The #1 problem: global warming (sorry, cycling will not work for me -- you?); the #2 problem: national security. OK, how about some solutions? Click on the pic below, view the videos, and decide if this would be fun:
Synopsis: EUGS470 provides an introduction to Geographic Information System (GIS) technologies (including GIS, Remote Sensing and Global Positioning Systems, GPS) to aid in both study of the environment and solving of practical issues. Geographic information systems (GIS) have been described as "simultaneously the telescope, the microscope, the computer; and the Xerox machine of regional analysis and synthesis of spatial data" (Abler, 1988). In essence GIS are "automated systems for the capture, storage, retrieval, analysis, and display of spatial data" (Clarke, 2000). This course provides an intensive introduction to GIS. The main objectives of the course are to examine the concepts, theory, vocabulary and evolving applications of GIS and to build a solid understanding of theory and capability. The course will involve a mixture of lectures and hands-on practical experience. The course will thus cover both the principles and the practice of GIS.