GIS for Natural Resources Management

Catalog description

Geographic Information Systems technology including mapping and GIS data management procedures with emphasis on natural resource management applications. FORT 260 GIS for Natural Resources Management (3) In this course, students will acquire the basics of spatial data analysis using geographic information systems technology. The course will cover acquiring data, manipulating databases, and displaying the results to solve spatial analysis problems. Problems will come largely from natural resources sciences and forest management. GIS is rapidly becoming a standard technology in many disciplines that use data having a spatial component. Students with knowledge and experience in GIS may improve their job prospects significantly.