#  CSCI E-8B - Mobile GIS 

 



 We live in the post-PC era. We have far more smartphones, tablets, and wearable devices than desktops and laptops. Mobile geospatial information systems (GIS) allow users to view, capture, update, and analyze geospatial data from a mobile device anywhere and anytime. With the popularity and location awareness of mobile devices, mobile GIS has become an indispensable part of geospatial solutions in sustainable development, health and human services, emergency management, and utilities. Consumer mobile GIS applications, such as Google Maps, Google Earth, Waze, and Zillow, have put the basic GIS capabilities in everyone's hands. This course focuses on enterprise mobile GIS, which offers a much wider variety of capabilities. Students learn the foundational principles, in-depth knowledge, and state-of-the-art technologies to manage, design, and implement mobile GIS projects. This course teaches students how to create mobile GIS solutions and native applications for online and offline spatial data visualization, data collection, location tracking, and workforce coordination based on Esri's mobile GIS products, including Survey123, Field Maps, QuickCapture, AuGeo, ArcGIS 360 VR, AuGeo, and AppStudio. The course explores the popular types of applications and frontiers, including location-based services (LBS), volunteered geographic information (VGI), virtual reality (VR), and augmented reality (AR). Access to Harvard ArcGIS Online and ArcGIS mobile applications is provided.

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 Instructor: Pinde Fu



 



 

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- [ Fall 2023 ](/academic-semesters/fall-2023)
- [ DCE - FAS ](/school/dce-fas)