GIS Programming

3 units

This course introduces students to the use of programming in desktop and web geographic information systems (GIS). The course will be divided into two units: the first unit will focus on scripting for task automation, while the focus of the second unit will be web development. Topics include general programming concepts, using spatial and scientific site-packages for both Python and R, the ArcGIS API for JavaScript and other web mapping APIs, and consuming and publishing map services.