GIS Certificate Program Elmhurst College

Certificate in Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Spring Information Session
Wednesday, May 21 at 6:00 p.m.
North Hall – Lucks Conference Room

To reserve your space, please contact The School for Advanced Learning at (630) 617-3300 or
e-mail sal@elmhurst.edu

The Certificate in GIS at Elmhurst College was designed with the working professional in mind. The Program is aligned with the core guidelines of the National Center for Geographic Information Analysis (NCGIA) and with the proposed standards of the Urban and Regional Information Systems Association (URISA) as well as the GIS Certification Institute (GISCI) for professional GIS Certification.

Coursework including programming has been established to accommodate a wide working professional audience.

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What is GIS?

"A geographic information system (GIS) is a computer-based tool for mapping and analyzing things that exist and events that happen on earth. GIS technology integrates common database operations such as query and statistical analysis with the unique visualization and geographic analysis benefits offered by maps".—ESRI

By linking data to maps, a GIS map can reveal patterns and associated relationship not apparent with traditional item-referenced information systems and database management products, and by displaying information in a graphic form can communicate complex spatial patterns succinctly.