GEOG 465

The goals of this course are to help you: 

1. Develop your ability to think critically, spatially, and to gain practical skills in geo-data acquisition, parsing 

and data management 

2. Become proficient in the use of GIS tools to conduct spatial analyses and build maps that are fit-for-

purpose and effectively convey the information to a specific audience 

3. Build confidence in teaching your-self how to undertake analyses using GIS, troubleshooting problems in 

GIS, and seeking help from the GIS community to solve your project-based questions 

4. Become effective in building maps that can be shared with non-GIS users (e.g. PDF maps and interactive 

web-based GIS maps) 

5. Conceptualize, organize, manage and execute a comprehensive GIS project which explores a topic related to 

your specific academic or professional interest. This will help you gain experience in information-based 

environmental decision making by completing a GIS project that maps spatio-temporal trends and 

integrates spatial database analyses, design and visualizations 

(course objectives from GEOG 465 syllabus)