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• GIS Foundations (Three-Day Workshop)

  • Start
    July 28, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    July 30, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    Brooks Hall, Morgantown, WV 26505
  • Spaces left
    20

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  GIS Foundations Training Course

  Instructor-Led, In-Person course
  Dates: July 28-30, 2025
  Location: West Virginia University, Brooks Hall

  GIS Foundations is a thorough overview of the most widely used tools and skills for the GIS Professional. The topics are broken up into sections over 3 days and students can attend any or all of the days as needed. All coursework will be utilizing ArcGIS Pro.

  General Agenda: (see more details at bottom)

  • Day 1 (Monday) Topic: GIS Foundations I: Basics of ArcPro - This course is designed to introduce the fundamental concepts of geographic information systems, demonstrate their use and value, and provide practical skills which can be directly applied to the work environment. Prerequisite: Students are strongly encouraged to have basic computer operations knowledge, file management etc.
  • Day 2 (Tuesday) Topic: GIS Foundations II: Foundations of GIS - This course is designed to provide an overview of the basic building components for an effective and useful GIS. The course focuses on best practices for building a functioning GIS topics cover databases and tables, querying and selection processes, basic analysis tools, and the basics of editing. Prerequisite: Students are strongly encouraged to have basic GIS skills, or the GIS Foundations I course.
  • Day 3 (Wednesday) Topic: GIS Foundations III: Spatial Analysis & Modeling - This course is designed to introduce more detailed analysis options and tools. Prerequisite: Students are strongly encouraged to have experience using GIS, or have taken the GIS Foundations I and II courses.

  Additional Information:

  INSTRUCTORS: Dr. Aaron Maxwell & Dr. Michael Harmon (If two sections are held)

  COURSE PREREQUISITES: See descriptions.

  WORKSHOP MATERIALS: Materials will be provided by the instructor.

  CONTACT: Go to our Contact page.

  PARKING: Parking permits will be provided to those who request them through the registration form. Additional fees may be required.

  MEALS AND BEVERAGES: Meals and beverages are not provided for this event. There will be designated times for lunch, but attendees must furnish their own meals and beverages for the day. Beverage use is restricted while in the computer labs.

  
  

  
  

  Agenda by Topics:

  
  

  Day One: Basics of ArcGIS Pro

  • Basic layout of Pro

  • Starting Projects

  • Spatial data

  • Map View - Catalog View - Layout View

  • Geoprocessing Pane

  • Making folder connections

  • Adding data from a folder

  • Adding data from portal

  • Connect to servers

  • Geodatabases

  • Working with tables

  • Data Query

  • Select by attributes / select by location

  • Intro to cartography

  
  

  Day Two: Foundations of GIS

  • Good spatial practices

  • Datums and projections

  • Fixing projections

  • Extract overlay proximity

  • Digitizing and georeferencing

  • Joins & Relates

  • Symbology cartography & classification

  • Interpolation

  • Raster math & functions

  • Summarizing data

  
  

  Day Three: Spatial Analysis & Modeling

  • Networks & Geocoding

  • DEMs

  • 3D Visualization

  • Viewshed

  • Hydrology

  • Basic modeling concepts

  • Model Builder

  • Spatial Patterns

  
  

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• Web GIS with ArcGIS Online (Two-Day Workshop)

  • Start
    July 31, 2025
  •  
    8:00 AM
  • End
    August 01, 2025
  •  
    5:00 PM
  • Location
    4th Floor, Brooks Hall, 98 Beechurst Ave, Morgantown, WV 26505
  • Spaces left
    10

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  About Web GIS with ArcGIS Online

  This two-day course is designed to get you started with web GIS using the ESRI ArcGIS Online platform. You will learn to connect to data, publish data from ArcGIS Pro to ArcGIS Online, symbolize data, configure pop-ups, and make web and mobile apps using a variety of methods. After completing this short course, you will be able to generate web maps and apps for a specific purpose.

  First Day: Web Data and Configurable Apps

  ·        Connect to map service

  ·        Create apps using a template

  ·        Configure pop-ups

  ·        Change symbology

  ·        Publish from ArcGIS Pro

  ·        Create hosted feature layers

  Second Day: Web and Mobile Apps

  ·        Create apps using ArcGIS Experience Builder

  ·        Add maps to an existing webpage

  
  

  Additional Information

  INSTRUCTOR: Aaron Maxwell, WVU Teaching Assistant Professor of Geography

  CONTACT: Aaron.Maxwell@mail.wvu.edu
  

  COURSE PREREQUISITES: GIS Foundations or equivalent experience preferred.

  WORKSHOP MATERIALS: Materials will be provided digitally by the instructor.

  PARKING: Parking permits will be provided to those who request them through the registration form. Additional fees may be required.

  MEALS AND BEVERAGES: Meals and beverages are not provided for this event. There will be designated times for lunch, but attendees must furnish their own meals and beverages for the day. Beverage use is restricted while in the computer labs.

  CANCELLATION POLICY: WVAGP policy requires a minimum of 8 registrations to confirm a course. If the threshold is not met by EOB on Friday, July 18th, 2025, the course will be cancelled and all fees refunded. If a student is unable to attend, cancellation prior to May 26th, 2023 will be provided a full refund. You must contact WVAGP directly for the cancellation.
  

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• EPAN: Eastern Panhandle GIS Users Group Meeting

  • When
    September 04, 2025
  •  
    9:00 AM
  • Location
    Shepherdstown Fire Dept. in Shepherdstown, WV

  Hello all!

  This year’s Eastern Panhandle GIS Users Group Meeting will take place at the Shepherdstown Fire Hall in Shepherdstown, WV (8052 Martinsburg Pike). For more information about the event, please visit our website here: https://epan-jcwvgis.hub.arcgis.com/

  Attendance: As usual, attendance is free! Event registration will be sent out in a few days.

  Parking: There is free parking in the back of the station.

  Sponsors: All sponsors are provided a table space and will be introduced at the beginning of the meeting. Please contact Meghan Jenkins to sign up! (mjenkins@washco-md.net)

  Speakers: We still need several speakers! All presentations must be GIS related (preferably project based). Speakers are given a 30 minute slot, with 20-25 minutes for the presentations and a few minutes for questions. If you would like to sign up to present, please contact me! (jgormont@jeffersoncountywv.org)

  We hope to see you there!

       
  

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• GIS Day 2025

  • When
    November 19, 2025
  • Location
    West Virginia

  
  

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• 2026 WV GeoCon - West Virginia Geospatial Conference

  • Start
    June 01, 2026
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  • End
    June 03, 2026
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  • Schedule
    3 sessions
  • Location
    WVU Erickson Alumni Center, 1 Alumni Dr, Morgantown, WV 26506

  2026 WV GeoCon

  
  

  Location: WVU Erickson Alumni Center, 1 Alumni Dr, Morgantown, WV 26506

  Dates: Monday, June 1st to Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026

  Each year, WVAGP hosts the largest gathering of geospatial professionals in the state at WV GeoCon to promote geospatial technology and professions across the state and outside its borders. The conference provides opportunities for professional development, collaboration, and networking for the diverse backgrounds and experience levels of our organization’s membership. It is intended to provide ample time and space for professional development workshops, presentations of ideas, the annual Business Meeting, and networking between professionals, vendors, and organizations that utilize geospatial technology and practices.

  
  

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