My Boss Wants Resources To Learn More About GIS

Question

My boss who does not have any GIS experience is looking for resources to learn more about the capability's of GIS. She doesn't want to know how to use software and do processing but more what can be done. All the GIS basics course I could find are not what she is looking for. Is there an executive GIS overview class so she can work though to better understand what the GIS department is capable of?

JonathanKolterman52 · Answer

This is a great idea! Thank  you.

Ayan Palit · Answer

@SaraRogers Good point in harvesting the GIS Community! Thanks for the great examples.

Adding @AdamCarnow for input and visisbility.

SaraRogers · Answer

Hi @JonathanKolterman52 ! Another idea may be to look at communities that post their GIS assets on a Hub Site. We are constantly looking for ideas on how to expand our GIS usage, and a lot of the examples are found from other communities. In my experience, we see the most momentum built when we show department leaders a real-life example or a proof of concept.

If you find something interesting/applicable, I'd also suggest reaching out to that community's GIS coordinator/manager to set up some time to talk through success projects and lessons learned; I have found most professionals would love to share their experiences with peers.

Some examples I find myself going back to include:

* City of Aurora Open Data Portal
* San Marcos Open Data Portal
* Arlington Open Data
* ArcGIS Hub Gallery page | ArcGIS Hub

..and ours, of course! Town of Normal - Open Data