GIS in the Undergraduate Curriculum at DePaul University

该项目需要开发一个地理信息系统（GIS）实验室，该实验室至少有8台个人电脑、一台专用服务器和1台图形工作站。该实验室将用于教授本科生地理分析、计算机制图、遥感和地理信息系统的原理，并提供社会科学和自然科学研究方法的实践经验。目前，教职员工在与大学社区共享的实验室中使用个人计算机教授地理信息系统、计算机制图和遥感课程。所要求的设备是有效运行目前在整个大学可用的最先进的GIS软件所必需的，并支持和有效地管理新修订的地理课程的改进教学。地理系将设立一个专门的地理信息系统实验室。它将为校园内各种人文和自然科学学科的学生提供机会。该项目还将加强德保罗大学的教师和本科生研究，并将有助于德保罗大学为多元化城市社区提供公共服务的使命。

This project entails the development of a geographic information systems (GIS) laboratory with at least 8 personal computers, a dedicated server, and 1 graphics workstation. This laboratory will be used to teach undergraduate students the principles of geographic analysis, computer cartography, remote sensing, and geographic information systems as well as provide hands-on experience in research methods in the social and natural sciences. At present, faculty teach courses in GIS, computer cartography, and remote sensing using personal computers in laboratories shared with the rest of the University community. The requested equipment is necessary to efficiently run state of the art GIS software currently available across the University, and to support and efficiently manage improved instruction in a newly revised Geography curriculum. A dedicated GIS laboratory will be established within the Department of Geography. It will offer opportunities to students in a variety of human and natural science disciplines across the campus. This project will also allow the enhancement of faculty and undergraduate research at DePaul, and will contribute to the University's missions of public service to a diverse urban community.