Geographical Investigations Business & Technology Program Spring 2020 Semester - London

A module which examines a range of ways in which geographical information is produced and communicated, with an emphasis on developing students? skills. It includes a focus on Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and how planners and other relevant agencies, stakeholders and interests groups, compile, represent and use geographical data. The presentation and communication of geographical and environmental information through cartographic and other means (such as GIS and the Internet) are important skills for policy professionals, businesses and researchers. This module examines these mapping and representational processes and relevant techniques for the collection, manipulation, storage, analysis, and display of spatial information, including a basic understanding of GIS.