What you will learn
- The components of Geographic Information Systems.
- The importance of digital maps for decision making and sustainability.
- How to create vector, choropleth, and isarithimic maps from data classification techniques and symbology.
- How to render a digital elevation models into a 3D images for viewshed and line of sight calculations.
- How to communicate information through digital mapping.
Program Overview
Expert instruction
4 graduate-level courses
Instructor-led
Assignments and exams have specific due dates
10 months
4 - 6 hours per week
Discounted price: $2,499.92
Pre-discounted price: $3,000USD
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Courses in this program
DUx's Geographic Information Systems (GIS) MicroMasters® Program
- Digital Earth - MicroMasters
- Digital Earth, Deeper Dive - MicroMasters
- Planet Earth Geovisualization - MicroMasters
- Planet Earth Geovisualization, Deeper Dive - MicroMasters
- Certificate & Credit Pathways
- Job Outlook
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Discounted price: $2,499.92
Pre-discounted price: $3,000USD
4 courses in 10 months
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How will having the Geographic Information System MicroMasters program certificate change the admissions process for the GIS Master’s degree program at The University of Denver?
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