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GEOG 213 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

(4 credits)
Corequisite: GEOG 213L
Maps are valuable tools for displaying, interpreting and analyzing patterns of human-environment interactions. This course introduces the basic concepts and procedures necessary to design, construct, interpret, update and present straightforward and effective maps using computer techniques. Students will practice skills of georeferencing and digitizing raster-based images at various scales to produce vector-based map layers for integration into geographic information systems (GIS). This course provides the necessary background for more advanced courses in GIS. Three hours of lecture and two hours of laboratory weekly.


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