ENVS 384 - Geographic Information Systems Workshop

2 Credit(s)

This class will serve as a broad introduction to using the industry-standard ArcGIS geographic information systems software available on campus. In the computer lab, students will complete a professor-guided tutorial program on the use of the software, learn additional enriching applications, participate in discussions related to GIS applications in field sciences, and apply what they learn to a group project in the environmental sciences. The class will have a field component in which students will use GPS technology to collect data and work with it in GIS format. Assessment will be based on successful completion of the tutorial program and participation in the discussions and applied project. Participants who successfully complete the workshop will receive an ESRI Certificate of Completion.

Pass/Fail. (spring/ odd-numbered years)