Advanced GIS and RS for Environmental Management: 3 semester hours

Catalog description

Advanced GIS and RS components for natural resources and environmental management such as landscape and water resources management. It covers to create, store, manage, query, present and view spatial and non-spatial natural resources and environmental datasets. It includes how accurately and precisely natural resources can be mapped and measured from satellite remote sensing using remote sensing GIS and RS tools. It also includes collecting satellite image, spatial data, to learn its application in industries such as emergency response, meteorology, water resources, land use, agriculture, forest, and urban planning. Prerequisites: GEOG 2311 or GEOG 2113.