2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Geographic Information Sys. (GIS)
Course Descriptions
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| GIS-2253 | Initial Concepts in GIS | 3.0 |
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AN INTRODUCTION TO THE CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES, AND THEORIES OF GIS, WITH EMPHASIS ON THE NATURE AND COMMUNICATION OF GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. DATA COLLECTION, STORAGE, MANIPULATION AND BASIC SPATIAL ANALYSIS METHODS ARE COVERED. |
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| GIS-3613 | Digital Mapping | 3.0 |
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APPLICATION OF CARTOGRAPHIC PRINCIPLES FOR COMPLEX AND EFFICIENT MAPPING TASKS INCLUDING ATLAS PRODUCTION, CREATION OF ONLINE AND INTERACTIVE MAPS, ANIMATED MAPPING, TERRAIN MAPPING, AND PERSPECTIVE GRAPHICS. Required Previous: GIS-2253 |
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| GIS-3953 | Spatial Analysis | 3.0 |
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METHODS TO SPATIAL PROBLEMS WITH AN EMPHASIS ON GEOSPATIAL DATASET MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL. EXPLORATION OF HOW TO IDENTIFY CHANGE, DISTANCE, DENSITY, AND DISTRIBUTION, OF GEOSPATIAL DATA. Required Previous: GIS-2253 or Departmental Approval |
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| GIS-4753 | Spatial Programming | 3.0 |
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AN INTRODUCTION TO COMMON PROGRAMMING AND DATABASE LANGUAGES. TOPICS INCLUDE DATA TYPES, CONTROL FLOW, OBJECT-ORIENTED PROGRAMMING, RELATIONAL DATABASES, THE DEFINITION, MANIPULATION, AND RETRIEVAL OF DATA, AND GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE-DRIVEN APPLICATIONS. Required Previous or Concurrent: CMPSC-1113 |
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| GIS-4953 | Automating GIS Workflows | 3.0 |
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PRESENTATION ON ADVANCED DIGITAL DATA STRUCTURES AND THE USE OF SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR MAINTAINING AND UTILIZING GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION. EACH STUDENT WILL DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A GIS ANALYSIS MODEL. Required Previous: GIS-4753 |
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