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GIS 0220: Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS

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COURSE DESCRIPTION

This three-day elective examines remotely sensed data and how it can be effectively integrated into a GIS. Covers data collected by satellite and aerial photography. Describes present and future remote sensing platforms and products. Discusses resolution, electro-magnetic spectrum, classification strategies and sampling techniques. Explains how imagery is used in analysis, data collection, editing and updating. Students will register imagery to vector data in a series of laboratory exercises.

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Schedule
October 16-18, 2008 (Thursday-Saturday)
  • Time: 8:00 AM-3:00 PM
  • Location: PW     Status: Open


  • Fee

    $735.00

    CEUs
    Each seminar is recommended for:
  • 1.8 CEUs
  • 18 Contact Hours
  • On-Site Opportunity

    This course is also available on a contract basis and can be tailored to suit your organization's needs. Please contact us to discuss your on-site opportunity.

    Contact Info.
    Prince William Campus
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  • Address:
      George Mason University
    Office of Continuing Professional Education
      10900 University Blvd.
      Manassas, VA 20110
  • Telephone: 703-993-8335
  • Fax: 703-993-8336

  • FEATURES

    Courses are offered in a three-day seminar format. Classes can be taken individually to strengthen your working knowledge or as part of the certificate program to enhance your career development. Certificate and non-certificate students are awarded 1 CEU (Continuing Education Unit) per ten hours of successful classroom participation. It is possible to complete the certificate in 4 to 36 months. Tailored seminars taught on your premises can be arranged through the Program Manager.


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    CERTIFICATE PROGRAM

    This course is part of the Geographic Information Systems and Mapping for Public Safety and Homeland Security certificate programs. It may also be taken alone without pursuing a certificate.

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    PDF BROCHURE

    Please click here to download the PDF brochure for the GIS certificate program.

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    WHO SHOULD ATTEND

    • Computer Scientists and Engineers
    • Geographers and Cartographers
    • Planners and Environmental Scientists
    • Application Specialists
    • People interested in changing careers
    • Law enforcement officers and administrators
    • Crime analysts and coordinators
    • Database and system administrators
    • EMS & First response professionals
    • Public Health Administrators
    INSTRUCTOR

    Barry Haack, Ph.D.

    Barry Haack has a Ph.D. in Geography from the University of Michigan, an M.A. in Geography from San Diego State University, and a B.S., also in Geography, from the University of Wisconsin. He is Professor of Geographic and Cartographic Sciences at George Mason University where his primary teaching responsibilities and research activities are in aerial photo interpretation, remote sensing, and GIS. Among his primary research interest and experience has been the application of remote sensing technologies and geographic information systems in developing countries. He has conducted extensive basic and applied remote sensing research, including manual and computer analysis of data from conventional aircraft platforms and satellites and the integration of that data into a GIS. Dr. Haack teaches Integration of Remote Sensing and GIS.

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