GEOG 5421 - GIS I

Four credit hours.

This course introduces Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and the use of spatial data for problem-solving in science. The lecture portion of the course focuses on the data models used to represent spatial features and on the processes involved in creating, acquiring, analyzing, and displaying georeferenced information. The laboratory portion of this course employs a project-based methodology including applications from geology, biology, environmental science, and political science to foster basic GIS software proficiency. Same as ERSC 5421. Dual-listed as GEOG 4421. Same as ERSC 4421. 4 credit hours. Dual listed in the Undergraduate Catalog as GEOG 4421 and GEOG 5421 same as ERSC 4421.