Keck & Wood

Keck & Wood, Inc. upgrades our GIS Training services

The use of Geographic Information System GIS software such as ESRI’s ArcView, ArcEditor and ArcInfo, has exploded over the last several years fueled by new government requirements and new technology. With this increased use of GIS, the demand for our GIS training services has steadily increased. To meet the demand for both regularly scheduled and on-site GIS training, Keck & Wood is pleased to announce, we upgrading our training GIS services including our portable training lab, offered training classes and our instructors.

We have upgraded our portable training lab with new top of the line Dell Vostro 1700 laptops. This is a new model from Dell designed to offer the same performance of larger desktops but with all the portability of a laptop. These new laptops feature high performance Duo-Core processors, 17 inch Ultra Sharp Wide Screen Displays, built-in 10 key numberpad, DVD RW drives, 3 GB of RAM and high performance hard drives. These new laptops will not only give our clients a better training experience but will also allow us to develop and teach more advanced classes such as ArcGIS Server. In addition to upgrading the laptops, we have also increased the number we have from 8 to 10.

ArcGIS 9.3 is scheduled to be released later this year. To complement the new software release, ESRI has revamped its official training classes to reflect new functionality and input from class evaluations completed by past students. Keck & Wood's instructors are currently going through the process to upgrade our authorizations so we will be able to offer the new ArcGIS 9.3 classes very soon. You can visit the GIS training and support page for more information about the new classes for ArcGIS 9.3.

Lastly we plan to add an additional ESRI Authorized Instructor to our staff. Right now Tripp Corbin, GISP, Vice President of GIS services for Keck & Wood, is our only official ESRI Authorized Instructor. He has built a reputation as an outstanding instructor that can easily convey very complex concepts and terminology related to GIS. The demand for our training services has grown so much, that Tripp is not able to meet it. Randall Carlton, the newest member of our GIS Team, has begun the process to become an ESRI Authorized Instructor. Randall is a former ArcFM instructor and has taught several custom ArcGIS desktop classes. He will make a great addition to our training staff and will continue Keck & Wood’s tradition of providing effective training services.

The new Keck & Wood Charlotte office is headed up by Mr. David Tibbals. David is a registered landscape architect with over 15 years of experience. and comes to us from DR Horton, Inc., a major national home-builder.  He is a 1992 University of Georgia graduate. David was formerly an Associate VP with PBS&J, and before that, Land Planning Manager for ESP Associates.
 

Keck & Wood is excited to announce that we will be holding Introduction to ArcGIS I and II classes the week of January 14 thru the 18 at the University of North Alabama Continuing Education Center in Florence Alabama. These classes are being offer in partnership with the Continuing Ed Center as part of their growing GIS relate studies. For more information contact Lavonne Gatlin, Interim Director for the Continuing Education Center. 

The City of Atlanta has selected Keck & Wood, Inc. to provide GIS training services. Keck & Wood will teach several classes for the City's many GIS users. These classes will include ESRI's Introduction to ArcGIS I & II as well as Keck & Wood's Using AutoCAD data in ArcGIS.

Fulton County Georgia has selected Keck & Wood, Inc. assist them in developing digital data submission standards. Keck & Wood will create templates and training materials that will be provided to County employees and Developers working in the County to ensure any new developements meet the new submission standard. The purpose of the project is to make it easier for the County to track developement and integrate that data into it's facilities management and mapping system.

Houston County Tax Assessors Office has selected Keck & Wood, Inc., a long time leader in GIS and ESRI Business Partner, to migrate their existing Autodesk mapping system to ESRI’s ArcGIS suite. The Assessors Office is very excited about the migration and working with Keck & Wood, Inc. By making use of ArcGIS 9.2’s abilities, this migration will greatly improve the capabilities and efficiencies of the Assessors Office mapping personnel. All of which will lead to improved service to those in the County.

Keck & Wood would like to congratulate Tripp Corbin, the head of our GIS department, for becoming a Certified Floodplain Manager (CFM). The CFM certification is a nationally recognized program from the Association of State Floodplain Managers and is supported by FEMA.   

Keck & Wood has been selected to participate in the Survey Analyst-Cadastral Editor and ArcGIS 9.2 Beta Program by ESRI. ArcGIS 9.2 and the Survey Analyst extension represent the cutting edge in GIS parcel technology. Keck & Wood is excited about being able to test these products and offer our input before they are released to the user base.