its application. The final section of the course involves a project, a case study or a final exam.

 

Virtual classroom alfaview®

Lessons take place using modern alfaview® video technology - either from the comfort of your own home or at our premises at Bildungszentrum. The entire course can see each other face-to-face via alfaview®, communicate with each other in lip-sync voice quality and work on joint projects. Of course, you can also see and talk to your connected trainers live at any time and you will be taught by your lecturers in real time for the entire duration of the course. The lessons are not e-learning, but real live face-to-face lessons via video technology.

 

The courses at alfatraining are funded by Agentur für Arbeit and are certified in accordance with the AZAV approval regulation. When submitting a Bildungsgutscheinor Aktivierungs- und Vermittlungsgutschein, the entire course costs are usually covered by your funding body.
Funding is also possible via Europäischen Sozialfonds (ESF), Deutsche Rentenversicherung (DRV) or regional funding programs. As a regular soldier, you have the option of attending further training courses via Berufsförderungsdienst (BFD). Companies can also have their employees qualified via funding from Agentur für Arbeit (Qualifizierungschancengesetz).

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