BIO 257 Details

3 Credit Hours

Course Description:

Prerequisite: permission of instructor. A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a structure for gathering, analyzing, and managing data in a spatial context. Utilized by many disciplines, GIS allows for the analysis of spatial location and organizes data into digital information layers and allows for a variety of mapping outputs. In this introductory course, students will learn fundamental concepts and components of a GIS, while operating a functional GIS and using ArcGIS software. Some of the projects and data sets applied in the course could include those from the natural sciences (e.g. suburban forest habitat), social sciences, arts and humanities.

Discipline: Biology

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