GIS 106 - Advanced Global Positioning Systems

Credits: 2
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 22
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Continuation of GIS 105. Global Positioning Systems (GPS) data management. Integration of GPS data into mapping software and displaying with Google Earth and ArcGIS.

Prerequisite: GIS 101 with a C or higher and GIS 105 with a C or higher or concurrent enrollment.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Develop a GPS data collection program for obtaining field data. Manage GPS data.
Display data using mapping software, i.e. Google Earth and ArcView. Use shape and meta data files in ArcView.
Understand and use data processing in ArcMap and Excel. Create presentations of geospatial data.

Course Contents

GPS field data collection. Google Earth and ArcView.
Meta data files. Data processing in ArcMap and Excel.
Geospatial data manipulations.

Instructional Units: 2