GIS Program Development and Management
This course provides an overview of the steps and activities involved in developing, building, and managing a GIS. Covers requirements analysis, implementation planning and budgeting, fitting GIS into the work processes, software and hardware procurement, contracting for data and systems, system operation and the basics of organization and staffing. Examines the major organizational, institutional, and management issues involved in development and maintenance of a GIS. Discusses the overseeing of multi-participant projects, education and training, cost recovery, data sharing, and legal issues.

Elective courses:
Remote Sensing for GIS
Raster and 3D Modeling
Business Intelligence
National and Homeland Security
Urban Planning and Development
Environmental and Natural Resource Management

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