Advanced Topics in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

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This course is an advanced study of the various applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology. The lecture component of the course will cover industry “best practices” for data collection, analysis, production and presentation of spatial data. The lab component of the course will focus on a series of scenario-based projects. Students will be tasked with making real world decisions based on their analysis and interpretation of spatial data using ESRI’s ArcGIS software. Not open to students with credit in ESC 30000. Prerequisite: GEO 20000 .