Meet your instructor

Ed DeYoung

Edwin DeYoung has been a GIS lecturer at Boise State for four years and has taught the GIS certificate courses for the University of Idaho for ten years. He has over 20 years of experience in the GIS industry and has worked in private consulting, city government, county government,  and state government. He has also developed two-day GIS technical workshops for the State of Idaho and has taught GIS to thousands of people.

Edwin earned his BS in Geology in Michigan and MS in Earth Science from Montana State University. He used GIS to analyze and model Yellowstone County, Montana, landslide hazards.

Edwin is married and has three grown children. He likes to kayak, bike and camp with his family. Woodworking and golf are his hobbies.

What People Are Saying

  • FORMER STUDENT

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    Ed’s instruction is practical and helps me with my everyday GIS tasks.

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  • STATE EMPLOYER

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    Ed is a great teacher and is well organized.

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  • FORMER STUDENT

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    I could never have learned GIS without Ed’s patient instruction and help.

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  • FORMER STUDENT

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    I wouldn’t have been able to complete my GIS project without Ed’s knowledge and timely help.

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  • PEERS AT BOISE STATE

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    We couldn’t have completed the spatial analysis without Ed’s knowledgeable help.

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  • STATE OF IDAHO EMPLOYEES

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    Excellent personal support and knowledgeable GIS help.

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