GISS 150 — Introduction to Geographic Info Systems
3 cr. This computer intensive course provides an overview of cartography, spatial data structures, sources of data used in GIS, and analysis of spatial data. Students will gain an understanding of uses and applications of GIS, as well as a working kno wledge of ESRI's ArcMap software. Classes will consist of lectures and computer exercises. Recommended: Knowledge of Windows based software. Prerequisite(s): none Corequisite(s): none