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Introduction to GIS

Learning Outcomes

This module is intended to give a broad overview of the discipline and get you started with using GIS software.

Some of the things you can expect from this module:

  • Overview of the development of GIS
    • The first maps & surveys
    • Creation of map projections and spatial analysis methods
    • Development and proliferation of GIS technology
  • Get your bearings with ArcGSI Pro software package
    • Introductory tutorials from ESIR
  • Recreate a historical analysis using modern methods
    • Brief overview of digitizing and georeferencing
    • Introduction to spatial analysis
    • Create and share a map

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