FEATURES

Courses are offered in a three-day seminar format. Classes can be taken individually to strengthen your working knowledge or as part of the certificate program to enhance your career development. Certificate and non-certificate students are awarded 1 CEU (Continuing Education Unit) per ten hours of successful classroom participation. It is possible to complete the certificate in 4 to 36 months. Tailored seminars taught on your premises can be arranged through the Program Manager.

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CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

This course is part of the Geographic Information Systems and Mapping for Public Safety and Homeland Security certificate programs. It may also be taken alone without pursuing a certificate.

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PDF BROCHURE

Please click here to download the PDF brochure for the GIS certificate program.

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WHO SHOULD ATTEND

• Computer Scientists and Engineers
• Geographers and Cartographers
• Planners and Environmental Scientists
• Application Specialists
• People interested in changing careers
• Law enforcement officers and administrators
• Crime analysts and coordinators
• Database and system administrators
• EMS & First response professionals
• Public Health Administrators

Kevin Henry, MA

Kevin Henry has a BS in Geography, MA in history and a MA in geography. He is currently finishing his PhD in geography at McGill University (Montreal, Canada). His research specialties include the design and implementation of spatial-temporal objected-oriented databases and the use of GIS, spatial and multivariate statistics for examining relationships, interactions and clustering in biological, demographic and health data. Mr. Henry is involved in a number of GIS related research grants at McGill including a epidemiological study of Tuberculosis in Quebec where they are examining the spatial distribution of pyrazinamide resistant M. tuberculosis genetic isolates; and Sharing Geodatabases in Historical dynamics, a project involving the creation of a historical GIS of Montreal (1765-2000). Mr. Henry worked as a GIS specialist at the Center for Geographical Information Sciences at Towson University for two years prior to moving to Montreal where he gained experience training staff and students on using GIS software, establishing methods for contracts/grants, and providing quality assurance/quality control procedures. Mr. Henry has been the GIS Lab instructor in the Department of Planning at McGill University for the last three years.

He teaches Database Issues and Integration (401), Spatial Statistics and Geostatistical Analysis (250) and Object Oriented GIS Database Design and Implementation (510).

Erwin Villiger, PhD

Dr. Erwin Villiger is the president and CEO of Global View Inc., a GIS and remote sensing consulting firm. He spent 10 years with the Central Intelligence Agency as an imagery analyst and remote sensing scientist before leaving to pursue a PhD in environmental science at George Mason University. While studying at George Mason, he ran the GIS and remote sensing computer labs for the Department of Geography and Earth System Science. He has a BA and MS in geography, with specialties in remote sensing and geographic information systems. Dr. Villiger has taught geography and GIS courses for Johns Hopkins University and George Mason University, has developed a number of GIS education programs for professionals, and is the director of a master's program in GIS with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County. He is an ESRI authorized instructor for ArcGIS and manages desktop software training for the Professional Certificate Program in Geographic Information Systems at George Mason. He teaches a number of certificate courses including: Introduction to ArcGIS, Components of GIS, Raster Analysis & 3D Modeling, and Environmental Applications of GIS.

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