Get Ahead on Your ArcGIS Online Learning

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ArcGIS Online is a comprehensive software-as-a-service solution for your mapping and analysis workflows. It helps you understand your world better by using maps to connect people, locations, and data.

In preparation for the upcoming release of ArcGIS Online, you will want to ensure that you are up to date on the basic functionalities, current workflows, and capabilities of the software. Whether you are an expert user, brand new to the software, or just wanting to maximize your usage, Esri Academy is here to help you learn and get the most out of ArcGIS Online.

There are a variety of courses that cover different workflows and concepts in ArcGIS Online, from adding layers to a map to learning the basic workflows and performing spatial analysis. Below are a few popular and brand-new courses on ArcGIS Online!

Fun Fact: ArcGIS Online is one of the top three products that people are taking training on!

• ArcGIS Online: Essential Workflows – This one-day flagship course, taught by an expert Esri instructor, introduces web maps, apps, and other content that may be available to you in ArcGIS Online.
  
  

  “I will absolutely recommend this course to my colleagues/anyone wanting to learn the basics of [ArcGIS Online]. It does a great job of giving you just enough info to get yourself started with future projects.”  - Courtney R., ArcGIS Online: Essential Workflows, attendee

• ArcGIS Online Basics – This is one of the most popular courses on Esri Academy! You will learn about the potential benefits and foundational skills of ArcGIS Online.
   
• ArcGIS Online: Editing Essentials - This brand-new web course will show you how to manage access to data to support editing workflows, as well as how to modify feature geometry and attributes.
  
  
• ArcGIS Online: Working with Tables and Attributes - In this new web course, you will learn how to use tabular data sources in ArcGIS Online and Map Viewer.
  
  
• Creating and Sharing GIS Content Using ArcGIS Online - This course shows how to publish data and map layers to ArcGIS Online as services. Learn to build a web map and turn it into a web app.
  
  
• Going Places with Spatial Analysis – You may not be able to join the course this year, but this massive open online course (MOOC) is a favorite and terrific way to learn spatial analysis workflows in ArcGIS Online (for free!). Be on the lookout for registration to open.

Be sure to check Esri Academy as new trainings are added each week. If you have completed one of the ArcGIS Online courses, feel free to share your learnings in the comments below or write a blog about your experience! We love hearing the ways that you are using ArcGIS Online to make the world a better place.