Minor in GeoSpatial Analysis at ESU
GeoSpatial Analysis (GSA) refers to geographic information
systems (GIS) and remote sensing applied to documenting, mapping,
interpreting, and managing natural and cultural resources. An
interdisciplinary minor in geospatial analysis could be used in
combination with any undergraduate B.A. or B.S. major. This
minor is especially recommended to enhance majors in biological,
physical, and social sciences, as well as mathematics and
computer science.
REQUIREMENTS FOR THE MINOR:
- General education courses in biological and physical
sciences: GB 100/101; CH, ES or PH 110/111; or advanced
courses.
- EB/ES 351 Introduction to Geospatial Analysis (3 hours). Introduction to
geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing techniques as applied
to documenting, mapping, analyzing, interpreting, and managing natural and
cultural resources. Types of GIS data, computer hardware and software used for
geospatial analysis, basic cartography, and global positioning system.
- GE 371 Cartography (3 hours). Application of map
projections, drafting techniques, application of data to maps in
order to present a visual interpretation of a large mass of
data.
- ES 551 Computer Mapping Systems (3 hours). Theory and use
of computer systems for capture, storage, analysis, and plotting
of spatial information. Vector and raster geographic
information systems, digitizing data, and spatial analysis.
Practical applications of computer mapping systems.
- Elective courses (9 hours). Electives to be selected upon
approval of student's advisor. Elective courses must be 200
level or higher and should be chosen to complement courses in the
student's major. Note: courses used to satisfy requirements for
the student's major cannot also be used as electives for this
minor.
- Electives may be chosen from the list of recommended elective
courses for geospatial analysis. Other appropriate courses,
including topics, seminars, and independent study, may also be
used for electives, as approved by the student's advisor.
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVE COURSES FOR THE MINOR:
- Biological science courses:
- EB 409 Environmental Biology Projects, EB 480/481
Ecology/Lab, GB 510/511 Aquatic Biology/Lab, EB 536/537 Wildlife
Management/Lab, GB 539 Soil Science and Lab, BO 748 Range
Management and Lab, ZO 774/775 Fisheries Management/Lab, and EB
798/799 Limnology/Laboratory.
- Mathematics and computer science courses:
- CS 215 Elements of Computer Science, CS 220 Introduction to
Computer Science, CS 250 Programming and Problem Solving with
Pascal, MA 240 Discrete Mathematics, MA 291 Mathematical
Modeling, MA 341 Introduction to Probability and Statistics, CS
340 Algorithms and Data Structures I, and MA 764 Regression
Analysis.
- Physical sciences courses:
- ES 319 Meteorology, ES 331 Ice Age Environments, ES 333
Environmental Geology, CH 506 Environmental Chemistry, ES 518
Space Science, ES 545 Geomorphology, ES 546 Field Geomorphology,
GO 571 Geohydrology, ES 771 Remote Sensing, and ES 775 Advanced Image
Processing.
- Social sciences courses:
- GE 254 Physical Geography, GE 272 Geography of Resource
Development, GE 353 Conservation of Natural Resources, GE 365
World Regional Climatology, GE 451 Practicum in Land Use
Planning, GE 515 Urban Geography, and GE 525 Rural Geography.
Note: some of these courses require prerequisites in the
discipline; consult your advisor or ESU catalog.
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Last update: April 2006.