May 16, 2024  
College Catalog 2024-25 
    
College Catalog 2024-25
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GIS 1031 - Global Positioning Systems for Geographic Information Systems

Credits: 3 (3-0)
Formerly GIS 131 Introduces the terminology, hardware, and technological principles of GPS. Students will receive an introduction in the fundamentals of using a basic hand-held GPS unit. Data will be integrated with pre-existing spatial data. Fundamentals of mapping and map reading will be covered. Garmin GPS units will be used initially, followed with Trimble GeoExplorers and Pathfinder Office software. Final student projects integrate GPS data within ArcView projects. Recommendation: College Readiness in English and Quantitative Literacy Math Prerequisite(s): None.



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