PLAN 255Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
- Faculty
- Environment
- Offered
- Winter
- Credit
- 0.5
- Last listed
- 1994–95
No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1992–93 to 1994–95 (before that, 1969–70 to 1991–92 used the number for Planning Surveys and Analysis and Planning Surveys and Analyses); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.
Geographic information systems (GIS) are used as an organizing framework for discussion of data management in planning and geography. Topics include: data sources; methods of collection; database management; principles of geographic information systems; applications of geographic information systems in urban and regional analysis, monitoring and evaluation.
As printed in the 1992–93 to 1994–95 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original. Later calendars (1995–96 on) aren’t on uwloo.
Requirements, as last listed
Prereq: ENV S 178 and PLAN 100, Planning students only
Antireq: GEOG 255
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- WClassesPast sections back to 2004, and who taught them
In the scanned calendars
How it read in each calendar from 1969–70 to 1994–95, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.
1992–93 to 1994–95 3 calendars
Geographic information systems (GIS) are used as an organizing framework for discussion of data management in planning and geography. Topics include: data sources; methods of collection; database management; principles of geographic
information systems; applications of geographic information systems in urban and regional analysis, monitoring and evaluation.
Prereq: ENV S 178 and PLAN 100, Planning students only
Antireq: GEOG 255
Offered Winter · 2 class, 2 lab hours a week · 0.5 credit
1989–90 to 1991–92 3 calendars
Another title: Planning Surveys and Analyses, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
Sources of data for planning; their assembly and analysis. Emphasizes the sources, methods of collection and analysis of urban and regional data resources. Particular attention paid to data base management and applications related to population projects, transportation and the location of urban facilities. Introduction to the principles of geographic information systems. Oriented toward group research projects. There will be a one-day field excursion.
Estimated additional cost to student: 10
Prereq: PLAN 100 or consent of instructor
1972–73 to 1988–89 16 calendars
Another title: Planning Surveys and Analyses, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
Sources of data for planning and their analyses. The course will emphasize the sources, methods of collection and analysis of urban and regional land-use data. Particular attention is paid to the types of land-use information essential to transportation, housing, public facilities and recreation planning. Both lecture and workshop are related to a significant problem of land-use planning in Ontario.
Prereq: PLAN 100 or consent of instructor
1969–70 to 1971–72 3 calendars
Another title: Planning Surveys and Analysis, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).
Sources of data for Planning and their analysis. The course will emphasize the sources and methods of collection of rural and urban land-use data. Particular attention will be paid to the types of land-use information essential to transportation, housing and recreation planning. The setting up of regional and urban land-use data banks will also be outlined. A series of laboratory sessions will be conducted on land-use sources and methods of data collection. Prerequisite: Planning 156*/157*, or consent of instructor. 2 hours lecture, 2 hours studio. (fall term)