What insights can you glean from a satellite image—and how can you visualize those insights using ArcGIS? In this one-on-one course, you’ll discover how to turn remote sensing data into powerful maps and analyses that really make a difference. With personalized guidance and hands-on online modules, you’ll learn step by step how to apply geospatial information in your field of work.
Remote sensing—also known as teledetection in Flanders—is a technique used to collect information about the Earth’s surface without direct contact. Examples include sensors on satellites, drones, aircraft, or radar installations that capture images and measurement data. Well-known forms include radar and LiDAR, which allow for the accurate measurement of elevations, distances, or changes in the landscape.
Today, remote sensing is primarily used for Earth observation. This allows you to collect data remotely from areas that are difficult to access or dangerous, such as mountainous regions, flooded areas, or nature reserves. The applications are wide-ranging: from environmental monitoring and urban development to agriculture and defense.
ArcGIS plays a key role in this. It is a leading platform for geographic information systems (GIS) that allows you to analyze remote sensing data, combine it with other geospatial datasets, and visualize it in maps. It enables you to gain insights from large amounts of data and apply them to real-world problems.
In this course, you’ll learn how to effectively apply remote sensing within ArcGIS. You’ll discover how to use satellite imagery and aerial photos to identify changes on the Earth’s surface, for example in environmental analysis or spatial planning. You’ll also learn how to combine this data with other geospatial data to gain deeper insights into what’s happening.
You’ll work with practical tools within ArcGIS, such as raster analysis, map visualization, and LiDAR data interpretation. These techniques help you identify patterns, compare areas, and draw targeted conclusions from large amounts of geographic information.
The course is intended for people who already have some basic knowledge of GIS and want to delve deeper into remote sensing. Thanks to the combination of theory and practice, you’ll work directly with real datasets, so you learn by doing—exactly as it should be in a blended learning environment.
Blended learning combines independent online learning with hands-on, interactive sessions, allowing you to gain both theoretical knowledge and practical experience with ArcGIS and remote sensing techniques. The online modules give you the freedom to learn at your own pace and include interactive lessons on satellite imagery, LiDAR data, and analyzing geospatial information. You’ll discover how to collect, prepare, and process remote sensing data in ArcGIS, and how to use it for accurate map visualizations and spatial analyses.
During the hands-on online sessions, you’ll immediately apply the knowledge you’ve gained. You’ll work with real geodata and receive personalized guidance from experienced GIS instructors. You’ll learn how to combine remote sensing with other geographic datasets, how to perform raster analyses, and how to create accurate maps for a wide range of applications. By practicing hands-on with realistic scenarios, you’ll develop practical workflows that ensure reliable and up-to-date data—essential for any professional in geoinformation.
The combination of flexible online learning and hands-on training ensures that you not only learn how to work with ArcGIS and remote sensing tools, but also how to use them effectively for real-world GIS projects. After this course, you’ll be able to independently collect, analyze, and apply remote sensing data, enabling you to make better-informed spatial decisions within your field.
Would you prefer to take in-person classes on remote sensing and its applications? Then enroll in our on-site remote sensing course, taught by one of our experienced instructors.
You’ll receive 1-on-1 guidance. After signing up, our course coordinator will contact you to schedule your first session.
After completing this course, you will be able to:
Do you have questions about the course content? Or are you unsure whether the course aligns with your learning goals or preferences? Would you prefer an in-house or private course? We’d be happy to help.
After the course, you’ll have another two weeks to ask the instructor questions. Since the instructor is already teaching other courses, it’s best to email your questions to info@geo-ict.nl. Your question will be forwarded to the instructor, and you’ll receive a response within 24 hours.
If you’re a bit further along and encounter practical problems you can’t solve on your own, it’s best to use Online Support. You’ll spend one day online with the instructor and receive personalized one-on-one instruction. All your problems will be resolved, and you’ll have made significant progress.
If you run into problems in practice that you can’t solve on your own, you have two options: you can sign up for a beginner or advanced course, or you can sign up for Online Support.
You’ll spend a day online with an instructor and receive personalized one-on-one instruction. All your problems will be resolved, and you’ll have made significant progress.
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All courses are taught in person. Course hours are from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM. Coffee, tea, lunch, and a laptop are provided.
Taking a course online is also possible, but we only offer hybrid courses in exceptional cases. If you wish to participate in a course online, please indicate this during registration—select “Online” as the location. If that is not possible, this course will only be offered on-site in Apeldoorn.
Yes, we do this regularly. Our instructor will come to your location and bring laptops for the participants. All you need to do is arrange a classroom at your location.
Please email your requirements to info@geo-ict.nl, and we will send you a quote. Once you’ve confirmed the order, our course coordinator will contact you to schedule the training days.
After each course, participants receive a link to our evaluation portal. There, you can share your feedback on what you liked and didn’t like about the course. We always do our very best, but of course, there may be times when you have a complaint. Click on “Complaints Procedure.” It explains what steps you can take. Geo-ICT Training Center, Netherlands is a member of the Dutch Council for Training and Education (NRTO).
After the course, we will email you a link to our evaluation portal. There, you can log in and fill out an evaluation form, and you can also download your certificate of participation.
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