Our Digital Earth

Catalog description

An introduction to geospatial technologies that enable digital Earth modeling and analysis. Students examine the fundamentals of spatial data capture and analysis through geovisualization and cartography, global navigation satellite systems such as GPS, geographic information systems (GIS), and remote sensing. Using a combination of lecture, discussion, and hands-on lab exercises, students will become familiar with geospatial fundamentals for modeling digital Earth, and examine applications/solve problems in public health, urban heat island effect, water resources, food security, disaster assessment, and deforestation, among others.