GIS III: Web GIS
CSE-41393
GIS III: Web GIS - Learn to Share and Manipulate Spatial Data in the Web Environment.
Online geospatial technologies move the power of GIS from a local environment to everyone within the reach of the internet. The main goals of the course are to introduce students to many aspects of Web based GIS. Students will gain the abilities to create online maps, share and manipulate spatial data in the web environment, collect spatial data using mobile applications, and create web applications for GIS - skills that are in high demand in many industries. This course is intended for those with desktop GIS experience wanting to learn online GIS skills.
Course Highlights:
- Spatial data in web environment
- Online maps
- Story maps
- Web applications
- Mobile data collection
Learning Outcome:
- Have the ability to create and publish web maps
- Add, manipulate, and analyze spatial data using web GIS
- Create web applications for spatial data collection, analysis, visualization, and to share decision making tools with the public
- Experience with ArcGIS Online from ESRI for the most common online GIS tasks
Course typically offered: Online in Fall and Spring
Enrollment will be closed three weekdays before course start date.
Software: Students will use ArcGIS Online by ESRI in this course. The license for the software is included in course price.
Prerequisites: Completion of GIS I: Introduction to GIS is required.
Next steps: If you have taken GIS I: Introduction to GIS, GIS II: Spatial Analysis and GIS III: Web GIS consider taking GIS IV: 3-D Display and Analysis of Spatial Data to continue learning.
Contact: For more information about this course, please contact unex-techdata@ucsd.edu.
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This course is entirely web-based and to be completed asynchronously between the published course start and end dates. Synchronous attendance is NOT required.
You will have access to your online course on the published start date OR 1 business day after your enrollment is confirmed if you enroll on or after the published start date.
Textbooks:
Getting to Know Web GIS 5th
by Fu, Pinde
ISBN / ASIN: 9781589487284
You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.
Policies:
- No refunds after: 10/7/2024
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Instructor: Jason Batchelor, M.A.
Sr. GIS Analyst, San Diego County
Jason Batchelor holds a master's in geography with a focus on distributed hydrologic models from San Diego State University, a bachelor's in biology and a Geographic Information Systems (GIS) professional certification. He is currently the senior GIS analyst of San Diego County, for which he focuses on wildfire planning and oversees six GIS analysts and over 100 planners. Mr. Batchelor also presently chairs the SanGIS Technical Advisory Board.
