Advanced Geospatial Analyses

Catalog description

This course applies open-source remote sensing and GIS to address ecological questions through research projects. Students will also be introduced to planetary scale remote sensing and multi-sensor approaches. Geospatial application areas include terrain modeling, rangeland/natural resource management, precision agriculture, forestry/vegetation, natural disasters such as drought & floods. Prerequisites and Corequisites Pre-reqs: BIOL 484 - Remote Sensing (C) / BIOL 584, BIOL 484L - Remote Sensing Lab (C) / BIOL 584L, ANTH 425 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems / ESCI 425 / POLS 425 Co-req: BIOL 421L - Advanced Geospatial Analyses Laboratory Cross-listed: Dual listed: BIOL 421/521 Note New course fall 2022