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PLAN-702B Advanced GIS

3 Credits

The course provides advanced instruction in geographic information systems (GIS) for urban planning applications. Skills covered include database management for GIS, interactive mapping technologies, use of maps to track social and environmental data over space and time, geocoding, advanced cartography, open source computer mapping developments, and 3D applications of GIS. Students develop the ability to analyze data spatially and use maps to represent complex social, geological and environmental phenomena.