GEOG 2400

Maps powerfully shape the way we see and navigate the world, be they traditional paper maps or those produced using Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Integrating computer hardware and software systems, GIS store, manage, analyze, generate, and display spatial and their associated non-spatial data. Employing a GIS, students will learn essential cartographic skills, including map making, and map presentation, interpretation and evaluation. Students will also explore how these skills are applied in various research and employment contexts such as land use planning, natural resource and hazard management, climate change mitigation and adaptation, demographic analysis, law enforcement, design, and marketing.