GIS 230 - Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Environmental Technology

Recent Professors: wroberts@riohondo.edu
Recent Semesters: Fall 2026, Fall 2025, Spring 2023, Spring 2022, Spring 2021
Class Size: 24 students
Credits: 3
Prerequisite: GIS 120
Fall 2026 Sections: View Fall 2026 sections of GIS 230
Transfers To: CSU
Description: Environmental technicians collect, manage, manipulate and interpret environmental data using geographic information systems (GIS). This course will prepare students to integrate spatial technologies and environmental information in various disciplines in environmental technology, biology, planning, landscape architecture, engineering, geology, archaeology, and related fields. Practical GIS exercises engage the student with industry-used technologies including global positioning systems (GPS), remote sensing, and small unmanned aerial vehicles (sUAVs) in activities designed to increase comprehension of the concepts, and skills they need to become marketable in their chosen environmental fields. Possible day field trips are scheduled to visit local industries and for field work.
Usually Held: Tue 6:45pm–7:35pm, Tue Thu 8:00pm–9:25pm