GEOG N80, Digital Worlds: An Introduction to Geospatial Technologies

Catalog Description: An introduction to the increasingly diverse range of geospatial technologies and tools including but not limited to geographical information systems (GIS). Via a mix of lecture and lab-based instruction, students will develop knowledge and skills in web-mapping and GIS. How these tools are used to represent fundamental geographic concepts, and the wider socioeconomic context of these technologies will also be explored.

Units: 4.0

Prerequisites: None

Formats: 

Summer: 8 weeks - 3 hours of lecture and 4 hours of laboratory per week

Grading Basis: Letter

Final Exam Status: Final exam required


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