Overview
Hybrid Class
Program Dates:
March 1, 2025 – May 17, 2025
In Person Dates:
3/1, 3/15, 4/26, & 5/17
Online Dates:
3/8, 3/22, 4/5, 4/12, 5/3, & 5/10
Class meets on campus on Saturdays and class will be live streamed as well.
Contact:
Judy Ratcliffe
jratcliffe@ccsu.edu
860-832-2276
Advanced GIS Course
The Advanced GIS Certificate course is designed to deepen and grow your expertise in geospatial technology with a strong focus on the latest cutting-edge applications and technologies.
Details
Curriculum
This 10-week, 30-hour GIS course offers an exploration of advanced Geographic Information Systems concepts and applications. Students will engage with ArcGIS Online products and services, learning to create interactive web maps and applications. The course covers mobile GIS, focusing on field data collection and the integration of GPS technology, as well as the development of custom mobile applications. Students will also explore imagery and raster data. A portion of the course is dedicated to GIS programming and customization, where students will explore Python programming for GIS, customize tools using ArcPy, and Arcade- ESRI’s proprietary programming language. Finally, students will explore advanced GIS applications applying sophisticated spatial analysis techniques and integrating GIS with other technologies. By the end of the course, students will strengthen existing GIS skills for careers in GIS and geospatial technology.
Who Should Enroll
The course is aimed at “early-mid career professionals” who are looking for formal training in the use of GIS techniques and technology with an internet focus with some advanced desktop techniques as well.
Instructor
Mr. Thad Dymkowski
Thad J. Dymkowski is a GISCI Certified GIS Professional with almost 2 decades of GIS experience ranging from technical, to analytical, to administrative. He is a double alumnus of Central Connecticut State University, with Baccalaureate and Master’s degrees in Geography with concentrations in GIS. Thad’s experience comes from years spent in the public, private, and academic professional environments. He is fluent in ESRI ArcGIS software products, and comfortably familiar with several others. He has also been known to compose usable lines of computer programming code in several programming languages and his maps can be found on walls, in reports, and on a few web pages throughout the State of Connecticut. He has presented and spoken at conferences, meetings, and public hearings throughout the State of Connecticut and New England Region. His proudest creation, aside from his children, is the GIS Certificate Program he teaches for the CCSU Department of Continuing Education and the graduates it has produced.
Location
Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, CT 06053
Department of Geography
Ebenezer D. Bassett Hall
Testimonials
I found this first course of the certificate program to be very informative and hands-on , and just the training I needed to broaden and deepen my knowledge of the science and software. Fall, 2022
Thad is clearly very knowledgeable about GIS. He was very quick to respond to emails-which I found immensely helpful due to the online class format. I would have typically preferred in classroom experience….But due to the amount of change that occurred in my personal life at this time (I moved across the country to Nevada)…I greatly appreciated the flexibility of the online format. Fall, 2020
I wanted to thank you for being a great teacher and further developing my GIS skills in the certificate course you teach at CCSU. The program taught me a lot and opened my eyes to the power and possibilities of GIS. Especially to start getting ahead of the curve with Online GIS, which I’m finding very helpful with many projects. My GIS skills/knowledge definitely helped me to get the position at CRCOG.
Hopefully, I’ll have some opportunities to work with you down the road on Statewide/Regional GIS projects. Once I settle into my new position, I’m hoping to get more involved with CT GIS groups and CCAPA. Fall, 2020