SCIN 606 Geographic Information Systems
This course introduces the basic elements of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and its application in general management activities including resource management. The application of GIS as a tool to collect, store, manage, and analyze spatial data for strategic decision making has been explored in all fields of study. Recent improvement in GIS provides researchers to perform spatial statistical analysis. However, the potential of GIS in dealing with urban issues is still evolving. As a tool of analysis, GIS can be used to for informed decision making to deal with demands of and both current and emerging issues at local, regional and global scale. As a basis from which to pursue these objectives, GIS introduces the current and potential future roles of GIS in support of infrastructure management. The course provides a framework for understanding the real-world application of GIS for crisis management and for addressing the applied research needed to enable more effective GIS application in this context.
Offered
Fall Spring