What Is a Management Information System (MIS)? Your Career Guide
January 14, 2025
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Instructors: Ivelisse Torres
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Participants should have basic cartography, coordinate systems, and Windows GUI knowledge, plus a spatial mindset and some geography knowledge.
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Intermediate level
Participants should have basic cartography, coordinate systems, and Windows GUI knowledge, plus a spatial mindset and some geography knowledge.
Acquire key concepts of a Geographic Information Systems.
Identify and analyze the main diverse types of GIS data and professionals.
Apply concepts learned in the course to provide decision making examples with different real-world GIS projects.
Discover GIS data in Public Access databases at different geographic levels
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In today's globalized world, effective communication among countries and international agencies relies on transferable and compatible technical data. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide industry-standard technology and file formats essential for data standardization. GIS integrates graphic software tools and relational data types, widely used by professionals in fields like urban planning, property appraisal, environmental management, and emergency response. It combines vector data (points, lines, polygons) and raster data (remote sensing data with GPS coordinates) to offer powerful decision-making tools for various projects.
This course is intended for team leaders, supervisors, and managers overseeing individuals and teams, as well as academia and technical staff being trained in the latest GIS tools and data. It also targets staff and managers working in technical areas where maps are integral to their functions. Participants should have a basic understanding of cartography, cardinal points, coordinate systems, and Windows GUI. A spatially oriented mindset and some knowledge of geography are also recommended. By the end of this course, learners will acquire essential concepts of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), identify and analyze various GIS data types and the roles of GIS professionals, apply these concepts to real-world decision-making scenarios, and explore GIS data available in public access databases across different geographic levels.
This course introduces Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a crucial technology for global communication and data standardization. GIS combines vector data (points, lines, polygons) and raster data (remote sensing with GPS coordinates) to support diverse fields like urban planning, environmental management, and emergency response.
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