Most of our online classes can be taken individually for professional development. For many students, starting with one class is a great way to try online learning with Penn State before committing to a Degree or Certificate program. Classes available for professional development include:
Geospatial Industry Applications
- GEOG 497B Location Intelligence for Business
- GEOG 571 Intelligence Analysis, Cultural Geography, and Homeland Security
- GEOG 587 Conservation GIS
- GEOG 588 Planning GIS for Emergency Management
- GEOG 591 GIS for Analysis of Health (in the process of being rewritten)
- GEOG 864 Professionalism in Geographic Science and Techonology
Mapping and Geolocation
- GEOG 486 Cartography and Visualization
- GEOG 488 Acquiring and Integrating Geospatial Data (retired class)
- GEOG 862 GPS and GNSS for Geospatial Professionals
- GEOG 897K Map Projections for Geospatial Professionals
Geospatial Software Development
- GEOG 485 GIS Programming and Automation
- GEOG 489 GIS Application Development
- GEOG 863 GIS Mashups for Geospatial Professionals
- GEOG 865 Cloud and Server GIS
- GEOG 897D Spatial Databases
Remote Sensing and Image Analysis
- GEOG 480 Exploring Imagery and Elevation Data in GIS Applications
- GEOG 481 Topographic Mapping with Lidar
- GEOG 883 Remote Sensing Image Analysis and Applications
- GEOG 589 Emerging Trends in Remote Sensing (syllabus coming soon)
- GEOG 892 Geospatial Applications for Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS)
Click here for a full list of classes, and please contact us (info below) if you have any questions about taking individual classes. If you're ready to sign up now, click here to register for a class for professional development.
Questions?
If you have any questions on how to get started, please email us at info@gis.psu.edu.