Victor High, a Principal GIS Specialist at the King County GIS Center, recounts his journey from watching the moon landing to pioneering GIS technology. His career shift from technical illustration to GIS enabled him to work on beneficial projects and leave a lasting legacy. After 33 years, he passes the torch to Valerie Bright, confident in the future of GIS at King County.
Understanding GIS software usage at King County, WA Given that ESRI is ending support for ArcGIS Desktop in 2026, the King County GIS Center needed to understand the migration of users from ArcGIS Desktop to ArcGIS Pro. Specifically, we wanted to know who is using ArcGIS Pro and how often they’re using it. Today we…
Have you made the transition to ArcGIS Pro? Plan your route to the future GIS skills and abilities you will need with several ArcGIS Pro classes from the KCGIS Training Program in early 2022. While COVID-19 restrictions remain in place all KCGIS classes are presented remotely, via ZOOM. To maximize class effectiveness, class size is…
Have you made the transition to ArcGIS Pro? Chart your course to the GIS skills and abilities you will need with several ArcGIS Pro classes from the KCGIS Training Program in 2021. While COVID-19 restrictions remain in place all KCGIS classes are presented remotely, via ZOOM. To maximize class effectiveness, class size is limited to…
By Marcia Moody and Greg Babinski Bringing GIS training to agencies across Washington StateOn January 8, 2007, eight State of Washington employees made their way from Olympia to the King County GIS Center Training Facility in downtown Seattle. At 8:00am, a King County GIS training instructor, Mary Ullrich, welcomed the eight, as well as eight…
Have you made the transition to ArcGIS Pro? Take your skills to the top with two advanced ArcGIS Pro classes from the KCGIS Training Program to choose from in 2021. While COVID-19 restrictions remain in place all KCGIS classes are presented remotely, via ZOOM. To maximize class effectiveness, class size is limited to just seven…
What a year 2020 has been. Covid-19 related restrictions on face-to-face gatherings required that we pivot to online GIS instruction early this year. To ensure that our students receive the same value we have tailored the King County GIS training program to the new instructor-led but remote-learning environment. The King County GIS Center’s 2021 GIS…
While Washington State and King County Covid-19 stay-at-home restrictions remain in place, the King County GIS Training program is still in operation with all classes offered live online. Our next offering is Introduction to ArcGIS Pro, to be offered on June 9-10. This is the same class that we offer in our King Street Center…
The King County GIS Center’s 2020 GIS training calendar includes new instructor-led, face-to-face classes in Seattle through December of next year. Our students find that instructor-led face-to-face training provides the ideal learning environment for developing hands-on GIS skills. Get in the picture by signing up for KCGIS training today! Use your 2019 budget now for…
What’s in a picture? Things are changing in Seattle! The viaduct served us well for many years, but it is gone. The Waterfront Tunnel is open and traffic is humming. New Link Light Rail extensions are snaking up to Northgate and across Lake Washington to Mercer Island, Bellevue, and beyond. These are the new transportation…
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