GISC 1760 - Introduction to GIS

4 Credits

This course introduces students to fundamental and applied concepts in geographic information systems. Students will become intimately familiar with the use of rasters and vectors in a digital computer environment and learn how to use specialized GIS software (ESRI’s ArcGIS suite of products) to import, display, create, manipulate, and analyze digital spatial data. The ultimate goal of this course is to teach students to become effective GIS practitioners that understand the theory related to GIS and appreciate the limitations and strengths of GIS. 4C/4/0/0