GIS AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS

GEOG 579

Course Description

Principles and algorithms for spatial analysis in geographic imformation systems. A theoretical and practical examination of analytical methods used in GIS, including point, line and polygon processing, interpolation, smoothing, spatial overlay and query, network analysis, terrain analysis, and classification.

Prerequisties

CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377 or graduate/professional standing

Satisfies

GEOG 778 and GEOG 777

Credits

Offered

Fall

Grade Point Average

3.55

2.42% from Historical

Completion Rate

97.92%

1.85% from Historical

A Rate

56.25%

4.43% from Historical

Class Size

118.18% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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A-Xing ZHU

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Rating

ENVIRST/GEOG/LANDARC/URBRPL 532

Explores planning-related Geographic Information System (GIS) data, applications, analytical tools, and implementation issues.

AN INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS

CIVENGR/ENVIRST/GEOG 377

Design, implementation and use of automated procedures for storage, analysis and display of spatial information. Covers data bases, information manipulation and display techniques, software systems and management issues. Case studies.

GIS APPLICATIONS

GEOG 578

Application and use of GIS techniques in physical and human geography. Includes an introduction to a generic framework of GIS applications, case studies, and student projects. Cases range from urban and regional geography, to marketing geography, and to physical and environmental geography.

ADVANCED QUANTITATIVE METHODS

GEOG 560

Selected topics in the analysis of spatial distributions with emphasis on multivariate techniques.

SEMINAR IN GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SCIENCE

GEOG 970

Surveys recent and classic works in cartography and geographic information science.

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