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GIS Mastery: Spatial Data, Remote Sensing, Decision Support
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GIS Mastery: Spatial Data, Remote Sensing, Decision Support

Ivelisse Torres

Instructor: Ivelisse Torres

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Intermediate level

Recommended experience

2 hours to complete
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace

What you'll learn

  • 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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October 2024

Assessments

1 assignment

Taught in English

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There is 1 module in this course

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.

What's included

16 videos4 readings1 assignment2 discussion prompts

Instructor

Ivelisse Torres
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1 Course12 learners

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