GEOSPATIAL WEB AND MOBILE PROGRAMMING

GEOG 576

Course Description

Covers the programming concepts and skills for understanding construction and implementation of high quality spatial web portal and mobile Apps to support geospatial data access, analysis, sharing, and synthesis over the internet. Builds on basic programming experience.

Prerequisties

(GEOG 170 , GEOG 370 , or CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377 ) and (GEOG 378 , COMPSCI 300 , COMP SCI 369, or COMPSCI 400 ), or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

GEOG 778 and GEOG 777

Credits

Offered

Spring

Grade Point Average

3.64

-3.57% from Historical

Completion Rate

90.91%

-4.83% from Historical

A Rate

90.91%

1.52% from Historical

Class Size

-23.38% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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