GEOG670

Open Source GIS

Credit only granted for: GEOG670 or GEOG788A. Formerly: GEOG788A. Additional information: Students do not need any experience using open source GIS, but students are expected to be comfortable using a desktop GIS such as ArcGIS. An exploration of techniques for using Free and Open Source Software for GIS (FOSS4g) from conception to final presentation of results. Advanced concepts and techniques including enterprise GIS, spatial SQL, parallel processing, and displaying the results of GIS analysis over the Internet will also be covered.