Status
O
Activity
LEC
Section number integer
1
Title (text only)
Gis Map Plac & Analy Spa
Term
2021C
Syllabus URL
Subject area
ENVS
Section number only
001
Section ID
ENVS326001
Course number integer
326
Meeting times
R 03:30 PM-06:30 PM
Meeting location
PCPE 201
Level
undergraduate
Instructors
Siobhan Whadcoat
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
Use local description
No