GTECH 10100 - Digital Earth

Digital Earth introduces students to the new suite of geospatial technologies and how they are being used to capture, store, process and display the vast amount of geospatial information about our planet, a wide variety of environmental and cultural phenomena, and how this information helps us to better understand natural and cultural characteristics of the world, address world problems, and make sound decisions. Students will learn how satellites take complete photographs of the entire planet, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) display geospatial data, Global Positioning Systems (GPS) track the location of environmental and cultural phenomena, Geovisualization tools map our 3-D planet, and how these technologies are applied to solve problems in diverse fields and phenomena in the physical and social sciences in exciting ways. The knowledge and skills learned in Digital Earth open the door toward a geotechnology-oriented career.
3 hr.
3 cr.