GIS 246 - Introduction to GIS

Institution:

Lane Community College

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Description:

4 credits Prerequisites: Math 65 & GIS 245, or Consent of instructor Corequisites: CIS 247 Information Analysis and Visualization is highly recommended but not required. This course is the second in a series of Geographic Information Science courses and will focus on the development of skills and techniques used to create, analyze, and display spatial data in a geographic information system. The following skills and techniques will be emphasized: data management, map digitizing, and map editing. The class is designed to be taken with CIS 247.The course assumes participants have taken CIS 101 Computer Fundamentals, or CS 120 Concepts of Computing, or have an equivalent understanding of basic computer literacy concepts, and have experience as a user of the Windows operating system and applications software.

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4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Lanecc.edu

Phone Number:

(541) 463-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Quarter

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