GIS 2040C Geographic Information Systems

Introduces the student to Geographic Information Systems (GIS), the combination of data and where that data occurs spatially on a map, used by utility companies, forestry managers, environmental businesses, government planners, market researchers, real estate developers, emergency planners, civil engineers, and a variety of other disciplines. Topics include map projections, database management, collection of data, spatial representation of data, analyzing spatial relations layering data in combinations, and creating presentations. Open to all students with basic computing skills.

Credits

3 cc

Prerequisite

CGS 1570 or permission of instructor.

Offered

FA.

Notes

AS only. Lab Fee.