Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

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GEOG0120A-S17

Spatial Thinking with GIS

Spatial Thinking with Geographic Information Systems
This course applies spatial thinking (integrating spatial concepts, spatial representations, and spatial reasoning) using geographic information systems (computer systems for processing location-based data). Students will learn to frame and solve a sequence of applied problems with GIS across a wide range of topics, including environmental planning, biogeography and conservation biology, environmental justice, political geography, and urban geography. Fundamental concepts and methods of GIS will include raster and vector data structures and operations, geographic frameworks, error and uncertainty, and principles of cartographic design. (First semester first year students and second semester seniors by waiver) 3 hrs. lect./3 hrs. lab.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
21286
Subject Code:
GEOG
Course Number:
0120
Section Identifier:
A

Course

GEOG 0120

All Sections in Spring 2017

Spring 2017

GEOG0120A-S17 Lecture (Howarth, Dreiss)
GEOG0120W-S17 Lab (Howarth, Dreiss)
GEOG0120X-S17 Lab (Howarth, Dreiss)
GEOG0120Y-S17 Lab (Dreiss, Howarth)
GEOG0120Z-S17 Lab (Dreiss, Howarth)