CVE 2852 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)

• Describe applications of GIS in the civil engineering field
• Explain basic concepts of using GIS in mapping the earth in spatial terms and populating the GIS’s system to access data
• Create and access data in the GIS’s system using ArcGIS Pro
• Capture positional and attribute information with correct and accurate geographic referencing
• Convert geographic information among several coordinate systems
• Acquire GIS’s system information from databases, existing maps, and the internet including high resolution topographic information, soils, aerial images, and LIDAR data
• Annotate output for finished maps, documents, and reports
• Produce a new spatial dataset from the union and/or intersection of other spatial datasets
• Integrate numerical engineering models with GIS for spatial data preparation and output model output presentation
• Develop exhibits that effectively and professionally communicate key concepts for reports, presentations, and posters using graphic design principles

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• Applications of GIS in civil engineering (i.e., data management in water resources, environmental, transportation, soils/geotechnical, and municipal engineering; presentation of modeling results, introduction to GIS (layers, features, attributes, vector vs raster)
• Locating and importing data sources including federal, state, county, and private
• Map design
• Creating GIS outputs - static and dynamic maps, interactive GIS, animations
• Creating and manipulating geodatabases
• Working with and processing spatial data
• Digitizing
• Geocoding
• Conceptualizing and solving spatial problems using GIS
• Integrating GIS with other software programs such as numerical models
• Developing professional quality graphics

• Weekly hands-on exercises and interactive problem-solving sessions that reinforce the weekly lecture topics