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Geographical Information Systems 2: Spatial Analysis

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Course Information

Subject code

ENVS

Subject Code Description

Environmental Science/Studies

Course Number

6060

Course Title

Geographical Information Systems 2: Spatial Analysis

Catalog Subject and Course Number

ENVS 6060

Catalog Title

Geographical Information Systems 2: Spatial Analysis

Course Description (Combined)

Prerequisite: ENVS 6032 or permission of instructor. Graduate standing.

GIS is about getting answers to questions so you can make intelligent decisions. In this course you will use ArcGIS to describe the distribution of a set of features and to discern patterns and measure relationships among these features. Topics in this course include the use of raster GIS tools for natural resource modeling and environmental analysis; the raster structure and its advantages and limitations; appropriate data procedures; simple raster surface modeling and image integration; map algebra concepts using ArcGIS Spatial Analyst; proximity and dispersion modeling; cost surfaces; and many of the vector-based analytical tools and techniques available within ArcGIS.

Credit: 3