The application of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) as a strategic tool is increasingly used across many industries such as the management of natural resources, public utility management, public works engineering, environmental impact assessment, and even market research. The University of Denver’s GIS program prepares students to become leading GIS professionals in numerous industries.
GIS has the capability to store, retrieve and analyze spatial information. The valuable information is obtained by combining layers of data about a place to give you a better understanding of that locale. What layers of data you combine and the information they provide depends on your purpose—finding the best location for a new store, analyzing environmental damage, viewing similar crimes in a city to detect a pattern, and so on.
- Understand the nature of geographic data
- Recognize appropriate applications of GIS technology to solve spatial problems
- Plan, implement, and execute a GIS project