BSPH 4702 - GIS AND PUBLIC HEALTH

[3 Credits]

This course examines geographic information systems (GIS) applications in public health. Classwork will be presented in the form of health-related case studies based on research topics pertinent to students in the School of Public Health, where GIS is used to formulate and address scientific hypotheses. Specifically, the ArcGIS software will be presented as a tool for integrating, manipulating, and displaying spatial health data. Topics include understanding spatial data, mapping, topology, spatial manipulations related to data structures, online data, geocoding, remote sensing imagery, and mobile technology.