Geospatial Information Technologies

Technology Training & Support

Pacific EMPRINTS provides training and support on the use of geographic information systems (GIS), digital mapping, GPS, and related technologies, with special emphasis on emergency planning, emergency response, health, and public health applications.

ESRI Authorized Partner Education Center

We are an ESRI Authorized Partner Education Center (APEC), one of only 16 such centers in the United States. Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) is the worldís leading developer of geographic information system software and technology.

Our classroom is equipped with 16 student workstations and the latest GIS software, including ArcGIS Desktop (ArcInfo), Spatial Analyst, Network Analyst, 3D Analyst, Tracking Analyst, ArcPad, and more.

We can also teach at your site, using your facilities or our mobile classroom equipment.

GIS Short Courses

We offer the following courses on a regular basis:

Geographic Information Technologies for Emergency Preparedness & Response (4 days)
Introduction to ArcGIS I (2 days)
Introduction to ArcGIS Geoprocessing Scripts Using Python (2 days)
Working with ArcGIS Spatial Analyst (3 days)

We also offer custom courses based on client need. Topic areas may include the following:

Introduction to GIS
Mapping vulnerable populations
Address geocoding
GPS field mapping: concepts and best practices
Google Earth and ArcGIS

Distance Learning

Pacific EMPRINTS offers a number of GIS-related courses in its distance/online learning system. These free courses include both general knowledge tutorials and skills-oriented ArcGIS exercises. See the full list of currently available Pacific EMPRINTS online courses here. More online GIS courses will be added throughout 2008.

Consultation, Support, & Technology Transfer

Pacific EMPRINTS is committed to expanding the use of geospatial information technologies in the health and emergency response communities.

In addition to providing training, our experts are available to consult with health and emergency professionals on how to incorporate GIS and other geospatial technologies into your workflows, GIS data development, and GIS project management.

Contact

Philip Page
Associate Director & Geospatial Information Technologist
phpage@hawaii.edu, (808) 956-0891

John Vogler
Geospatial Information Technologist
john.vogler@hawaii.edu, (808) 956-9549

Kudos

In June 2007, we received the ESRI Special Achievement in GIS award. Pacific EMPRINTS was selected by ESRI from among its user base of more than 300,000 organizations around the world a number of U.S. and international awardees who it judged to "have made extraordinary contributions to our global society and set new precedents throughout the GIS community".

Previous Trainees

Some of the organizations for which Pacific EMPRINTS has provided GIS training since summer 2006:

Honolulu Fire Department
US Pacific Regional Medical Command (Tripler)
Hawaii Dept. of Health
University of Hawaii Manoa
Honolulu Police Department
Kauai Fire Department
US Coast Guard
Dept. of Health, American Samoa
Hawaii State Civil Defense
American Red Cross
National Weather Service
Kapiolani Community College
John A. Burns School of Medicine
Ministry of Health, Republic of the Marshall Islands
Kauai Police Department
Hawaii Dept. of Agriculture
Cancer Research Center of Hawaii
Hawaii Dept. of Land & Natural Resources
SAIC
US Dept. of Agriculture
Secretariat of the Pacific Community
Kaiser Permanente
Yap Health Services
Ministry of Health, Palau