GIS 101 — Digital Earth
This course is designed to introduce students to a new suite of geospatial technologies, as well as the tools that geospatial professionals use to access, manipulate, and display geographic information related to digital earth. It covers the fundamentals of geographic information systems (GIS), remote sensing (RS), global positioning systems (GPS), and cartography (the science and art of map-making). Practical application of geospatial technologies and map creation using a variety of publicly available mapping programs will be discussed.