GEO 4883 credits
GEO 488: GIS Design
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- Emphasizes problems and methods for defining GIS user needs and the development cycle. Adapts methods and software engineering to the GIS planning process. Topics include product identification, data sources, system selection, and implementation scheduling.
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- Geography
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- Thomas Bittner
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