2015-2016 Graduate Catalog 
    
    Apr 29, 2024  
2015-2016 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GARP 0544 - Geographic Information Systems


Credits: 3

A geographic information system is designed to accept, organize, statistically analyze, and display diverse types of spatial information that are digitally referenced to a common coordinate system. Included are steps for socio-economic and physical data acquisition, encoding, management, analyses and graphic display. Graduate students will be required to prepare an environmental or socio-economic assessment for a region in addition to the regular assignments.