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GIS 0110 - Geographic Database Technology

3 Credit(s)
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) need access to a great variety of data for decision making. This introductory course will cover major aspects of capturing, manipulating, and analyzing geographic and related data. Topics include hierarchical vs. flat-file databases, data tables, geographic objects and attributes, relational databases, geographic data organization, data conversions, import-export, and data quality assessment. The student will learn to construct queries using SQL and query-by- example tools to answer simple and more complex problems.

Prerequisite(s): Reading Learning Support, if required. Corequisite(s): None.

General Education Requirement: No
TN Transfer Pathway: No


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