Middlebury

IPMG8532A-S13

GIS

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):
20533
Subject Code:
IPMG
Course Number:
8532
Section Identifier:
A

Course

IPMG 8532

All Sections in Spring 2013 - MIIS

Spring 2013 - MIIS

IPMG8532A-S13 Lecture (Galligan)
IPMG8532B-S13 Lecture (Galligan)