Virtual GIS Resources

Our GIS staff continues to support the Clemson community in the use of Geospatial Technologies. All of our services have moved to a virtual environment. Please find below the appropriate link to each one of our services portfolio. If you cannot find what you are looking for, please fill out this form.

Virtual GIS Fundamental Workshop Series

Our popular GIS Fundamentals Workshop Series will continue to be delivered online every Friday from 1pm to 4pm.

To receive certificate of attendance for each online workshop, attendees must send assignments to the instructor by 1pm on Friday of the following week.

Introduction to GIS (January 20)
GIS Data Creation & Management (January 27)

Working with Tabular Data in GIS (February 3)

Basic Spatial Analysis (February 10)

Intermediate Spatial Analysis (February 17)

Introduction to Spatial Statistics (February 24)
Interactive Maps, Dashboards & Story Maps (March 3)

Field Data Collection with GIS (March 10)

3D LiDAR Applications in GIS (March 17)

Machine Learning and AI with GIS (March 31)

Drones for Geospatial Applications (April 7)

OFFICE HOURS

Office hours are conducted by CCGT staff. They will be online to help with any questions regarding assignments, software, data, etc.
They will be available at this link: https://clemson.zoom.us/my/cugis

  • Tuesdays 3:00 PM – 4:00 PM

  • Wednesday 11:00 AM – 12:00 PM

GIS Consultations

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We will continue to provide effective guidance to enable our Clemson community to master geospatial technologies. Our consultants can help you with any part of your project. From software installation to data research, project management and web mapping, we can help guide your research from beginning to end.

Click here to make a one-on-one virtual appointment or visit us during our online office hours above.

Access to ArcGIS Software Remotely

During COVID, Clemson affiliates can get access to ArcGIS software in three ways:

1. Direct Download
Clemson users can download and install ArcGIS Desktop or ArcGIS Pro in their computer at home following the instructions on this page

2. Virtual Access

Users can access ArcGIS Desktop or ArcGIS Pro via CUapps.

3. Remote Access
Students currently enrolled in GIS courses can access computers in GIS labs through CUapps (select your GIS lab in the classrooms tab) . Those needing access to LiDAR or drone software for their research or projects, can access computers at CCGT by selecting 412 as their classroom in CUapps.

Instructions available CUapps.

Free GIS Online Training from ESRI

ESRI offers a wide variety of online trainings for free to the ESRI community. Additionally, Clemson users have access to pre-paid online training available at https://www.esri.com/training/catalog/search/ when they login with their Clemson ArcGIS Online account. Below is a list of other resources available:

  • Learn ArcGIS – a wonderful collection of short and focused lessons. A relatively new option is the notion of Paths, feel free to browse them.

  • Esri MOOCs – free online classes offer a convenient, effective, and fun way to keep up with the fast-paced developments in geospatial technology. Classes are four to six weeks long and participants can study whenever they have spare time. A certificate is available upon completion.

  • Esri Training – search web courses and explore notion of a “learning plans”.

  • ArcGIS Documentation – lots of tutorials depending on technology focus. Hiding in there are gems such as these Analytics case studies, many of which have accompanying Story Map, data, and guided workflows, for example.

  • Developer Labs – for students in programming-related courses

  • Esri Video channel

  • Explore ArcGIS Blog and pose questions such as How can local governments respond to COVID-19.