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ENVSCI 488 Advanced Marine Geographic Information Systems

4 Credit(s)

Advanced Marine Geographic Information Systems in a course on GIS principles, theories, and practices for marine environmental applications. It will focus on the fundamentals of marine GIS, spatial data, and spatial analysis by using real-world marine datasets and ESRI’s ArcGIS software. Topics will include, but are not limited to, oceanographic data acquisition, habitat modeling, species distribution modeling, and marine spatial planning for conservation and human uses.

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisite: ENVSCI 281