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FORT 260GIS for Natural Resources Management

3 credits · Forest Technology · Penn State

Geographic Information Systems technology including mapping and GIS data management procedures with emphasis on natural resource management applications. FORT 260 GIS for Natural Resources Management (3) In this course, students will acquire the basics of spatial data analysis using geographic information systems technology. The course will cover acquiring data, manipulating databases, and displaying the results to solve spatial analysis problems. Problems will come largely from natural resources sciences and forest management. GIS is rapidly becoming a standard technology in many disciplines that use data having a spatial component. Students with knowledge and experience in GIS may improve their job prospects significantly.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

You need one from each line:

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 2 · Spring (1 program).

One of the options in (2)

  • Forest Technology, A.S.
  • Geographic Information Science, Minor
What it opens up

Courses that list FORT 260 as a prerequisite (3)

  • FOR 266 Forest Resources Measurements
  • FOR 455 Remote Sensing and Spatial Data Handling
  • FOR 466W Forest Management and Planning