Distance Learning - NAU
School of Forestry
Undergraduate Fire Ecology Certificate (401 Series Classes)
Class Information and Instructions Winter 2020
FOR 425: Forest Management Applications in GIS
(Course number for enrollment: 1055)
Forest Management Applications of GIS is a course designed for in-service professionals in fire science, fire management, and other forest management related fields. It combines 3 elements: 1) Tutorials in key GIS concepts and techniques; 2) Use of ArcGIS Desktop software to develop proficiency through the completion of structured lab exercises; and 3) A GIS project demonstrating skills learned in the course. For students not having access to ArcGIS 10.X software at work, a student copy of the software can be provided, which is valid for 1 year.
Textbook Information
Required: None. Students will be provided with comprehensive labs, data and lecture notes in PDF and PowerPoint format.
Students may find helpful:
1) Getting to Know ArcGIS for Desktop (5th Edition), by Law and Collins. ESRI Press. ISBN 978-1589485105. Available through and other sources.
2) Python Scripting for ArcGIS (2nd Edition), by Paul Zandbergen. Esri Press. ISBN 978-1589483712
Course Dates, December 14 to January 8, 2021
The class begins December 14th with online sessions and requires web access, ArcGIS Desktop 10.X software and an NAU email account. Students will find the labs easier to work though if they have two computer monitors, such that they can put the lab exercise instructions on one monitor and ArcMap in the other.
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