EGGS 505 - Intro GIS Env App

Institution:

Commonwealth University of Pennsylvania

Subject:

Environ, Geog, & Geol Sciences

Description:

Introduces geographic information science (GIS) and remote sensing to graduate students interested in environmental research. Students explore geographic thought, coordinate systems, mapping, data models and structures, software, environmental data sources and capture, and issues related to data quality. Students apply learning to a personalized project requiring a literature review, two- or three-dimensional analysis, and map production. Project subdisciplines can include biogeography, water and climate issues, environmental biology, conservation, ecology, ethnobiology, or natural resource management.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.commonwealthu.edu/

Phone Number:

(570) 389-4000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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