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R.A. Smith National Plans Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Courses,
Written by R.A. Smith
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
BROOKFIELD, Wis. — R.A. Smith National (formerly R.A. Smith & Associates and its National Survey & Engineering Division) — civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, GIS and 3D visualization consultants — Brookfield, Wis., is accepting registrations for the following upcoming ESRI?-authorized geographic information systems (GIS) course.
Data Management in the Multi-User Geodatabase When: August 11-13, 2008 Where: R.A. Smith National’s learning center 16745 West Bluemound Road, Brookfield, Wisconsin Instructor: ESRI Staff This course prepares GIS and database administrators to implement an ArcSDE geodatabase by teaching how to load and manage ArcSDE data. The course presents concepts applicable to both workgroup and enterprise ArcSDE geodatabases but focuses primarily on the enterprise ArcSDE geodatabase. Students learn the basic architecture of a multiuser geodatabase and are introduced to ArcSDE connection types. ArcGIS Server Enterprise Configuration and Tuning for SQL Server When: August 14-15, 2008 Where: R.A. Smith National’s learning center 16745 West Bluemound Road, Brookfield, Wisconsin Instructor: ESRI Staff This course prepares SQL Server® database administrators to implement an enterprise geodatabase by teaching how to set up an individual ArcSDE server. Students get familiar with the ArcSDE architecture and learn how to configure SQL Server to support ArcSDE, install and configure ArcSDE, and identify and troubleshoot connection types and issues.
Who Should Attend: The classes are open to any one who wants to use GIS as an effective tool for managing, analyzing and viewing relationships between tabular and spatial information. The classes benefit individuals employed in local government, land development, real estate, police/fire/emergency services, health care, education and others.
The training is part of the education component of R.A. Smith National’s SuccessGIS® program for successful GIS implementation.
How to Register/More Information: Course descriptions and registration forms can be retrieved online at http://www.successgis.com/training.htm R.A. Smith National also offers customized training either onsite or at R.A. Smith National’s in-house learning center. A course outline and materials are prepared based upon the individual’s specific needs. For more information about any of the scheduled courses or customized training opportunities, contact David Haines of R.A. Smith National, at 262-317-3375.
About R.A. Smith National, Inc. R.A. Smith National, Inc., www.rasmithnational.com, is a multi-disciplinary consulting engineering firm. It is one of Wisconsin’s largest civil engineering, planning, surveying, landscape architecture, geographic information system (GIS) and 3D visualization consulting firms with 243 total employees. The company is headquartered in Brookfield, Wis. with offices in Appleton, Oshkosh and Madison, Wis. and Tarentum (Pittsburgh), Pa. R.A. Smith National serves state and local government and the land development industry. Established in 1978 as R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc., the firm acquired National Survey & Engineering in 1994. National Survey & Engineering, founded in 1929, operated as a division of R.A. Smith & Associates, Inc. until the R.A. Smith National brand was created in March 2008. R.A. Smith National provides GIS services to the public and private sectors and has developed a program – SuccessGIS® – for the successful implementation of a GIS at all levels. More information is available at www.successgis.com. As an advocate of the education component of the program, the firm is an ESRI authorized consultant and reseller of GIS software as well as demographic data available through ESRI? BIS.
The company has been the recipient of several awards, the most recent of which include Milwaukee Magazine’s Best Employers to Work For in Southeastern Wisconsin in 2008, ranked No. 11 in the medium-size company category (101 to 499 employees). The firm previously was recognized for the same award in 2001, 2003 and 2005. The firm received The Business Journal’s Beyond the Paycheck award in 2003, 2004 and 2005 and its Top Milwaukee Workplaces 2007 award. Nationally, the firm was recognized by CE News’ Best Civil Engineering Firms to Work For, for the last four consecutive years, in 2007 ranked No. 7 among medium-sized civil engineering firms nationwide. R.A. Smith National’s mission is to design with vision, deliver excellence, and provide the most responsive service to our clients. The company is driven by core values that include accountability, client satisfaction, innovation, positive work environment, ethics and integrity, and community and professional involvement
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