How can you completely transform your GIS work with just a few lines of code? In this one-on-one course, you’ll discover how to use Python and ArcGIS to build smart scripts that speed up your analyses and effortlessly automate your work. You’ll learn exactly what you need, with personalized guidance, interactive online modules, and hands-on assignments you can apply right away.
Python is a smart choice for anyone who wants to work more efficiently with geodata. Within ArcGIS, this programming language offers powerful capabilities for automation, analysis, and streamlining workflows. Whether you’re editing maps, analyzing datasets, or managing complex processes—with Python, you’ll get more out of every step of your GIS work.
Moreover, ArcGIS has been an essential tool in the world of geoinformation for years. By adding Python to this environment, you can speed up repetitive tasks, minimize errors, and largely automate processes. For example, with just a few lines of code, you can generate maps, process large datasets, or perform advanced geospatial analyses.
If you’re already working with GIS and ready to take your skills to the next level, Python is the way to go. Not only will you make your work smarter, but you’ll also prepare yourself for a future where digital geospatial solutions are becoming increasingly important.
In this blended learning course, you’ll learn step by step how to apply Python within the ArcGIS environment. You’ll start with the basics: understanding the structure of Python code, writing simple scripts, and working with variables, loops, and functions. Then you’ll delve deeper into using Python within ArcGIS, learning to work with ArcPy and discovering how to automate and optimize existing GIS workflows.
During the course, you’ll learn how to load, analyze, and edit geodata using Python scripts. You’ll immediately apply this knowledge to practical assignments, such as performing geospatial analyses, generating maps, and automating data updates. This way, you’ll develop skills that are immediately applicable in your daily work with geoinformation.
You’ll also gain insight into how Python works with tools like ModelBuilder and how you can combine both for even more powerful GIS processes.
Blended learning offers the best of both worlds: independent online learning and practical, interactive sessions. This allows you to develop both theoretical knowledge and valuable practical experience with Python and ArcGIS. You can work through the online modules at your own pace. They include clear and interactive lessons on geospatial data analysis, automation, and building GIS workflows with Python. You’ll discover how to use ArcPy to efficiently process geodata, write repeatable scripts, and perform complex analyses with up-to-date data.
In addition, you’ll immediately put your knowledge into practice. During the hands-on sessions, you’ll work with realistic GIS cases and receive personalized guidance from experienced geoinformation specialists. You’ll learn how to integrate Python scripts into ArcGIS, automate repetitive tasks, and manage geodata within professional workflows. This way, you’ll develop immediately applicable skills that you can put to use right away in your work.
Thanks to the combination of flexible online learning and practical application, you will not only learn to program within ArcGIS but also understand how to apply this knowledge to real-world geospatial projects. After completing the course, you will be able to independently automate GIS processes, perform targeted analyses, and use Python to make better decisions in your field.
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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