GIS-GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE
 

GIS 3015          Cartographic Skills                 4

Prerequisite: GEO 1200 or GLY 2010

Corequisite: GIS 3015L

Designed to teach students the basics of maps, including map projections, datums, grid systems, map interpretations, elements of map design, and basic field mapping. Material and supply fee will be assessed for corresponding lab. Credit cannot be received for both GEO 3100 and GIS 3015.

GIS 4035          Photo Interpretation and Remote Sensing                 4

Prerequisite: GIS 3015

Corequisite: GIS 4035L

Applied skills emphasizing the fundamentals of aerial photograph interpretation and basics of multiband spectral reconnaissance of the environment-multispectral photography, infrared, microwave scanning and multifrequency radar systems. Application includes their uses in the study of cultural and biophysical phenomena. Material and supply fee will be assessed for corresponding lab. Credit cannot be received for both GEO 4131 and GIS 4035.

GIS 4036          Applications in Remote Sensing           3

Prerequisite: GIS 4035 and GIS 4035L

The purpose is to make students familiar with digital image processing methods and techniques as applied in solving environmental and urban problems. The course is divided into four basic components: introduction of the generic process of remote sensing applications, introduction of some advanced digital image processing techniques and methods, case studies illustrating this process, and student projects using this process. Offered concurrently with GIS 5039; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Material and supply fee will be assessed. Permission is required. Credit cannot be received for both GEO 4133 and GIS 4036.

GIS 4043          Geographic Information Systems        3

Prerequisite: GIS 3015 and GIS 3015L

Corequisite: GIS 4043L

Spatial database will be queried to solve spatial problems, analyze related attributes, and produce computerized cartographic output. Examines spatial data structures, data acquisition, processing, management, manipulation, and analysis for interdisciplinary applications and research. Permission is required. Material and supply fee will be assessed for corresponding lab. Credit cannot be received for both GIS 4043 and GEO 4151.

GIS 4048          Applications in Geographic Information Systems      3

Prerequisite: GIS 4043 and GIS 4043L

The application of GIS methods and techniques in solving practical problems. A generic process for applying GIS techniques in problem solving is introduced, and several case studies of GIS applications in environmental and social domains will be analyzed. Offered concurrently with GIS 5100; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Permission is required. Material and supply fee will be assessed. Credit cannot be received for both GIS 4048 and GEO 4152.

GIS 4071          Methods and Techniques in Environmental Resource Management and Planning         3

Tools, methods, and techniques employed in the study of environmental impact and resource management. Research fundamentals studied and applied to environmental problems such as land use, environmental impact studies, Florida’s development of regional impact, resource evaluation, and other topics. Permission is required. Material and supply fee will be assessed. Credit cannot be received for both GIS 4071 and GEO 4373.

GIS 4930          Special Topics in Geographic Information Science   3

Prerequisite: GIS 4035, GIS 4035L, GIS 4043

Focuses on various topics and cutting-edge techniques in Geographic Information Science (GIS), both in theory and in practice. Offered concurrently with GIS 5935; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Permission is required. Material and supply fee will be assessed.

GIS 4944          GIS Internship           1-3

Supervised application of Geographic Information Science (GIS) in business, government, non-profit, educational or other environmental organizations. Offered concurrently with GIS 5945; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Permission is required.

GIS 5039          Applications in Remote Sensing          3

Prerequisite: GIS 4035 and GIS 4035L

The purpose is to make students familiar with digital image processing methods and techniques as applied in solving environmental and urban problems. The course is divided into four basic components: introduction of the generic process of remote sensing applications, introduction of some advanced digital image processing techniques and methods, case studies illustrating this process, and student projects using this process. Offered concurrently with GIS 4036; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Material and supply fee will be assessed. Permission is required. Credit cannot be received for both GIS 5039 and GEO 5139.

GIS 5100          Applications in Geographic Information Systems      3

Prerequisite: GIS 4043 and GIS 4043L

The application of GIS methods and techniques in solving practical problems. A generic process for applying GIS techniques in problem solving is introduced, and several case studies of GIS applications in environmental and social domains will be analyzed. Offered concurrently with GIS 4048; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Material and supply fee will be assessed. Credit cannot be received for both GIS 5100 and GEO 5157.

GIS 5935          Special Topics in Geographic Science           3

Prerequisite: GIS 4043, GIS 4035, GIS 4035L

Focuses on various topics and cutting-edge techniques in Geographic Information Science (GIS), both in theory and in practice. Offered concurrently with GIS 4930; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Permission is required. Material and supply fee will be assessed.

GIS 5945          GIS Internship               1-3

Supervised application of Geographic Information Science (GIS) in business, government, non-profit, educational, or other environmental organizations. Offered concurrently with GIS 4944; graduate students will be assigned additional work. Permission is required.

GIS 6110          Advanced topics in Geographic Information Science     3

Prerequisite: GIS 4043 and GIS 4048

Relational Database Management Systems (RDBMS) and their function within Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Students will integrate RDBMS, Desktop GIS and the World Wide Web to produce an interactive spatial database served over the Internet. Permission is required. Material and supply fee will be assessed. Credit cannot be received for both GIS 6110 and GEO 6159.