TransfermaticGEOG at Palomar College

    GEOG 132 - Database Management and Data Acquisition

    Recent Professors
    Elias Issa
    Recent Semesters
    Fall 2026, Fall 2025
    Class Size
    30 students
    Credits
    4
    Prerequisite
    Prerequisite: (Completion of, or concurrent enrollment in): GEOG 120
    Fall 2026 Sections
    View Fall 2026 sections of GEOG 132
    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    Course provides students with knowledge and practical experience in the fundamentals of database management, and the acquisition, conversion, and creation of spatial data within Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Topics to include strategic design, querying, modeling techniques, data appropriateness and accuracy, hardware and software requirements, conversion of digital data, creating digital data using digitizers, scanners and Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and utilization of remote sensing, photogrammetry, and web-based data. This course provides hands-on experience with database management and data acquisition using ArcGIS software.
    Usually Held
    Thu 5:45pm–10:00pm