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Everyone knows about maps. Imagine taking all of the information in a map and putting it into a computer. Now imagine combining this map with the information in many other maps. Now imagine being able to manipulate and analyze this rich information, answering the questions "What's out there?", "Why?" and "What if the world was different?". Imagine being able to make beautiful multi-media, three-dimensional, animated and (soon) virtual reality representations of your results. You're just beginning to glimpse the power of geographic information science.
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The potential
applications of geographic information software (GIS) and related technologies
are almost endless. GIS is being used in applications ranging from
transportation planning, urban growth management,
market analysis, retail site selection,
business logistics, health care planning,
epidemeology, facilities management, archaeology,
landscape architecture, environmental analysis,
natural resource management, hazards mitigation,
hazards response and even oceanography!
Plus, GIS is a growth industry and software firms are always looking for
people with the right background.
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- Local Academic
and Government Resources
- Local Information
about Salt Lake City, Utah and the Intermountain West
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Department of Geography
Two-Year Plan for an Applied GIS Certificate
*Fall only classes
**Spring only classes
First Year - Fall Semester
- Geog 3040 (4) – Principles of Cartography*
- Geog 3140 (3) – Introduction to GIS (QI)* (prerequisite for GIS courses)
- CS 1021 (3) – Introduction to Programming in Java, or other Computer Science prerequisite or choice course
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Department of Geography
Model Plan for the Remote Sensing Track
*Fall only classes
**Spring only classes
First Year - Fall Semester
- Geog 3140 (3) – Introduction to GIS (QI)*
- Geog 3110 (3) – The Earth from Space: Remote Sensing of the Environment* (prerequisite for Geog 5/6110 and 5/6120)
- CS 1021 (3) – Introduction to Programming in Java, or other Computer Science prerequisite or choice course (if needed)
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Objectives
The objective of this
emphasis area is a computer scientist well-versed in the unique problems
involved in capturing, storing, analyzing and communicating digital geospatial
data. The computer science degree program provides the background in foundational
and advanced software design skills while the supplementary geography
coursework provides foundational and advanced skills in geographic information
science. This background provides the basis for advancing the design and
implementation of software for representing and analyzing digital geospatial
data.
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Objectives
The
outcome
of this emphasis area is an individual who commands the basic skills
assumed
in the applied GIS certificate plus the skills required for developing
new GIS applications. Additional knowledge and skills include: i)
software
engineering tools; ii) knowledge of algorithms and data structures;
iii)
data modeling and database design, and; iv) interface design or
scientific
visualization principles. These topics include both the foundation
computer
science techniques (obtained through computer science coursework) as
well
as their applications in geographic science (obtained through geography
coursework).
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Objectives
The outcome
of this emphasis area is an individual trained in the skills required for
solving common applications of GIS and related geocomputational techniques.
This certificate combines skills and knowledge of three domains: i) substantive
geography and basic geospatial analytical techniques from the undergraduate
degree in geography; ii) GIS skills obtained through advanced GIS coursework,
and; iii) basic software skills for solving computational problems in science
and engineering.
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Objectives
The outcome
of this emphasis area is an individual trained in the skills required for
solving common applications of remote sensing and related geocomputational techniques.
This certificate combines skills and knowledge of three domains: i) substantive
geography and basic geospatial analytical techniques from the undergraduate
degree in geography; ii) specialized remote sensing analysis skills,
not available through the Applied GIS emphasis, obtained through advanced remote sensing coursework, and; iii) basic software skills for solving computational problems in science
and engineering.
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