Geospatial Concepts

GSP 101, 3 units

General overview: scale, coordinate systems, geodesy, direction, projections, traditional land surveying techniques, global positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), cartography.

Traditional and computer lab activities to develop understanding of scale, coordinate systems, geodesy, direction, projections, traditional land surveying techniques, global positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing, geographic information systems (GIS), cartography.

This class includes a lab.

To enroll in this course, you must have been admitted into the Online Geospatial Certificate Program.

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Summer 2023: May 30-July 21, 2023 

Online

Fee: $897 [subject to change]

Nicholas Malloy

Nicolas Malloy

Nicolas teaches in the Department of Environmental Science & Management at Humboldt State University. He holds an M.S. from Humboldt State University and received his B.A. at California State University - San Bernardino. His research and training has been in GIS, cartography, mapping sciences, and environmental science. He has taught GSP 101: Geospatial Concepts; GSP 270: GIS; and GSP 370: Intermediate GIS.