This (3 credit hour) advanced lecture/laboratory course is intended for those using spatial analysis in a masters, PhD, or other research project. It is taught as a series of modules designed to provide hands-on experience in the following topics:

• Advanced model building using ArcGIS' geoprocessing modeler
• Database management and structured query language (SQL)
• The network data model and network analysis in ArcGIS
• Writing geoprocessing scripts using Python
  
• Open source alternatives to ArcGIS and inter-application scripting/programming
• Enterprise and web-based GIS technologies
• Geospatial analyses using multi-dimensional datasets

Semesters offered: Fall
Instructor: John Fay
Lecture / Lab
4 credits