Urban GIS

3 credits · Undergraduate Programs

Surveys GIS applications for urban studies, and the data structures, sources, and analysis techniques used in them. Explores urban spatial analysis, decision-making in a GIS environment, and representational challenges, including project planning, spatial data acquisition, data preparation and coding, analysis and visualization of project findings, and communication and implementation of project results. Prerequisite(s): 3 units from Geography 480, 482, 484, 485. Antirequisite(s): Credit for Geography 588 and 457 will not be allowed.