GEOG 480 - Geographic Information Systems Projects

A study of different ways in which GIS is being used to resolve problems in the public and private sectors and in academia. Emphasis is on how GIS technology is being used in areas such as facility management, natural resource management, urban planning, environmental modeling, historical preservation, geology, health planning, etc. By working on a number of small, but realistic, projects students learn how to conceptualize GIS solutions to problems and how to professionally implement GIS projects.

Credit 3 hrs May not be repeated for additional credit
Grade Mode Normal (A-F) Course Rotation Winter (even yrs.)

Prerequisite(s) GEOG 376
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Equivalent Courses GEOG 668
Updates Graduate Credit Rescinded 11/2015, effective Fall 2016; Course Rotation added 12/2014; Graduate Credit 7/2011

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