Geography 691P - S- GIS Programming
Fall
2026
01
3.00
Hongyu Zhang
TU TH 11:30AM 12:45PM
UMass Amherst
13831
Charles River Campus Classroom
honzhang@umass.edu
13830
This course will explore programming methods and applications in geographic information science. Basic automation methods of repetitive or complex tasks using Model Builder and Python scripting will be explored through the lens of spatial thinking and computational thinking. Fundamentals of Python will also be explored for use inside and outside of the GIS environment.
The instructor will be in person at Charles River Campus. Students can take the class either at the Charles River campus or at the Amherst campus.
The Amherst campus class will be through Zoom and can be taken in Morrill III 212 or as a synchronous online class.