The course will include the use of GIS techniques to analyze data and present those analyses. It will concentrate on the use of satellite imagery and aerial photography, as well as standardized data sets available from commercial sources and the World Wide Web. Study of the surface forms of the earth, with emphasis on erosional or depositional processes in different climates and the forms they produce. Laboratory exercises to illustrate the material covered in EVS 560. In-depth study of significant, conceptual or methodological issues in environmental science from geological and biological perspectives.
Topic varies with the instructor.
May be repeated for credit with a change in topic. Approval of Graduate Program Director. Research prior to approval of the thesis research proposal for students seeking the M.S. degree in Environmental Science. Approval of Graduate Program Director. Research following approval of the thesis research proposal for students seeking the M.S. degree in Environmental Science.