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2020-21 UMMachias Catalog 
    
2020-21 UMMachias Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GIS 400 - Geographic Information Systems II


This is an intermediate course for students who have had some introduction to GIS. The course focuses on grid-based data models for visualization, modeling and analysis. Assessment will be based on problem sets, lab work and a final project. Readings, assignments, activities and discussions will cover: the raster data model, generating and working with grid data, georeferencing images and grids, basic remote sensing technologies, visualizing raster data sets, interpolation methods for generating continuous surface data, mathematical operations with grid data for spatial analysis, map algebra and grid-based modeling, basic modeling, evaluating and documenting error and uncertainty, ethics and accountability in spatial analysis, modeling and visualization.

Prerequisites: GIS 300 GIS Applications I or permission of instructor.

Course Typically Offered Every Spring

Credits: 4