Expert Training Walks You Through Every Step of Choosing and Using GPS to Collect and Display GIS-Ready Data

Everything You Need to Get Started with Mobile GIS

Learn the key concepts, issues, and requirements.

Make informed buying decisions for GPS equipment.

Understand mobile GIS workflows to better allocate your resources.

Train and manage your workforce to collect GIS-ready GPS data.

Get out in the field and start collecting quality GPS data!

There’s No Better Way to Learn this Material

Hello! I am Michele Mattix, owner of GeoMattix. I created these training videos so that you can benefit from my decade of hands-on industry experience. I have trained, consulted, and supported hundreds of people and organizations in GIS and GPS data collection. My passion is simplifying technical material, organizing the information, and presenting it so that everyone gets it. I began teaching while working on my master’s degrees in geography and environmental science and I’ve been teaching, training, and tutoring ever since, including having been an Esri authorized ArcGIS instructor and a certified Trimble GPS trainer for six years.

I invite you to view our sample lesson, below.  You won’t find a better presentation of this material in a more convenient format or at a better price. Our videos are chock full of concepts, workflows, tips, tricks and live-action demonstrations.  No hype. No glitz. Just good, solid information born from hands-on experience presented in an easy-to-follow manner.  And you control when, where and what pace to learn.

Thank you and best of luck with your career!

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Course 1: Introduction to GPS Technology

New to GPS?  This course will teach you the essentials of what GPS is, how it works, and how you can use it to collect data for your GIS. You’ll learn fundamental GPS concepts including what equipment you’ll need and how to choose the best hardware and software for your project and budget, how to collect data, and some common GPS-GIS workflows.

Total Running Time: 1 hour 49 minutes

This course is sold individually for $87 – click the Order Now button to buy it.

This course is also included in the ArcPad Bundle, the TerraSync Bundle and the Whole Library (scroll down for more information and to purchase one of these packages).

Course 2: GPS Mapping with ArcPad

ArcPad is Esri’s most popular mobile GIS software. This course will walk you through everything you need to get started using ArcPad to collect GPS data. You will be walked through key ArcPad workflows beginning with how to install ArcPad and what’s included and how to design your GIS data for optimal use in ArcPad.  GPS configuration settings and the fundamental editing tools for collecting GPS data are covered in detail.  You will also learn how to integrate your new data with your GIS as well as the workflow for taking existing data out into the field for updating.

Total Running Time: 2 hours 41 minutes

This course is available with the ArcPad Bundle and the Whole Library (scroll down for more information and to purchase one of these packages).

Course 3: GPS Mapping with Trimble’s TerraSync and Pathfinder Office

For Trimble GPS users, TerraSync and Pathfinder Office are popular software choices for field and office.  You will learn how to install, configure and use these applications to collect GPS data, differentially correct it, and export the data to a GIS format. The course is full of tips and tricks that will get you out in the field collecting data in no time.

Total Running Time:  2 hours  17 minutes

This course is available in the TerraSync Bundle and the Whole Library (scroll down for more information and to purchase one of these packages).

Course 4: GPS Mapping with ArcPad and Trimble

If you use ArcPad on a Trimble GPS unit, you have the option to post-process the GPS data for high accuracy results.  This course will show you how.  You will learn the proper workflows and how to use the tools in ArcPad and GPSCorrect in the field as well as Trimble’s GPS Analyst extension for ArcGIS and GPS Pathfinder Office in the office to perform your post-processing.  You will see and learn how to take your GIS into the field, collect new data, update existing data, seamlessly integrate the new data with your geodatabase and do all of your GPS post-processing.

Total Running Time:  4 hours  30 minutes

Esri’s GeoCollector is a mobile GIS solution consisting of Trimble hardware and Esri software. If you already have a GeoCollector or you are thinking of purchasing one, you need this course.  You will learn the various components that make up your GeoCollector, how to register and install your software, configure your GPS unit, and design your GIS database for optimal use in ArcPad. You will also learn where and how to get help when you need it.  This course is suitable for the older GeoCollector.  If you have a new GeoCollector that uses Trimble Positions, our ArcPad-Positions Bundle will provide all the training you need to get started. Scroll down for more details.

Total Running Time:   4 hours  14 minutes

This course is available individually for $197.  Click the Order Now button to buy it.

Course 6: Integrating GPS Data with GIS

This course focuses on getting GPS data into a GIS. It will cover what equipment to use, how the equipment dictates the workflows, pros and cons of each workflow, and how to incorporate GPS data collecting in your organization.

Total Running Time:   1 hour  40 minutes

This course is available with the GIS Bundle and the Whole Library (scroll down for more information and to purchase one of these packages).

Course 7: Adding Digital Photos to GIS

Adding digital photos to your GIS is much easier with the help of GPS. This class will look at adding digital photos as attributes to GIS features and also adding georeferenced photos to GIS as layers. You will learn the equipment you’ll need as well as the best workflow for your needs and budget. You’ll also learn how to work with the photos inside of ArcGIS and Google Earth.

Total Running Time:   58  minutes

This course is available with the GIS Bundle and the Whole Library (scroll down for more information and to purchase one of these packages).

Course 8: Working with Coordinate Systems in GIS & GPS

Understanding coordinate systems is crucial for any GIS professional and doubly so when using GPS to collect GIS data.  This class focuses on the importance of coordinate systems. What is a coordinate system? Why should I care? How do I work with them? What do I need to be aware of when using GPS? Why doesn’t my data line up and how can I fix it?

Total Running Time:   1 hour 38  minutes

This course is available with the GIS Bundle and the Whole Library (scroll down for more information and to purchase one of these packages).

Course 9: GPS Mapping with ArcPad & Trimble Positions

Get ready to learn how to use Trimble Positions to collect high accuracy GPS data with ArcPad on a Trimble mobile device.  You will learn the proper Trimble Positions for ArcPad workflows and how to use the tools in the Trimble Positions ArcPad Extension in the field as well as Trimble Positions Desktop Add-In in the office to perform your post-processing.  You will see and learn how to prepare your geodatabase and MXD for ArcPad, create new Positions projects, and post-process your GNSS field data from within ArcMap.

Total Running Time:   1 hour 18  minutes

This course is sold individually for $87 – click the Order Now button to buy it.

This course is also available with the ArcPad-Positions Bundle and the Whole Library (scroll down for more information and to purchase one of these packages).

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