GIS for Economics and business
Software: QGIS, SAGA QGIS
INTRODUCTION
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and mapping has been deployed by many diverse organizations throughout the public and private sectors. Many government and nonprofit organizations are using GIS to add value within the public sector. While these organizations are more open and public about disclosing their GIS activities because of the nature of the environment that they operate in, companies in the private sector are less forthcoming with information about their technology systems because of fears that their competitors may copy their technology systems, and thus the company will lose a competitive advantage that makes them better than their competitors.
This course provides hands-on skill of how companies can integrate GIS technology to improve strategic business decision making. These areas of application includes: Marketing, Transportation/Logistics, Real Estate, Financial Services and Insurance.
OBJECTIVES
• Understand the principles and concepts of GIS in business and economic
• Acquire hands-on skill on how to integrate GIS in key business decision making
• Understand spatial data collection using mobile phones
• Understand to visualize business and economics data
• To understand how to design and publish maps on the web
• Understand spatial data analysis skills
• Acquire cartographic skills in map making
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