GIS 3410 - Web Mapping

Credits: 3

Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): GIS 2250

Description: This course is an introduction to creating web mapping applications on the Internet and serves as an introduction to Spatial Data Infrastructures. Students design, develop, and implement web mapping applications using ESRI software and open source software. Students work with web authoring tools, learn basic javascript, and work with basic visualization tools. Lectures focus on the theories and principles behind web mapping, distributed and cloud computing, graphic design, and other principles of web-based cartography.