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GPEC 444Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing

4 units · GPEC · UC San Diego

Students will learn to design and maintain geospatial databases, validate the topology of a dataset, and produce clear and informative maps and reports. Part two will be dedicated to principles of remote sensing and to analysis of satellite imagery: geospatial database design and maintenance, topology validation and topological rules, the Network analyst extension, the surface tool set, basic concepts of remote sensing, and introduction to Google Earth Engine UI and Google Earth Engine API. May not receive credit for GPEC 444 and IRGN 490 with the subtitles: “Advanced GIS Spatial Analysis” or “Advanced GIS and Remote Sensing.” May be coscheduled with GPEC 244. GPEC 443 or the equivalent training in GIS is recommended.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

None listed in the catalog.

What it opens up

Courses that list GPEC 444 as a prerequisite (2)

  • GPEC 447 Data Science Approaches to Spatial Analysis
  • GPGN 494 Special Topics in Remote Sensing and Data Analytics