Geographic Science Geospatial Technologies and Digital Mapping - James Madison University

Geographic Science Geospatial Technologies and Digital Mapping from James Madison University is a Campus Bachelor Geography degree that prepares you for a Science career. Program Description The Geographic Science Program empowers students to address problems associated with the spatial patterns and processes of human and environmental change. It does this by taking a highly integrated approach that couples the study of people and the environment with the use of cutting edge tools such as digital mapping technologies and images of the earth collected from satellites and aircraft. This unique approach produces graduates who are 'big picture' thinkers and are valued by a wide range of employers and prepared for further study in geography and related disciplines. The Geographic Science Program has a main focus. You can concentrate your studies in Geospatial Technologies and Digital Mapping: AGIS Concentration. Geospatial Technologies and Digital Mapping Through the Geography program, you can become skilled with the latest geospatial technologies. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) allow you to: Make maps Analyze spatial data Provide solutions for businesses, governments and non-profit organizations. You will be an in-demand, highly skilled graduate ready to work with these technologies in a wide range of areas. The Applied Geographic Information Systems (AGIS) concentration will introduce you to exciting, cutting edge technologies used to find out about the earth and to map it. The concentration will give you hands-on experience in three focus areas: 1. GIS uses computer-based map data to solve a vast array of problems such as wildlife conservation area boundaries or determining how to get food aid to a famine-affected area. 2. Earth observation uses satellite and aircraft images to help scientists better understand climate change, mapping forests, and obtaining intelligence information, among other things. 3. Cartography is the science of producing maps, which can be used for everything from helping drivers find their way around a city to helping scientists track the spread of diseases. View more details on James Madison University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Geography courses.