Using Maps to Create Knowledge & Solve Problems : Introduction to GIS

Current Course offerings

Faculty

Meghna
Agarwala

Course Dates

May 26th to
June 4th

Timings

Tue, Thur –
4 to 5:30pm

Commitment

6 Hours/Week

Price

INR 12,000

Applications

28th May, 2021

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About The Course

How do maps change political choices in the world? How do you decide where to place a windmill? How is resettlement decided after dam construction? Visualising large amounts of geospatial data on maps makes it easier to understand the phenomenon being studied. It allows the learners to gain perspective of dynamic processes such as climate change, wildlife conservation, land planning, economic and financial resource distribution.

This hands-on course teaches you basic skills in geographic information system (GIS) data visualisation and remote sensing with the aim to inculcate research-thinking and data-crunching and with the expectation that students will be able to conduct their own mini-projects by the end of the course.

This course is for you if you hope to engage with complex real-world problems and study them across any field.

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    Faculty

    Meghna Agarwala

    Ph.D Columbia University

    Meghna Agarwala is an Assistant Professor of Environmental Studies at Ashoka University. Prior to joining Ashoka University, she was a post-doctoral research scientist at Earth Institute, Columbia University and Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), Bogor, Indonesia. The focus of her work is ecology, conservation biology, and remote sensing. She received her Ph.D. in Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology from Columbia University, and an MS from Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. She also studied Environmental Sciences at JNU, New Delhi.

    Horizons Course Objectives

    Discover Your Interest and Aptitude

    Go Deep Into Specific Disciplines

    Learn with Amazing Peers from Schools across India

    Explore Unique Perspectives and Ideas

    Develop New Skills and Abilities

    Learning Support for the Course

    Sujay Dhanagare

    Sujay Dhanagare

    Sujay Dhanagare
    Sujay Dhanagare graduated from Ashoka University with a major in economics and a minor in environmental studies in 2020. He is currently working on his thesis as part of the Ashoka Scholar’s Programme, 2021. Broadly, his research interests are wildlife and biodiversity conservation.

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