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Geomatics for Environmental Management, Faculty of Forestry

GEM: Geomatics for Environmental Management


  1. GEM 500 (3) Landscape Ecology and Management

    Current concepts and skills in ecological modelling and spatial analysis. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading.

  2. GEM 510 (3) Geographic Information Systems for Forestry and Conservation

    Principles and practices of Geographic Information Systems (GIS). This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-2-0]

  3. GEM 511 (3) Advanced Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Management

    Advanced topics, techniques and functions in Geographic Information Systems. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-2-0]

  4. GEM 520 (3) Remote Sensing for Ecosystem Management

    Capturing spatial data and the use of remote sensing systems to map, monitor and better manage forest, vegetation and ecosystem resources. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-2-0]

  5. GEM 521 (3) Advanced Earth Observation and Image Processing

    Advanced topics and techniques in remote sensing and image processing. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-1-0]

  6. GEM 530 (3) Geospatial Data Analysis

    Understanding geo-spatial data structures, databases and developing, maintaining and utilizing geo-spatial data. This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [2-2-0]

  7. GEM 540 (3) Linear Regression Models and Introduction to Spatial Statistics

    This course is not eligible for Credit/D/Fail grading. [3-2-0]


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