地理信息系统证书

地理信息系统（GIS）是一种计算机化的数据管理系统，使我们能够可视化，研究和解释与我们的世界有关的信息。GIS在各个领域的工业，研究和学术界已变得越来越普遍。GIS的应用范围很广，从创建显示感兴趣信息的地图到使用空间分析来检测基于位置的数据中的关系，模式和趋势。因此，GIS可以成为制图，研究和决策的重要工具。GIS证书计划旨在为学生提供使用基于位置的GIS数据以及在公共和私营部门工作所必需的基本软件技能的基本概念。
UFV's 31-credit Geographic Information Systems (GIS) certificate provides you with the knowledge needed to work with geospatial data and technologies. Making data come alive on a map can reveal patterns and trends that are key to making better decisions in government, business, and industry. Choosing a site for a new building, zoning a neighborhood, finding out why crime happens at a particular location, or mapping the risk to water resources are all problems that can be solved using GIS.<br>The GIS certificate program is designed to provide you with the core concepts underlying the use of location-based GIS data as well as the essential software skills necessary for employment.<br>You can complete a GIS certificate as part of a Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Arts, or take the credential on its own to enhance your employment opportunities in a variety of fields.<br><br>###Covid Alert Message from University – This course is offered online and will continue on campus later.