PRT 240

Geospatial Applications for Parks, Recreation, Tourism and Event Management

Section: 001

Course Description

Geospatial applications have a multitude of uses in both the private and public sectors and are integral to innovative solutions in parks and recreation. Students will gain an understanding of how spatial data are collected, organized, analyzed, and displayed and learn the foundations of representing environmental and social phenomena in a geospatial environment. Student will be able to explain how geospatial tools enable spatial thinking and problem solving for parks, recreation, and tourism applications, such as siting recreation facilities, mapping health-related issues, and creating compelling maps and visuals for destination marketing. Students will apply spatial concepts to hands-on applications, gaining familiarity with commonly used software.