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Instructor:
Sean Ahearn - sahearn@hunter.cuny.edu
Phone: (212) 772-5327 -

Office: 1023 Hunter North  CARSI Lab

Office Hours: By Appointment

 

Lab Instructor:
Ylli Kellici  - yllike@gmail.com

Phone: (212) - 650 -3939

Office: 1023 Hunter North  CARSI Lab

Meeting Location & Time:
Thursday 5:35 PM - 8:15 PM
Room 1090B1-HN

Prerequisites:
For GTECH 362: GTECH 201/361.
For GTECH 732: GTECH 710 or equivalent.

Course Description:
This course will provide an introduction to the principles of geographic information systems (GIS) including an overview of data structures, data types, methods of data analysis, cartographic modeling, and object-oriented GIS.
It will also compare the relative merits of different types of GIS software packages. The primary software used will be ArcGIS.
There will be no incomplete for this course. Grades will be assigned based on the work that is completed.

 

Text:
Paul Bolstad 2008 GIS Fundamentals Ordering Information  3nd Edition Eider Press, White Bear Lake Minnesota                                                              

 

References:

Paul Bolstad 2005 GIS Fundamentals 2nd Edition Eider Press, White Bear Lake Minnesota  
DeMers M. N., 2002. Fundamentals of GIS 2nd Edition Update with Integrated Lab Manual. John Wiley and Sons 

DeMers M. N., 2004. Fundamentals of GIS 3nd Edition. John Wiley and Sons. Bolstad, P., 2002.
Burrough, P. A., R. A. McDonnell, 1998. Principles of Geographic Information Systems. Oxford University Press
Chrisman, N., 1997. Exploring Geographic Information System. John Wiley and Sons.
Worboys, M. F., 1995. GIS: A Computing Perspective. Taylor and Francis, pp. 375
Laruini, R. and D. Thompson, 1992. Fundamentals of Spatial Information Systems. Academic Press. pp. 680.

Evaluation:
Midterm                    20%
Homeworks                5%
Paper                          5%
Labs                         40%
Final Exam                30%

Academic Dishonesty

Hunter College regards acts of academic dishonesty (e.g., plagiarism, cheating on examinations, obtaining unfair advantage, and falsification of records and official documents) as serious offenses against the values of intellectual honesty. The College is committed to enforcing CUNY Policy on Academic Integrity and will pursue cases of academic dishonesty according to the Hunter College Academic Integrity Procedures. Plagiarism, dishonesty, or cheating in any portion of the work required for this course will be punished to the full extent allowed according to Hunter College regulations.