GPS courses can help you learn navigation principles, geospatial analysis, mapping techniques, and location-based services. You can build skills in data collection, spatial reasoning, and using geographic information systems (GIS) for real-world applications. Many courses introduce tools like ArcGIS, QGIS, and various GPS software, showing how these skills are applied in urban planning, environmental monitoring, and logistics management.

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Cloud Management, Cloud Computing, Network Routing, Virtual Machines, Routing Protocols, Google Cloud Platform, Virtual Networking, Virtualization and Virtual Machines, Network Architecture
Beginner · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

University of Colorado Boulder
Skills you'll gain: Machine Controls, Robotics, Control Systems, Engineering, Scientific, and Technical Instruments, Spatial Data Analysis, Applied Mathematics, Linear Algebra, Python Programming, Algorithms
★ 4.6 (17) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Software Design, Systems Design, Software Design Documents, Software Documentation, System Design and Implementation, Internet Of Things, Technical Documentation, Technical Communication, Technical Writing, Mobile Development, Test Case, Development Testing, System Testing, Software Development, Embedded Software, Communication Systems, Embedded Systems, Systems Integration, Prototyping, System Implementation
★ 4.8 (13) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks

University of California San Diego
Skills you'll gain: Graph Theory, Algorithms, Network Routing, Data Structures, Network Analysis, Network Model, Theoretical Computer Science
★ 4.7 (2.3K) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Dartmouth College
Skills you'll gain: C (Programming Language), Software Documentation, Programming Principles, Computer Programming, Embedded Software, Computer Programming Tools, Computational Logic, Linux
★ 4.6 (271) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Skills you'll gain: Embedded Systems, Embedded Software, Memory Management, C (Programming Language), Software Development
Intermediate · Guided Project · Less Than 2 Hours

Skills you'll gain: Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform, Cloud-Native Computing, Cloud Management, Time Series Analysis and Forecasting, Cloud Platforms, Application Deployment, Data Store
Intermediate · Project · Less Than 2 Hours

The Pennsylvania State University
Skills you'll gain: Geographic Information Systems, Case Studies, Climate Change Programs, Systems Thinking, Geospatial Information and Technology, Sustainable Design, Spatial Analysis, Sustainable Development, Design Strategies, Collaborative Software, Decision Intelligence, Decision Support Systems, Cultural Responsiveness
★ 4.6 (64) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Irvine
Skills you'll gain: Test Planning, Embedded Software, Embedded Systems, User Requirements Documents, Functional Specification, Functional Requirement, Systems Design, Requirements Analysis, Test Case, System Requirements, System Design and Implementation, Development Testing, System Testing, Prototyping, Program Development, Software Documentation, Hardware Architecture, Python Programming
★ 4.7 (957) · Mixed · Course · 1 - 3 Months

Google Cloud
Skills you'll gain: Google Gemini, Google Cloud Platform, Gemini, Generative AI, AI Security, Generative AI Agents, AI literacy, AI Product Strategy, Responsible AI, Cloud Platforms, Data Governance, Cloud Infrastructure
★ 4.7 (115) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of Toronto
Skills you'll gain: Spatial Data Analysis, Spatial Analysis, Geographic Information Systems, Geospatial Mapping, ArcGIS, Geospatial Information and Technology, GIS Software, Data Manipulation, Data Visualization, Data Compilation, Interactive Data Visualization, Data Processing, Data Wrangling, Data Mapping, Data Storytelling, Metadata Management, Data Integration, Graphic and Visual Design, Design Elements And Principles
★ 4.9 (328) · Beginner · Course · 1 - 3 Months

University of California, Davis
Skills you'll gain: ArcGIS, GIS Software, Geographic Information Systems, Public Health and Disease Prevention, Public Health, Land Management, Geospatial Information and Technology, Geospatial Mapping, Spatial Analysis, Epidemiology, Community Health, Spatial Data Analysis, Land Development, Social Determinants Of Health, Emergency Response, Environmental Science, Natural Resource Management, Emergency Services, Business Development, Environment and Resource Management
★ 4.6 (98) · Intermediate · Course · 1 - 4 Weeks