Computer Science 198. Experimental Courses
Spatial Reasoning and GIS
From your online hiker’s guide to Google Maps, disparate sources of information are now mashed together into useful apps. This course introduces students to the increasingly popular technology of Geographic Information Systems (GIS).
Through hands-on projects, students will learn how to use GIS software, plan a project, create a database, and conduct spatial analysis. The course illustrates concepts and applications of a GIS in a variety of disciplines, such as environmental science, geology, geography, sociology, and economics. There are no prerequisites for the course, but students should be comfortable working with computers; many of the class meetings will be lab-based. Experience with some programming is also useful but not required.
Michael B. Gousie