GIS and the Natural Environment In this course students will be introduced to the concepts and applications of geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing through the lens of physical environmental change. We will apply technological solutions to an array of real-world geospatial problems, including land use change, climate, wildfire, and forest ecology. Students will build expertise in geospatial workflows by independently acquiring, cleaning, analyzing, and visualizing datasets from local to global scales. The first half of the course will focus on building analytical and cartographic skills in QGIS, before delving into cloud-based geospatial coding. Students will leave the course grounded in the how (technical) and why (theoretical) of spatial analysis for physical environmental systems.

Charlie Bettigole

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I have enjoyed this class a lot even if I have never taken GIS before, however, it has been quite difficult. Charlie is an amazing teacher and is extremely nice to talk to. He is very accommodating to whatever students need and I believe grades nicer for people with no GIS experience. Nevertheless, expectations are high and it is a demanding and time-consuming class.

I really liked this course. It is fast paced and you definitely will have to put a lot of time and effort into the course, but it is valuable knowledge, and I feel that I learned a LOT and got a lot out of this course. 

Professor Bettigole was a great instructor, the projects throughout were super interesting and fulfilling to complete, but some did take quite a lot of time. I really enjoyed learning how to move from raw satelite data, to complete visualisations of various environmental issues. Watch out, grading for participation starts on a B level, and you have to work your way up! 