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IEPG9532A-F13

GIS
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Aid workers in Haiti are using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to analyze patterns of cholera outbreak. Scientists are using GIS to assess risk in the face of CBRN threats. Business leaders are using GIS to predict profit patterns and to guide logistics-based decisions.

What exactly is a GIS? A GIS is a system and a science for analyzing spatial data. Using hardware, software, and methods, GIS allows you to free your data from your spreadsheets and to elicit data patterns, relationships, and trends over space and time. This hands-on, project-based class will show you how to use a GIS to create maps and charts that answer questions and solve problems.

Course Reference Number (CRN):
90586
Subject Code:
IEPG
Course Number:
9532
Section Identifier:
A

Course

IEPG 9532

All Sections in Fall 2013 - MIIS

Fall 2013 - MIIS

IEPG9532A-F13 Lecture (Galligan)
IEPG9532B-F13 Lecture (Galligan)