Travel restrictions don't have to mean missing out on important training. Via the online classroom, Esri offers instructor-led classes that GIS professionals can take from anywhere. Students gain the advantages of live instruction from an Esri professional trainer but don't have to be away from the office or get travel approval. Classes are held in real time in an interactive environment that promotes learning.

Students watch lectures and demos, ask questions of the instructor, participate in class discussions, and complete course exercises. The instructor can even shadow students' computers to see how they're doing and offer assistance.

An Internet connection and phone are all that's required. Esri hosts the latest version of all software needed to complete course exercises. Students don't need to have it installed on their computers.

Esri now offers two of its most in-demand courses, ArcGIS Desktop II: Tools and Functionality and Building Geodatabases, via the online classroom. Other popular instructor-led courses available via the online classroom are

• ArcGIS Desktop III: GIS Workflow and Analysis
• Creating and Analyzing Surfaces Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
• Working with Geometric Networks for Utilities
• Working with CAD Data in ArcGIS Desktop
• Geoprocessing Raster Data Using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst
• Introduction to Esri Business Analyst
• Developing Applications with ArcGIS Server Using the Java Platform

online classroom courses are offered in the United States and Canada. View schedules for all online classroom offerings at www.esri.com/virtualclassroom.

Esri also has over 50 learning centers in most major cities across the United States to make training convenient. Visit www.esri.com/trainingmaps to find a training location near you.

Desktop GIS

Using Lidar Data in ArcGIS—Learn how to derive terrains, digital elevation models (DEMs), and intensity imagery from lidar data, then use them for advanced 3D modeling and analysis. The convenience of Web-based training means you can take this course when and where you prefer. Web Course

Server GIS

Building Web Maps Using the ArcGIS API for JavaScript—Are you being asked to create high-performing Web maps to share your organization's GIS content on the Web? This course covers how to create rich Web maps that are fast and easy to use. Instructor-Led Course

Extending ArcGIS Explorer for Developers—In one hour, learn how you can rapidly develop a user-friendly front end for GIS data or ArcGIS Server services. No-Cost Web Training Seminar

Mobile GIS

Building Applications Using the ArcGIS Mobile SDK—This course is for developers who want to design and build custom mobile applications for deployment in the Windows 32 (Tablet PC) and Windows Mobile (smartphone and Pocket PC) environments. Instructor-Led Course

Authoring and Serving ArcGIS Mobile Projects—GIS professionals can learn a recommended workflow to successfully create and deploy an out-of-the-box ArcGIS Mobile project. Instructor-Led Course

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