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Geographic Information Systems for Resource Managers – FRSC-461
Systems approach to the integration of spatial and attribute data to study the capture, analysis, manipulation, and portrayal of land-based resource data; data types/formats and GIS design; integration of GIS/remote sensing; hardware/software; systems networking.
http://ssl.tamu.edu/courses.php
Learning objectives include the following:
- Integrate data/info from a variety of sources, including spatial/non-spatial databases;
- Identify data needs and appropriate processing methods in context of a GIS project;
- Formulate/assess spatial models & their ability to solve problems in natural resources;
- Generate/organize a plan for geoprocessing that leads to a desired project outcome;
- Interpret/discuss principles of GPS technology, combine that info in context of GIS;
- Design maps as a form of visual communication according to cartographic principles;
- Recognize ethics in managing on behalf of clients, the public, and project members;
- Deliver a technical presentation outlining a natural resource problem of a spatial nature and justifies its solution as a series of steps using spatial technologies.
Instructor: Dr. Rusty Feagin
Office: 221C Centeq Building B, 1500 Research Parkway
Phone: 862-2612
E-mail: feaginr@tamu.edu