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2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENVSCI 281 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems


4 Credit(s) | Lecture and Laboratory | Graded (includes P/F option)
Not repeatable for credit

Description:
This course is concerned with computer handling of spatial data. It covers essential elements of a GIS, hardware requirements, GIS software, data acquisition, data structures, spatial databases, methods of data analysis and spatial modeling, and applications of GIS in solving a variety of environmental and economic problems.

Enrollment Requirements:
Prerequisites:



000860:1