Natural Resources Conservation 585 - Introduction to GIS
Spring
2021
01
4.00
Michael Nelson
TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
UMass Amherst
80009
Fully Remote Class
michaelnelso@umass.edu
The goals of this course are to teach you basic GIS concepts such as spatial data sources and structures, projections and coordinate systems, geospatial analysis, cartographic modeling, and the integration of remote sensing and GIS. By the end of the course, students will be proficient in ESRI ArcGIS software.
Open to graduate students in ECO, SUSTAIN SCIENCE, GEOLOGY, or GEOGRAPHY and seniors and juniors in NRC, BCT, ENVIRSCI, GEOLOGY, or GEOGRAPHY
Multiple required components--lab and/or discussion section. To register, submit requests for all components simultaneously.