Theories and Methods of Geographic Information Systems

Catalog description

Provides students with a solid foundation in the theories and methods of Geographic Information Systems. Students gain knowledge of important applications as well as the acquisition, accuracy, formatting, management, analysis and manipulation of data. When students complete this course, they are expected to know: what GIS is, what GIS can and cannot do, how data is stored, and how data in GIS is manipulated and analyzed to satisfy a project's goals.