Status
O
Activity
LEC
Title (text only)
MAPPING PLAC & ANALY SPA: GIS MAPPING PLACES & ANALYZING SPACES
Term session
0
Term
2013A
Subject area
ENVS
Section number only
001
Section ID
ENVS326001
Meeting times
T 0430PM-0730PM
Meeting location
DAVID RITTENHOUSE LAB PC-L1
Instructors
HEINLEN, KRISTA
Description
This course is a hands-on introduction to the concepts and capabilities of geographic information systems (GIS). Students will develop the skills necessary for carrying out basic GIS projects and for advanced GIS coursework. The class will focus on a broad range of functional and practical applications,ranging from environmental science and planning to land use history, social demography, and public health. By the end of the course, students will be ableto find, organize, map, and analyze data using both vector (i.e. drawing-based) and raster (i.e. image-based) GIS tools, while developing an appreciation for basic cartographic principles relating to map presentation.This course fulfillsthe spatial analysis requirement for ENVS and EASC Majors. Previous experiencein the use of GIS is not required.
Course number only
326
Cross listings
Use local description
No