NR 860 (01) - Geographic Information Systems in Natural Resources

GIS in Natural Resources

Durham Life Sciences & Agriculture::Natural Resources
Credits: 4.0
Class Size: 10 
Term:  Spring 2025 - Full Term (01/21/2025 - 05/05/2025)
CRN:  56662
Grade Mode:  Letter Grading
This course in geographic information systems (GIS), covers advanced theory, concepts, and applications of GIS for natural resource and related disciplines. Discussion of database structures, data sources, spatial data manipulation/analysis/modeling, data quality and assessment. Students conduct a project of their design exploring aspects of GIS most useful to them. Lecture emphasizes concepts and applications through a text and selected peer-reviewed articles. Lab uses the latest version of ArcGIS software and provides hands-on experience.
Registration Approval Required. Contact Instructor or Academic Department for permission then register through Webcat.
Prerequisite(s): NR 658
Instructors:  Michael Routhier

Times & Locations

Start Date End Date Days Time Location
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 MW 9:10am - 10:00am JAMS G54
1/21/2025 5/5/2025 M 2:10pm - 5:00pm JAMS G45