ENV 756a () / 2025-2026

Modeling Geographic Objects

Credits: 3 Fall 2025: Th, 1:00-3:50, Burke

Modeling Geographic Objects teaches the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a collection of hardware and software tools that allow users to visualize and analyze geographic data in its spatial configuration. Geographic data is is modeled spatially as drawings of discrete objects (vector) or as images of continuous space (raster). MGO will focus on the former, mapping the relationships among objects in space: cities, rivers, buildings, districts, parcels, trees, etc. Students will learn the theory of geospatial analysis alongside practical methods for acquiring, manipulating, displaying, and analyzing cartographic data.