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Organization, Regulations, and Courses 2022-23


GEOG 57 Urban Applications of GIS

This course is about how to use GIS technology to solve urban problems. The application problems that will be discussed in the class are from areas including urban planning and design, public administration, business decision-making, environment assessment, land use change, and social and political issues. The data, spatial analytical techniques, and GIS software that have been used in these applications will be examined through studying real-world examples. The class contains three components: the lectures, the lab exercises and the term project. The software packages used for the lab exercises include ArcGIS and MapInfo.

Instructor

Shi

Prerequisite

GEOG 50

Degree Requirement Attributes

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Offered

  • Fall