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GMA 235 - GIS Mapping & Spatial Analysis

Class Hours: 3 Units: 3
General Education: Area 4 Social and Behavioral Sciences - lower division (formerly Area D lower division)
Prerequisite(s): None
Geographic Information System (GIS) uses software to visualize, question, analyze and interpret data to understand relationships, patterns and trends in geopolitics, transportation, logistics, communication, marine spatial planning, ocean and coastal science.