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SSC 540 Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and Agriculture

³§³§°äÌý540/³§³§°äÌý440ÌýÌýGeographic Information Systems (GIS) in Soil Science and AgricultureÌýÌý(3 credit hours)ÌýÌý

Geographic information systems (GIS), global positioning system (GPS), and remote sensing to manage spatially variable soils, vegetation, other natural resources. Develop: function understanding of GIS principles, working knowledge of ArcGIS, problem-solving/critical-thinking necessary to use GIS to characterize and manage soils, agriculture, natural resources. Introduction to GIS; Maps/Cartography; Vectore/Raster Data Models; Georeferencing/Coordinate Systems; Spatial Data Sources; GPS/GPS skillls/ Remote Sensing; Statistics/Interpolation; Precision Agriculture; Computer Aided Design and GIS; Creating Analyzing 3-D Surfaces. Credit not given for both ³§³§°äÌý440 and ³§³§°äÌý540.

Prerequisite: ³§³§°äÌý200

Typically offered in Fall only