Additional Resources
Live Global Mapper
Training: On site or Online
At Blue Marble, we are pleased to offer a choice of Global Mapper training options to help maximize the value of your investment in our products. Open Public Training, On-site, Online Classroom training are available on an open enrollment or on a customer-specific basis. While Global Mapper enjoys a well-deserved reputation as an easy-to-use GIS management tool, our formal instruction program has been designed to help both new users and GIS professionals get the most out of the software while offering countless valuable tips and tricks.
Open enrollment classes are typically arranged at locations where there
is a large concentration of Global Mapper users, while client-specific
classes can be organized at a location, and on a schedule that meets
the needs of those being trained.
For more information visit https://www.bluemarblegeo.com/training or email: training@bluemarblegeo.com.
Self-Guided Training Courses
The Blue Marble Geographics Online Classroom is a growing library of self-guided courses designed for busy professionals who wish to learn Global Mapper® or Geographic Calculator® software at their own pace. In each course, users are guided through a series of lessons with step-by-step workflows and accompanying sample data for flexible, hands-on learning. Free and Premium courses are available at training.bluemarblegeo.com.
Webinars
Blue Marble offers monthly webinars on a variety of topics related to our software tools, see our upcoming schedule and previously recorded webinars for more information.
Blue Marble GEOTalks® is a free annual virtual user conference for geospatial professionals and GIS enthusiasts who share an interest in Blue Marble Geographics’ geospatial technology. This day-long event features a panel of distinguished speakers sharing their expertise and experience using Blue Marble Geographics’ software in various geospatial fields.
Global Mapper User Forum
The Global Mapper Forum is an active and diverse online community of Global Mapper users, offering professional and peer-to-peer guidance for new user and project-related questions.
Usage Tracking
All information collected as part of the usage tracking functionality is gathered for internal Blue Marble Geographics use only. This information is used to enhance the future user experience of the software. This data is never shared with 3rdParty vendors or users. By default this functionality is enabled, and users can opt-out of the program by either selecting an option during installation or disabling the setting in the Preferences dialog of the application. In the specific case of installation of the software on a Windows 8 machine, the installation MUST be run as an administrator.