Intermediate Geographic Information Systems for Urban Planning

3 Credits

Planners utilize technologies at multiple levels in their work. Whether planners work at the local, state, or federal level, for-profit or non-profit, urban or rural, or with targeted neighborhoods or regional entities, the necessity for planners to, at a minimum, understand GIS is paramount. Web GISis used to plan, develop, manage, and analyze geographies and their respective populations. Given the past, present, and assuredly future ubiquity of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), this course's major focus will be delving into Web GIS for applications used in planning via University-provide Esri ArcGIS Online software for Web GIS.