GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM

Instructor: Ching-Song Don Wei

This is an advanced course on Geographic Information Science that builds upon the concepts covered in GIS 261. It starts with the review of the principles and operations of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Then, it discusses the topics including geoprocessing, 3-D GIS, geostaticstics, map design, map label, and map annotation. Laboratory exercises provide hands-on experience with professional GIS software. The basic programming concepts and skills in GIS application are covered. Students implement a major GIS project for a real world geography issue, which includes processes of system requirement, design, architecture, implementation, and installation.

Instructor: Yochen Albret

The general theme of this course could be entitled Geography – the relationship game. Geography is very much about relationships and in this course we will establish a scientific framework for reasoning about relationships such as spatial coincidence, distance, vicinity, scale, geometry and attributes, geographic features and their representation on a map, etc. Hand-in-hand with each of the relationships to be studied, you will learn how to apply your knowledge using geographic information system tools

Instructor: Yan Chen

This course focuses on the basic principles and operation of geographic information systems (GIS). Students will study how to use computerized systems for the capture, storage, management, analysis and display of geographically referenced data and their attributes. Professional GIS software packages will be used in lab exercises to provide students with hand-on experience.

Instructor: Patricia D. Mathews

This course introduces students to environmental studies with a focus on policy and management of resources. The course will examine issues pertaining to sustaining our resource base (biodiversity, food, soil, water and energy) and how humans have impacted these key elements of the natural system. The lectures are divided into three sections.

Instructor: Paula Saunders

Population geography examines the dynamics of populations and their patterns of spatial settlement through time. Specifically, it will examine the main characteristics, changing size, and geographic distribution of populations, particularly in this age of intense globalization. The course covers four main themes in global population: mobility and settlement; population and environment; population increase and decrease; and urbanization.