Fundamentals of Geospatial Information Systems

Catalog description

This course is designed for students with no prior Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) experience. It involves lectures, class discussion, and computer lab periods each week, where hands-on experience using GIS software allows you to apply knowledge gained during the lectures. Lab exercises are a major part of the course and provide the opportunity for students to acquaint themselves with many practical GIS applications. Lab exercises are completed almost entirely using Windows-based computers. While the course requires no prior GIS experience, you must have a basic understanding of computers and how to use them. Two 1.5-hour lectures and one 3-hour lab per week. No prerequisites.