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promotes understanding of the Geographic Information Science and Technology enterprise (GIS&T, also known as "geospatial"): Data and Information, Scales and Transformations, Census Data and Thematic Maps, Topology and Geocoding, Land Surveying and GPS, National Spatial Data Infrastructure, Remotely Sensed Image Data, Integrating Geographic Data

spatial interpolation, error and uncertainty, Global Positioning Systems (GPS), and Multi-objective decision making: spatial data sets

Systematic study of the physical environment including human-environmental interaction, environmental hazards, and natural resources: readings, labs, study guides, Online lectures about maps (Projections, Scale, Symbolization)

physical processes that shape the earth & tools used to study these processes

N. Africa & SW Asia, Europe, Sub-Saharan Africa, South Asia, Russia, Middle America, East Asia, N & S America, Southeast Asia, Australia/New Zealand, The Pacific Realm

explores different aspects of natural environment, including atmosphere & hydrosphere (weather & climate, oceans), lithosphere (landforms, earth processes) & biosphere (plants & animals, primarily), emphasizes relationships: study guides, web resources

basic principles of economic geography, location theory, regional economic development and trade: homework, quizzes, map assignments, links

techniques used in gathering field data: Before Heading Out, Base Maps and Aerial Photographs, Notes and Forms, Measuring Distances, Tying-into (Baseline, Datum by Triangulation), Brunton Pocket Transit, Tying into a Datum by Azimuth, Conducting a Traverse, Hand Leveling, Vertical Distances and Angles, Total Station, Global Positioning System, Sampling Procedures, Describing Soils, Measuring Erosion, Hydrology, Vegetation, Dendrochronology, Land Use and Landscape Analysis, Cultural Imprints , readings, exercises, updates