The Answers and Education area of this website is currently being worked on. Eventually this will be a resource for useful advice and how-to's that will supplement the RIGIS online data catalog, hopefully making it a little easier to learn how to use Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology.
Geospatial Technology for Education Seminar
Internet Resources
The following organizations offer traditional instructor-lead training opportunities in Rhode Island:
- University of Rhode Island Geospatial Extension Program - GIS Training Program
- University of Rhode Island (search for NRS410, NRS522, NRS524, and NRS534 in the URI course catalog)
- ESRI
If your organization is not listed above, please email Greg Bonynge with the details!
Living in the past? Here're some links to previous events coordinated and hosted by the URI Geospatial Extension Program:
- 2007 Rhode Island GIS Conference
- An Introduction to LiDAR Technology
- NEARC 2007 workshop: Mind Over Metadata
- Introduction to GPS for Stormwater Managers
- Pictures, Points, and Places
- GIS in City and Town Hall; "What Worked and What Didn't"
- Digital Imagery for Rhode Island: The State of the State
- Navigating Software Options for Internet Mapping Services


